Bethany Bing graduated from Covenant College with a B.A. in Theatre this past May, where she worked for the Covenant theatre department mostly as stage manager and props mistress. She has interned/volunteered at the Alliance Theatre, MasterWorks Festival, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, and the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.
Bethany has recently performed in Moreau (based on the novel by H. G. Wells) as “M’Ling”and Arthur Giron’s Edith Stein playing “Clara” at Covenant. Other acting credits from high school include: Much Ado About Nothing; White Christmas; Annie Get Your Gun; Seussical the Musical; and The Secret Garden.
Bethany will be playing the roles of Seth’s wife and Aysha (Shem’s wife), as well as an ensemble member.
Live Arts Theatre is delighted to have Bethany as part of our cast in Children of Eden. Let’s get to know her a little more.
Q: Is this your first show with Live Arts Theatre?
A: This is my first show with Live Arts as an actor. I previously volunteered with Live Arts as house manager for It’s a Wonderful Life.
Q: What is your dream musical role?
A: My dream musical role would probably be “Hodel” in Fiddler on the Roof.
Q: Name two fun facts about you.
A: 1. I wrote and directed a one-act for my high school Senior Project called My Daddy is Superman and 2. My favorite book series is Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files.
Q: What can audiences look forward to with Children of Eden and why should they come see it?
A: The vibrant musical score artfully represents multiple human cultures, and the play itself highlights the family dynamics within Adam and Noah’s lines – pointing back to the first human relationships – and draws parallels between the generations.
Q: While Children of Eden is a Biblical show, based on the book of Genesis, It has a universal and timeless message. What does this mean to you?
A. Children of Eden pays a great deal of attention to human relationships; especially the relationships between parents and children, and how children are not necessarily doomed to make the same mistakes as their parents – children, we learn, represent the hope for the generation; the chance to break the destructive patterns and choose love over hate. I think this is a message that can speak to every culture and every human era. That is what makes this a “universal, timeless” message.
You can catch Bethany and the rest of the talented cast July 15-31. Get more information or purchase tickets here!