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 grandmother” of all icehouses; a giant ice chateau, complete with a kitchen, opulent dining room, bedrooms, running water, a bathroom, a sauna, and, of course,…
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 WagnerNoella Wigtil
Spring Semester Commencement was held on May 13, 2016. The Commencement Speaker was James Minor of the Bethany Board of Regents. https://youtu.be/qQ-dmFd9AXw
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 York. When he notices that food is missing from his apartment he suspects his best friend Milo, a magician who lives in an apartment down…
The Bethany Lutheran College Fall Commencement Ceremony was be held in Trinity Chapel on December 11, 2015. President Gene Pfiefer- 10:03Commencement Speaker, Dr. Doyle Holbird – 14:10Awarding of degrees – 32:40 https://youtu.be/sNmq-cYE-9g
The Bethany Lutheran College Music Department presented their annual concerts in Trinity Chapel December 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 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…
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 masters of the virtual world behind the computer screens in their Las Vegas basement. When one of them uses his gaming skills to land a…
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 students and theatre faculty written, rehearsed, and readied in three weeks. There is no charge for admission, but the shows are extremely popular for all…
Bethany Lutheran College Spring Commencement was held on May 15, 2015. President Dan Bruss – 17:18Commencement Speaker, Rev. Mark Bartels – 22:49Awarding of degrees – 48:53Distinguished Alumnus Award Introduction – 1:05:28Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient, Jim Vinz – 1:09:56 https://youtu.be/uH677mvcPpA
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, and thought. This is all enacted in and around a large pool of water, the elemental giver of life and vehicle for change. The themes…
Bethany Lutheran College Fall Commencement was held on December 12, 2014. Commencement Speaker, Dr. John Boubel – 15:52 Awarding of degrees – 31:00https://youtu.be/vRDSDDbRDds
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 partner Jacob Marley, as well as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. These ghostly encounters show him how to embrace the true Christmas…
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 by Bethany students and theatre faculty written, rehearsed, and readied in three weeks. Video Photos Cast: Ty BehnyMolly BruskeAmy EdmisonDustin EdmisonHank HeyerNick KochLydia LonnquistAlissa…
Bethany Lutheran College Spring Commencement was held on May 16, 2014. Commencement Speaker, Mr. Dan Browning – 25:42 Awarding of degrees – 52:56 Distinguished Alumna Award – 1:15:30https://youtu.be/MZW2Yt-KOrI
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 tales on the radio which is just making its way west. Most of David’s stories involve his youthful adventures with Frankie, a blind girl he…