Category: Theatre

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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,

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.

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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