Laugh Out Loud All Summer Long with ArtsQuest
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA. June 3, 2025 – Prepare for belly laughs, wild improv and side-splitting standup as the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks brings a stellar lineup of comedy shows that promise outrageous fun and unforgettable moments.
Let’s Play Quiplash: The Party Game Show! – June 20 at 9 p.m.
Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health
It’s the game show that feels like a party—and everyone’s invited! Compete for instant
fame and eternal glory by answering ridiculous prompts right from your smartphone. Not
into the spotlight? No worries! You can still play the role of Kingmaker by voting for your
favorite answers. Whether you’re a comedy genius or just here for the chaos, there’s a
place for you. And hey… you might even walk away with a cash prize!
Improvised Nicolas Cage – June 21 at 9 p.m.
Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health
You’ve seen The Rock. You’ve seen National Treasure. But have you ever wondered what The Notebook would be like… with Nicolas Cage? In this completely off-the-rails improv comedy show, we embrace the joke that Cage is in everything—and take it to its illogical extreme. Join us as the audience suggests iconic movies that don’t feature the Oscar-winning actor, and our cast of improvisers will show you exactly what those films would have looked like if he was. Every movie. One Cage. Infinite chaos.
Suzanne Westenhoefer – June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Fowler Blast Furnace Room inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
With her platinum locks, immaculate makeup and chicest blazer, Suzanne personified 1990s lesbian chic when appeared on Sally Jesse Raphael’s “Breaking the Lesbian Stereotype” episode.
She has been breaking through barriers from being the first lesbian comedian with an HBO comedy special to the first lesbian comedian to perform on “Late Night with David Letterman” and all points in between. The girl who grew up on the wrong side of Amish country has been advocating for LGBT rights, women’s rights and choice and other causes since the 1980s.
Suzanne’s longtime passion for couponing and stockpiling toiletries paid off as she supplied her block with toilet paper during COVID’s darkest days. Yes, she saved their asses. It doesn’t matter whether you are in line for a TSA screening or in a sold-out auditorium, Suzanne will not stop until she has your rolling with laughter. Nothing is off limits to her. Every show is an off-the-cuff, unscripted laugh riot.
Tina Friml – July 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Fowler Blast Furnace Room inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
Tina Friml is a standup comedian who uses animated optimism to talk about living with cerebral palsy. In 2024, she was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch. Her sharp jokes and fearless honesty about the social assumptions that come with living with a disability has earned Tina a dedicated social media following with over 300K followers on Instagram and over 215K on TikTok. She made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She can also be seen on the Comedy Central series Featuring and Don’t Tell Comedy. She was a 2019 New Face in the acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival. Tina performs all over the country to sold out audiences and fans.
Visit https://www.steelstacks.org/ for tickets, full show details and additional summer events.
Get ready to laugh, cheer and maybe even join in on the fun!
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 ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; 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, of which nearly 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
