Category: Fall Play

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

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 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:

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

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

This classical-style painting depicts a bearded figure reaching toward a younger figure, illustrating the dramatic scene from Dr. Faustus. The text DR. FAUSTUS is displayed across the center, likely referencing a Bethany Lutheran College theatrical production or study material related to the play.

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

The image is a promotional graphic for Bethany Lutheran Colleges adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Peter-Hans Bloedel. Dark trees and blue lighting create a mysterious atmosphere in the background, setting the tone for this theatrical production.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2018)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a world premiere adaptation by father-son team Peter and Hans Bloedel, based on the Washington Irving classic following Ichabod Crane as he investigates the

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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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