Announcing the 12^th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival!

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., October 7, 2024 –  ArtsQuest is excited to announce the 12^th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival on Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25. The festival will feature two highly acclaimed headliners with Friday’s headliner to be announced soon and Improvised Jane Austin headlining on Saturday. Ticketing and specific times are also to be announced soon.

If you are on an improv team, this is your opportunity to participate in the festival. The SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival features teams from The Lehigh Valley, NYC, Baltimore, Boston, Toronto and beyond! For those interested in submitting their team to perform, applications can be submitted here: https://fest.formstack.com/forms/ssicf2025

“SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival is always a great way to kick off another year of comedy at SteelStacks,” commented Addyson Young, ArtsQuest Programming Specialist and SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival Director. “It’s incredible to have a weekend where we can highlight our local teams, bring teams together from across the country and beyond and generally celebrate the art of Improv Comedy.”

Improvised Jane Austen is a Chicago-based ensemble that uses Jane Austen’s tropes, themes and language to create an unscripted romantic comedy set in Regency-era England. Improvised Jane Austen’s shows have been delighting 21st century audiences with a modern sense and sensibility for over 15 years. Come for the humor, stay for the heart!

Throughout the show’s run, Improvised Jane Austen’s has been Chicago Reader Recommended, named a PerformInk Critics’ Pick, voted Best Sketch/Improv Troupe 2019 in the Reader’s Best of Chicago and was most recently featured in Time Out, on WGN’s Daytime Chicago and CBS News Chicago.

Please note, children ages 12 and under will not be permitted. Ages 13-17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Ticket information will be announced soon. The full festival schedule is coming in November! Be sure to check out Steelstacks.org for more information on all things comedy including upcoming shows, workshops and more

About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission 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™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.

Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, over 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Bryn Keeney