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Tickets\u202fare now on sale for comedy shows, plays and improv at SteelStacks<\/em><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013\u00a0Stand-up acts, holiday drag, improv and sketch comedy will help you chase away the cold-weather blues with good laughs at the SteelStacks campus. Tickets to these shows are now on sale for both\u202fArtsQuest Members<\/a>\u202fand\u202fthe general\u202fpublic at\u202fsteelstacks.org<\/a>. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u202fArtsQuest Circle donor<\/a>\u202ftoday.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Feinstein<\/strong><\/a>, will perform in the Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling\u00a0Thursday, Dec. 1.<\/strong>\u00a0Feinstein is a nationally touring comedian and actress with an impressive list of features and appearances including three of her own Comedy Central specials and Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple. Feinstein has appeared in numerous television shows from \u201cLife & Beth\u201d, \u201cRed Oaks\u201d and \u201cCrashing\u201d to \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver\u201d and \u201cThe View\u201d. She appeared on several episodes of Inside Amy Schumer where she also worked as a contributing to as a writer. Feinstein also co-hosted with Shaq on Upload with Shaquille O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n

Raymond the Amish Comic<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will perform in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room\u00a0Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.\u00a0<\/strong>Raymond the Amish Comic has been performing stand-up for the past 31 years developing a cultlike following. He has been a regular guest on the WZZO \u201cMorning show with the Bearman and Keith\u201d, \u201cThe Miserable Men Show\u201d and \u201cOpie and Anthony\u201d on Sirius Satellite Radio. Raymond The Amish Comic was part of the workshop production of Sony Entertainment’s recreation of \u201cThe Gong Show Live\u201d and was buzzed off\u201d America\u2019s Got Talent\u201d in an unprecedented five seconds.<\/p>\n

Chip Chantry<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will perform in the Visitor Center presented by St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network\u00a0Friday, Jan. 12, 2023<\/strong>. The television writer and stand-up comedian was the winner of 2013\u2019s Philly\u2019s Phunniest Contest and named \u201cBest Comedian\u201d by Philadelphia Magazine in 2018. Chantry has been a reoccurring guest on the Dough Loves Moveies and Todd Glass Show podcasts and has opened for Dave Chappelle, Bob Saget and Tig Notaro. Chantry has released two comedy albums, \u201cAcross from the Adonis\u201d and \u201cSwingers Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suzanne Westenhoefer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will perform\u00a0Saturday, March 4, 2023,\u00a0<\/strong>in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room.\u00a0No one ever accused Westenhoefer of being subtle – not the shuttle driver who took her to the airport, the woman she was in line with at the grocery store yesterday and certainly not her audiences. She was the first openly lesbian comedian with an HBO Special and the first openly lesbian comedian on \u201cLate Night with David Letterman\u201d. She was even on 90s talk show, Sally Jesse Raphael for an episode called \u201cBreaking the Lesbian Stereotype\u2026 Lesbians Who Don\u2019t Look Like Lesbians\u201d. The kid from Amish Country who began her comedy career on a dare is celebrating a quarter century of out, open, no-holds-barred comedy.<\/p>\n

Pinky Patel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will bring her show \u201cNew Crown, Who Dhis,\u201d to the Musikfest Caf\u00e9\u00a0Friday, March 10, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0The Illinois PTA mom turned creator, comedian is best known for her hilarious commentary and viral video streaming from her glam cave. Patel can also be recognized from her brand work with Clorox, Pure Leaf Tea and many more.<\/p>\n

Need a little variety in your entertainment?\u00a0<\/strong>Get your tickets today<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Vagina Monologues<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Eve Ensler will take over the Fowler Blast Furnace Room for two shows\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 12<\/strong>. Directed by Bethlehem\u2019s own Kathy Freer, this empowering play is for all genders! These stories range from funny to happy, sadness to anger and every nuanced in-between emotion.\u00a0The Vagina Monologues is one of the greatest political plays of our time and is a must see for anyone who is a woman or knows a woman. A percentage of ticket sales will benefit Bethlehem-based\u00a0Cay Galgon Life House<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bloom for Women<\/a>. *This play includes readings around topics such as sexual assault, physical violence, and identity-based discrimination and harassment. *<\/em>
\nRing in the Holidays with the Girls!\u00a0A Golden Girls Drag Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0will take place in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room\u00a0Dec. 26, 28 and 29<\/strong>. A Golden Girls Drag Christmas features the legendary foursome in their two Christmas-themed episodes. Presented as staged readings, season two\u2019s \u201cHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\u201d and season five\u2019s \u201c\u2019Twas the Night Before Christmas\u201d feature much of what made this show great, including Dorothy\u2019s schmuck ex-husband Stan, Blanche\u2019s Santa kink, and tales of how the holidays were celebrated in St. Olaf and Sicily. A Golden Girls Drag Christmas features Elektra Fearce St. James as Sophia, Georgia Versace Couture as Dorothy, Sharron Ann Husbands as Blanche and Carol Ann Carol Ann as Rose with more guests to be announced!<\/p>\n

Through the end of 2022, ArtsQuest will host a schedule full of funny beginning with Thursday, Nov. 3, when\u00a0Dehydrated Meatballs & Greg<\/a>\u00a0will begin their run as the ArtsQuest house improv team. On Friday, Nov. 4\u00a0Pigeon City<\/a>\u00a0returns with a brand-new night of live sketch comedy. Stand-up comic\u00a0Tyler Rothrock<\/a>\u00a0brings his show \u201cIt\u2019s Great to be Here\u201d to SteelStacks Nov. 19. Comic duo Matt Candio and Evan Stutts return with their show \u201cWe\u2019re Good, You\u2019re Great\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 Nov. 25.<\/p>\n

Visit:\u00a0steelstacks.org\/comedy<\/a> for language\/content age recommendations and full schedule.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

The ArtsQuest Comedy program, in existence since the opening of the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in April 2011, includes the Lehigh Valley\u2019s only year-round comedy class program, the SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival, and 100-150 free and ticketed shows a year. It is overseen by Senior Programming Director Ryan Hill and Programming Specialist Addyson Young, who serve as Festival Director and Assistant Festival Director, respectively, for the SSICF.<\/p>\n

Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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