Bethany Lutheran College students in colorful period costumes sing onstage before stained glass windows and a painted backdrop, likely performing in a theatrical or musical production.

Theatre

Productions

Bethany’s theater productions showcase student talent through bold performances, thoughtful storytelling, and professional-level stagecraft.

Upcoming Events

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

Friday 19: 7:00 pm Theatre Physics 31
Friday 19: 9:00 pm Theatre Physics 31
Saturday 20: 5:00 pm Theatre Physics 31
Saturday 20: 7:00 pm Theatre Physics 31
Sunday 21: 2:00 pm Theatre Physics 31
 

November 2025

Friday 7: 7:30 pm Fall Play “Little Women”
Saturday 8: 7:30 pm Fall Play “Little Women”
Sunday 9: 2:00 pm Fall Play “Little Women”
Friday 14: 7:30 pm Fall Play “Little Women”
Saturday 15: 2:00 pm Fall Play “Little Women”
Saturday 15: 7:30 pm Fall Play “Little Women”

2026

January 2026

Friday 30: 7:30 pm Choraliers “Mary Poppins”
Saturday 31: 7:30 pm Choraliers “Mary Poppins”

February 2026

Sunday 1: 2:00 pm Choraliers “Mary Poppins”
Friday 6: 7:30 pm Choraliers “Mary Poppins”

Saturday 7: 7:30 pm Choraliers “Mary Poppins”

April 2026

Friday 10: 7:30 pm Spring Play
Saturday 11: 8:00 am Spring Play
Sunday 12: 2:00 pm Spring Play
Friday 17: 7:30 pm Spring Play
Saturday 18: 2:00 pm Spring Play
Saturday 18: 7:30 pm Spring Play

Past Productions

2024
Nativity scene featuring a manger, star, and wise men; Mankato campus community announces “What Child Is This?” show dates and times.
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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

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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.

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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

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Poster for Bethany Lutheran College’s “My Fair Lady” featuring show dates in February at 7:30 PM and 2 PM, displayed on a purple background.
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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

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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:

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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,

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A promotional image for Bethany Lutheran Colleges production of Once Upon a Mattress features February show dates and a vibrant stack of colorful mattresses on the left.
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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,

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Illustration promoting Bethany Lutheran College’s play adaptation of Pinocchio, featuring the puppet with a long nose and a small green cricket.
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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

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A white sketch of the Vitruvian Man with orbiting lines and the words Theatre Physics appears on a dark background, likely representing the Theatre Physics program or event at Bethany Lutheran College.
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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

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A blurred individual stands beside prominent text that reads The Art of Being Vague, with writing and directing credits listed underneath—possibly promoting a student film or project at Bethany Lutheran College.
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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

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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.

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Logo for Irving Berlins *Annie Get Your Gun* featuring stylized text over a red and white target background—Bethany Lutheran College theatre production branding.
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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

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Two students in theatrical costumes stand indoors, performing a scene. The woman in a purple dress holds the mans arm as he gestures upward. This is likely from a Bethany Lutheran College theater production.
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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

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Three students from Bethany Lutheran College, dressed in robes, sit on stage with draped fabric as a backdrop; one holds a basket while another is seated behind them.
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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

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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

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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

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A Bethany Lutheran College student leans on a desk, engaged in conversation, while a librarian organizes items behind the counter in the campus library.
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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:

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Two students sit on a stage at Bethany Lutheran College with fishing gear, while a winter scene is projected on the screen behind them.
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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

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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

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Bethany Lutheran College students enjoy a friendly moment in a modern kitchen, as a woman pours milk into a glass and a smiling man holds food beside her. White cabinets provide a bright, inviting backdrop to their interaction.
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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

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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

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A stage set at Bethany Lutheran College portrays a living room scene with four students: two engaged in video games, one using a laptop, and another sitting on the floor.
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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

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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

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Four students in costumes stand close together, each holding a bowl aloft, on a dimly lit stage with a wooden border at Bethany Lutheran College.
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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,

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A theater cast in costume stands on stage at Bethany Lutheran College, holding hands for a curtain call as the audience of students and attendees watches from their seats below.
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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

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Poster for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, presented by the Bethany Lutheran College Theatre Department.
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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

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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

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Three men perform on stage at Bethany Lutheran College, playing guitar, mandolin, and violin in front of wooden set pieces.
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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

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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

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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

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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

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A man in a coat and gloves holds a sword upright in front of his face on a dimly lit stage, likely performing during a theatrical production at Bethany Lutheran College.
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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,

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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

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Two Bethany Lutheran College students perform in a stage production; one sits on the floor by a bed while the other kneels on the bed. Both are in costume, highlighted under stage lighting, suggesting an emotional or dramatic scene.
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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

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Three Bethany Lutheran College students perform on stage; one is draped in a white sheet, another wears a gold and black top, and the third, dressed in a red dress, makes dramatic gestures.
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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

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Three students at Bethany Lutheran College perform on stage under blue lighting: one holds a lantern while the group stands around a ship’s wheel, depicting a dramatic scene from a play.
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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

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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

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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:

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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

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Bethany Lutheran College students perform in a theatrical production featuring actors in period costumes onstage, with a vibrant yellow backdrop and rocky set pieces enhancing the scene.
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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

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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,

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A Bethany Lutheran College student stands on stage wearing a tan cardigan and striped shirt, hands clasped in front of her.
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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

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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.

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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

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Theatre Physics 12 (2005)

Video Cast: Lauren AlbrechtAlicia BarottPaul BlasckoJordan EnterBen FaugstadJohn Henry IIIRick JonesMegan NordErin PeekJohn SchroederBetsy Wierschen

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Theatre Physics 11 (2004)

Cast: Ben FaugstadAndi JaspersenDaniel JaspersenJacob KempfertJoanna KopperudMegan NordJessica SchmidtAlyssa SchraderJohn SchroederChris PoetterAndrew UmphreyKayla Zahn

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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

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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

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