
Theatre
Productions
Bethany’s theater productions showcase student talent through bold performances, thoughtful storytelling, and professional-level stagecraft.
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A Stage for Every Story
Each year, Bethany Lutheran College produces a diverse season of plays and performances, ranging from original works and student-directed scenes to full-scale productions like Theatre Physics, Choraliers, Fall Play, and Spring Play. Whether performing under the lights or contributing backstage, students of all majors are invited to participate in productions that reflect creativity, collaboration, and Christ-centered artistic expression.
Look below for a organized list of all upcoming and previous productions performed by Bethany.
2025
September 2025
November 2025
Past Productions
2024

What Child Is This? (2024)
What Child Is This?, a nativity play written and directed by Peter Bloedel, will debut in the Sigurd K. Lee theater in the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center November 15-17 and

The Servant of Two Masters – One Act Play (2024)
The Servant of Two Masters, a one-act adaptation of the play by Carlo Goldoni, was performed under the tent on the Green during Fall Festival weekend, with two performances on
Pirates of Penzance (2025)
Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” was performed on stage in the Sigurd K. Lee Theatre, January 31- February 2 and February 7-8, 2025.
Pride and Prejudice (2024)
Pride and Prejudice From the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Peter Bloedel Pride and Prejudice was performed April 12, 13, 14, 19, and 20, 2024.https://youtu.be/R5TZy61_hN8 Cast: Elizabeth Bennet: Caroline

My Fair Lady (2024)
Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady Music by Frederick Loewe Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Directed by Ann Fredrickson My Fair Lady was performed at the Bethany Lutheran
2023
Antigone (2023)
The ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, was performed at Bethany Lutheran College in November 2023, in the Sigurd Lee Theater located in the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center. https://youtu.be/jnQ6HmvV7Cs Director:

Theatre Physics 30 (2023)
Theatre Physics 30 was held in September 2023. https://youtu.be/6FyXv9a7BAg?si=JVOPDpI0ZGyfZfQ3
The Game of Love and Chance (2023)
Bethany Lutheran College presents The Game of Love and Chance. Written by Pierre de Marivaux, adapted by Steven Wadsworth, and directed by Emily Kimball. April 14, 15, 16, 21, & 22,

Once Upon a Mattress (2023)
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea,” “Once Upon a Mattress” was performed at Bethany Lutheran College in February 2023. Music by Mary RodgersBook by Jay Thompson,
2022

Pinocchio (2022)
The Adventures of Pinocchio – An original adaptation by Peter Bloedel and Hans Bloedel from Carlo Collodi’s timeless classic. Performed at Bethany Lutheran College in November 2022, in the Sigurd

Theatre Physics 29 (2022)
Theatre Physics 29 was held in September 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WplzMUtw-w Cast: Halle BlaisIngrid BloedelSimon KovacinyVianna KovacinyEvan MatzkeAndy MuskeJacob NorrisArryanna RosburgWilliam ShadeJenna WahlJob WosmekSophie Zawisza Production: Directors: Peter Bloedel, Emily KimballCostume Designer: Emily
2021

The Art of Being Vague (2021)
Following the life of a boy named Colby, The Art of Being Vague is a fun yet serious short play. Colby learns from a young age that he can find
2020
Theatre Physics 27 (2020)
The Theatre Physics Christmas Show is a Christmas-themed comedy show that capitalizes on current social constraints and transforms Theatre Physics, BLC’s annual “physical-theatre blow-out,” into a high energy voice show.

Annie Get Your Gun (2020)
Bethany’s winter musical, Annie Get Your Gun, was performed January 31, February 1, 2, 7-9, 2020, in the Sigurd K. Lee Theater of the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center. Music and
2019

The Spiritual Tragedy of Dr. Faustus (2019)
The Spiritual Tragedy of Dr. Faustus is the story of Faust, the doctor-turned-necromancer, who makes a pact with the devil in order to obtain knowledge and power. Performances were November

Letters to Anne of Green Gables (2019)
Letters to Anne of Green Gables was the 2019 Spring Play, presented on April 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13. Read more about this play. This new adaptation retells the

Kiss Me Kate (2019)
Bethany’s February 2019 winter musical was Kiss Me, Kate. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Sam and Bella Spewack. Synopsis: Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and
2018
2017

The Women of Troy (2017)
The Women of Troy is an ancient Greek drama with deep contemporary ties that focuses on the women and children that are left behind after a brutal war. These captive
Theatre Physics 24 (2017)
2017 marks the BLC Theatre Department’s 24th annual Theatre Physics performance. This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes of original material by Bethany students and theatre
Tell It To The Wind (2017)
The Bethany theatre department presents Tell It to the Wind: Folk Tales of the World, written and directed by Benji Inniger. Folk tales are never static. These stories evolve every

The Music Man (2017)
There’s trouble in River City! When smooth-talking con man Harold Hill arrives in a small, tight-knit town in Iowa, he expects to dupe its residents with his elaborate moneymaking scheme:
2016

Icehouse (2016)
Icehouse synopsis: A bunch of ice-fishing buddies concoct a plan to entice their friend, Oskar, from Florida, to come back up north to Minnesota. Their enticement is to build “the
Theatre Physics 23 (2016)
Join us for the 23rd annual Theatre Physics performances! Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9WddoMQMYY Photos Cast: Nick BrussHans Bloedel Hannah ClarkDustin EdmisonKaree HenrichIsaiah J. F. LippertOlivia LippertAbigail MildebrandtBeret OurenLaura SonnekTessa SnyderJon SmithJohn

Aboveboard (2016)
Bethany’s spring play Aboveboard is the premiere of a new comedy by Emily Kimball and Peter Bloedel, directed by Peter Bloedel. Synopsis: Nick is a young professional living in New
Brigadoon (2016)
Artistic Direction by Ann FredricksonMusical Direction by Dennis Marzolf Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, Original dances created by Agnes DeMille “Once in the Highlands, the Highlands of Scotland, two
2015

Leveling Up (2015)
Leveling Up synopsis: From the award winning playwright of End Days, Deborah Zoe Laufer, comes a story about three twenty-something roommates who are glued to their video games. They are
Theatre Physics 22 (2015)
2015 marks the BLC Theatre Department’s 22nd year of the annual Theatre Physics performances. This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes of original material by Bethany

Metamorphoses (2015)
The Bethany theatre department presents their spring production Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, directed by Benji Inniger. Based on Ovid’s transformation myths, Metamorphoses mixes the ancient stories with contemporary language, humor,

Hello, Dolly! (2015)
Artistic Direction by Ann FredricksonMusical Direction by Dennis Marzolf Book by Michael StewartMusic and lyrics by Jerry Herman Hello, Dolly! is the story of Mrs. Dolly Levi’s efforts to marry
2014

A Christmas Carol (2014)
A Christmas Carol is the classic Christmas favorite about the stingy moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge. In the course of one night, Ebenezer is visited by the ghost of his former business
Theatre Physics 21 (2014)
The Bethany Theatre Department’s September tradition of Theatre Physics performances continues. 2014 marks its 21st year! This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes, all original material

The Voice of the Prairie (2014)
The Voice of the Prairie is a play centered around the time-honored tradition of storytelling. Flashing back between the 1890s and 1920s, the play follows David Quinn as he tells
The Grand Duke (2014)
Artistic Direction by Ann FredricksonMusical Direction by Dennis Marzolf By W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Rudolph, Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, was engaged to the princess of Monte Carlo in
2013
Vintage Hitchcock (2013)
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, directed by Peter Bloedel. Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a
Theatre Physics 20 (2013)
The Bethany Theatre Department is celebrating the 20th year of the annual Theatre Physics performances. This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes, all original material by

Hamlet (2013)
The classic Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet was performed in the Sigurd K. Lee Theater of the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethany Lutheran College. Directed by Peter Bloedel,
H.M.S. Pinafore (2013)
Captain Corcoran, the commander of HMS Pinafore, has a daughter named Josephine. Josephine is to be engaged to Sir Joseph Porter, the Admiralty’s First Lord (who always travels with a
2012

Peter Pan (2012)
Peter Pan, an adaptation based on the book by J. M. Barrie, was performed in the Sigurd K. Lee Theater of the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center on the campus of

Theatre Physics 19 (2012)
The Bethany Theater Department begins the year with the annual Theatre Physics performances. This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes, all original material by Bethany students

The Tempest (2012)
William Shakespeare’s classic The Tempest was performed at Bethany in April 2012, and directed by Benji Inniger. Video Photos Cast: Prospera, the rightful Duchess of Milan: Melissa BergemannMiranda, Prospera’s
Very Good Eddie (2012)
Eddie Kettle is a very short young man. He is newly married to Georgina, who is spectacularly tall. They honeymoon aboard a Hudson River Day Line. Also on board: Percy
2011
The Life Coach (2011)
Life Coach was written and directed by Peter Bloedel. Cast: Brenda: Alyssa GratzGreg (voice character): Hank HeyerDanielle: Lydia GrabauPhilip: August JeskeKelly: Kab KaniessGloria (voice character): Melissa BergemannThomas: David Ott Production:
Theatre Physics 18 (2011)
Theatre Physics 2011 directed by Peter Bloedel and John Schroeder at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Video Full Production The Suessification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream The maiden voyage

Blood Wedding (2011)
In a small rural village in Spain, a son has decided to marry a young woman from a neighboring village. His mother, overprotective after the deaths of her older son
Oh, Kay (2011)
Oh, Kay takes place in 1927 during the time of Prohibition, at a beach house owned by Jimmy Winters . When Jimmy arrives at the house with his new bride,
2010

Child of Grace (2010)
Child of Grace is about a woman who lives daily with a secret. Through the years she separates herself from most of her family and attempts to cope with the
Theatre Physics 17 (2010)
The annual “kick-off” to the Bethany theatre season, Theatre Physics is an all-original production by Bethany theatre faculty and students featuring both physical theatre and ingenious and inventive short performances.
Jam Jar Sonnets (2010)
The musical “Jam Jar Sonnets” written and directed by Peter Bloedel with music by Peter Bloedel and Benjamin Inniger has been selected for performance at the Region V Kennedy Center
2005 - 2002
Theatre Physics 12 (2005)
Video Cast: Lauren AlbrechtAlicia BarottPaul BlasckoJordan EnterBen FaugstadJohn Henry IIIRick JonesMegan NordErin PeekJohn SchroederBetsy Wierschen
Theatre Physics 11 (2004)
Cast: Ben FaugstadAndi JaspersenDaniel JaspersenJacob KempfertJoanna KopperudMegan NordJessica SchmidtAlyssa SchraderJohn SchroederChris PoetterAndrew UmphreyKayla Zahn
Theatre Physics 10 (2003)
Cast: Keri Ann Drew Mark Edwards Tierney Hintz Daniel Jaspersen Joanna Kopperud Chris Poetter Simon Schmitt John Schroeder Tricia Quist Nicole Zahn
Theatre Physics 9 (2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX0Dp0swoLo Cast: Steve CoronaMegan CzerPeter FaugstadMarie HoltzBen InnigerDan JaspersenJoanna KopperudTricia QuistSimon SchmittAlyssa SchraderAndrew UmphreyNicole Zahn