Peter Bloedel
Bethany Lutheran College | www.blc.edu
Professor - Theatre
Phone: 507-344-7369
Office: Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center 208
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Courses Recently Taught
Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Oral Interpretation
Senior Theatre Project
Theatre Practicum I
Theatre Practicum II
Topics in Theatre
Biography
Bloedel has worked in the theater department at Bethany Lutheran College for twenty years. In that time he has directed or technically directed over 60 shows. He is the originator of Bethany’s annual vaudeville revue Theatre Physics which will have its 19th incarnation in the fall of 2012. He recently wrote and directed the play Life Coach, in the Sig Lee Theater on Bethany's campus. Other full-length plays written by Bloedel include: the Minnesota based comedy Icehouse Madrigals, and Jam Jar Sonnets (published by Playscripts Inc.). Other published one-act plays by Bloedel include: The Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream, One-Act Rhymes for Bible Times, A Seussified Christmas Carol, A Play With Words, The Rules of Comedy, and The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, which has the distinction of being performed over 1500 times world-wide.
Academic Interests
- Play Directing
- Theatrical Design
- Playwriting
Education
- A.A. from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota
- B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota
- M.A. from Minnesota State University-Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota
Memberships
- Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival,
- Evangelical Lutheran Synod Board for Youth Outreach
Awards
KCACTF Region 5 award for Bethany's original production of Jam Jar Sonnets.
Service
Many years of church youth work.
Hobbies
- Juggling/Circus Arts
- Magic/Illusion
- Music
- Songwriting
Teaching Philosophy
A Christ-centered approach to teaching is at the very heart of the Bethany Lutheran College theater curriculum. We will study plays of all types and genres, and all of them will be examined through the lens of Christ.
