BETHLEHEM, PA– The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department continues its 2025-26 season with Noël Coward’s mischievous comedy, Blithe Spirit. When a novelist invites a medium to his home for a séance as research, things go hilariously wrong—summoning the ghost of his first wife and turning married life upside down.

This delightful supernatural comedy of manners promises sparkling wit, unexpected twists, and laugh-out-loud moments for audiences of all ages.  Director, Kelly Minner-Bickert shares: “Blithe Spirit really is a masterwork in the genre. We chose the play not only because we know it’s a crowd pleaser, but for the benefit of our student actors, who through this process grow exponentially in developing their comic timing, delivery and character development.”

Show times include: evening performances on January 30 & 31 at 7 PM and a matinee performance on February 1 at 2 PM.  Tickets are $14 Adult, $8 Student/Child and can be purchased at CharterArts.org.

Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS THEATRE DEPARTMENT & THE SCHOOL:

The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences.

Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.

Charter Arts, opened in 2003, is an audition-based public charter high school, funded by Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars, designed for students who have a dedicated passion for the creative or performing arts. With seven artistic majors and a rigorous academic curriculum, students thrive both artistically and academically at a nationally recognized, award-winning school.

Students choose to major in Dance, Instrumental Music, Literary Arts, Production Arts (Film, Technical Theater), Theatre, Visual Arts, or Vocal Music.

Audition appointments for the 2026-2027 are being scheduled now. Any student entering 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grades who resides in Pennsylvania is eligible to audition. Visit CharterArts.org for more information!

Information provided to TVL by:
Ann Gillette