Benji Inniger
Bethany Lutheran College | www.blc.edu
Assistant Professor - Theatre
Phone: 507-344-7335
Office: Meyer Hall 305
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Courses Recently Taught
Acting I
Advanced Design and Technical Seminar
Directing II
Music Communication and Technology
Theatre Management
Education
- B.A. Bethany Lutheran College in 2006 (Theater, Music)
- M.F.A Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2010 (Theatre Arts - Sound Design)
Academic Interests
- Sound Design for Theater
- Music Composition
- Music Technology
- Theatrical Directing
Memberships
- Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
Awards
- Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
- National Award for Sound Design Excellence (2007)
- Region V Sound Design Award and Kennedy Center Fellowship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- Regional Invited Production of Jam Jar Sonnets (2010)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology/Northern Boundary Section
- National Conference Fellowship (2009)
Hobbies/Interests
- Biking
- Ping Pong
- Birdwatching
- Musical Instruments
- Pets
- Cooking
- Green Bay Packers
Biography
Benji served as a Bethany adjunct faculty member from 2006-2010 and began as a full-time professor in the spring of 2012. Also at Bethany, Benji has designed sound and/or composed the music for over 30 productions and cowrote the musical Jam Jar Sonnets with fellow faculty member Peter Bloedel. Benji also works as a freelance sound designer, recently designing for productions at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Trinity Repertory Company, Brown University, and The Guthrie Theater.
