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 curse of the headless horseman. The show is directed by Peter Bloedel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pOUxMEa3tM Cast: Ichabod Crane: Caleb SchillingKatrina Van Tassel: Olivia LippertBrom Bones: Amir Trotter…
2018 marks the BLC Theatre Department’s 25th year of the annual Theatre Physics performances, and this anniversary will be celebrated in true uproarious style. This exercise in creative energy features a variety of short scenes of original material by Bethany students and theatre faculty written, rehearsed, and readied in three weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQEVdW1io-w Cast: Tessa AndersonNatania…
Please join us for our annual Christmas at Bethany concert! The Bethany Lutheran College choirs and bands present a choral and instrumental celebration of the season. Advance reservations are strongly recommended; most performances sell out well before the date arrives. Admission to the concert is free. Suggested donation: $20. You may include a donation when reserving…
The Speech and Debate Team promotes the ability to speak with confidence and conviction. The team competes in an average of 25 tournaments throughout the school year and has traveled across the country and internationally to compete. The Bethany Speech and Debate Team motto is “Take the Room!” When you are speaking, everyone is there…
A Reliable and Defensible Christianity for Today’s World: Equipping Christians to Defend and Share the Gospel June 21, 2018 at 11 a.m. in Trinity Chapel. Sponsored jointly by the ELS Committee on Apologetics, the Bethany Lutheran College History Department, and the Bethany Institute for Biblical and Ecclesiastical Languages. Photos View photos from the event on: Flickr View photos…
Spring Commencement was held on May 11, 2018. Download the Spring 2018 commencement program.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Peter Bloedel. Synopsis: In 1890s London, two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. The pair attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWPftxsBPz0…
Fall Commencement was held on December 8, 2017. Click here to download the Fall 2017 Commencement program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0uv9brock8
The Bethany Music Department presented their annual Christmas at Bethany concerts in Trinity Chapel at 4 p.m. daily November 29 and 30, December 1, 2, and 3. The concert included participation by the Concert Band directed by Benjamin Faugstad; the Concert Choir directed by Dennis Marzolf; and the Mary Martha Singers and Handbell Choir directed…
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 women, royalty and commoners alike, await their fates at the hands of Greek conquerors after the invasion and destruction of their homes. The Women of…
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 faculty written, rehearsed, and readied in three weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyKGc2ByR1k Cast: Emma BloedelHailey DickNatalie DworakAbe FaugstadMia FaugstadEzekial GrabauJenn HoppeKaree HenrichIan OvernCaleb SchillingGabriel StrawnJohn Wagner
Commencement was held May 12, 2017. For other semesters, please see our Commencement page. Video Photos
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 time they are told and every time they are heard. Tell It To The Wind is a world premier play inspired by a few of…
Fall Commencement was held on December 9, 2016. Remarks by President Gene Pfeifer – 9:10 Speaker, Professor Peter Bloedel – 15:00 Awarding of diplomas, hooding – 39:50 For other ceremonies, please see our Commencement page. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0neEHvhr60 Photos
The Bethany Music Department presented their annual concerts in Trinity Chapel November 30, December 1, 2, 3, and 4. The concerts included participation by the Concert Band and String Band directed by Adrian Lo; the Concert Choir directed by Dennis Marzolf; the Mary Martha Singers directed by Ann Fredrickson; and the Handbell Choir directed by…