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Macungie\u2019s Adam Yenser, Bethlehem\u2019s Kate Hughes among headliners<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest has teamed up with another mainstay of the SouthSide Bethlehem arts district,\u00a0Touchstone Theatre<\/a>, to present three comedy shows in the months of June and July 2021. Each show will be presented on Touchstone\u2019s new outdoor stage, which sits behind the theatre\u2019s longtime home at 321 E 4th<\/sup>\u00a0St, and will have a capacity of 250 seats sold as general admission. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase for those 21 and over. Tickets for each show are currently on sale at\u00a0steelstacks.org\/comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to Touchstone for offering us this opportunity,\u201d said Ryan Hill, ArtsQuest\u2019s Programming Director and Director of the ArtsQuest Comedy Program. \u201cWe were looking for a space to safely produce comedy this summer, and Touchstone came through via the strong bond we\u2019ve developed with them over the years. Touchstone and ArtsQuest share a commitment to enriching the lives of the people in our SouthSide neighborhoods and beyond. I\u2019m happy that we get this opportunity to do so together.\u201d<\/p>\n The series kicks off with standup comic\u00a0Ramon Rivas II,\u00a0<\/strong>as part of our\u00a0\u00a1Sabor! Latin Festival<\/a>, on June 25 at 8 p.m. (rain date June 26), with tickets available at $17 for ArtsQuest Members, $18 for students and seniors and $19 for the public. Rivas has self-distributed two comedy albums, \u201cRevisted\u201d and \u201cStick to Comedy,\u201d with portions of both heard on SIRIUS\/XM comedy stations Kevin Hart\u2019s LOL Network, Rawdag, Laughs USA and Jeff & Larry\u2019s Comedy Roundup. His work is also viewable on Paramount+, HBO Max, Netflix and Amazon Prime. He was selected as a \u2018Comic to Watch\u2019 by Comedy Central in 2015.<\/p>\n Macungie native\u00a0Adam Yenser<\/strong>\u00a0headlines the July 10 show, also at 8 p.m. and with tickets available at $17 for ArtsQuest Members, $18 for students and seniors, and $19 for the public. Yenser, an Emmy award-winning writer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is also the star of the recurring \u201cKevin the Cashier\u201d segments. He\u2019s appeared on Conan, FOX Laughs, and the Greg Gutfeld Show, in addition to writing for the Oscars and contributing to Saturday Night Live\u2019s Weekend Update.<\/p>\n July 17 will mark the return of Bethlehem native\u00a0Kate Hughes<\/strong>\u2019 one-woman show Most Flammable, performed as standup and storytelling both live and onscreen. The two previous editions of this show are among the most successful ever produced within the ArtsQuest Comedy Program; the new version, Most Flammable III: Amsterdammmmnnnn, details an overseas trip she took in the aftermath of a very tough year \u2013 an overseas trip that coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets are available for $23.50 to ArtsQuest Members, $24 for students and seniors, and $26 for the public. The rain date is July 18.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to partner with ArtsQuest on these upcoming shows,\u201d said James P. Jordan, Touchstone\u2019s Artistic Director. \u201cOur organization\u2019s missions of our serving our community in the SouthSide and beyond align perfectly. We are proud to offer a much-needed reprieve and give people the opportunity to enjoy artistic expression through comedy together, in-person once again.\u201d<\/p>\n The ArtsQuest Comedy Program started with the opening of the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in May of 2011. Overseen by Hill, along with Coordinator Addyson Young, Specialist Anthony DeSanctis and a volunteer committee made up of twelve performers, fans and arts administrators, the ArtsQuest Comedy Program is the home of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s only year-round comedy curriculum, which will start back up in the early fall of 2021.<\/p>\n Nicole Harrell <\/p>\n Macungie\u2019s Adam Yenser, Bethlehem\u2019s Kate Hughes among headliners BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest has teamed up with another mainstay of the SouthSide Bethlehem arts district,\u00a0Touchstone Theatre, to present three … Continue reading ARTSQUEST PARTNERS WITH TOUCHSTONE THEATRE FOR OUTDOOR COMEDY SHOWS<\/span>
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