Flowers for Mrs. Harris

Book by Rachel Wagstaff, Music and Lyrics by Richard Taylor

Show Information

The Ruth & Nathan Hale Theater

PROUDLY PRESENTS

 

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Based on the Novel by

Paul Gallico

A Musical by

Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff

Book by

Rachel Wagstaff

Music & Lyrics by

Richard Taylor

Starring

Dianna Graham, Erica Hansen, Ben Henderson, Luone Ingram, David Morley-Walker, Lauren Pope, Janae Koralewski Thomas, Neena Warburton

Supporting

Daniel Clegg, James Duncan, Eric Gourley, Emily Hawkes, Marcie Jacobsen, Melanie Muranaka, Brittni Smith, Mary Jane Smith, Tanner Sumens, Jeff Thompson, Tatem Trotter, and James Wakeland

Featuring

Collette Astle, Sabrina Astle, Taylor McKay Barnes, Alli Cloward, Annie Ethington, Aubrey Fisher, Isabelle Hase, Merci Hase, Naomi Lin-Anderson, Reese Riley, Richelle Rindlisbacher, Jessica Salter, Emily Ward, and Kate Weeks

DIRECTOR

Barta Heiner

Music Director

Anne Puzey

Choreographer

Sayoko Knode Peterson

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

Mike Romney

SET DESIGN

Carter Thompson

COSTUME DESIGN

Dennis Wright

LIGHTING DESIGN

Mark Ohran

HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN

Emilie Ronhaar

SOUND DESIGN

Tim Riggs

PROP DESIGN

Megan Heaps

Dialect Coach

Dianna Graham

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Anna Birch

 

Flowers for Mrs. Harris is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
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The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Cast List

Ada Harris

Dianna Graham MON, WED, FRI
Erica Hansen TUE, THU, SAT

Mr. Harris

David Morley-Walker MON, WED, FRI
Ben Henderson TUE, THU, SAT

Violet Butterfield / French Char Lady

Janae Koralewski Thomas MON, WED, FRI
Luone Ingram TUE, THU, SAT

Bob Smith / Andre Fauvel

James Duncan MON, WED, FRI
Tanner Sumens TUE, THU, SAT

Pamela Penrose / Natasha Raimbault

Neena Warburton MON, WED, FRI
Lauren Pope TUE, THU, SAT

Major Wallace / Monsieur Armand / French Waiter / Customs Officer

Jeff Thompson MON, WED, FRI
Daniel Clegg TUE, THU, SAT

Countess Wyszcinska / Dame Sybil Sullivan / Seamstress

Marcie Jacobsen MON, WED, FRI
Mary Jane Smith TUE, THU, SAT

Lady Dant / Madame Colbert

Melanie Muranaka MON, WED, FRI
Brittni Smith TUE, THU, SAT

Terry / Wireless Commentator / Dior Dress Maker / Terence

Eric Gourley MON, WED, FRI
James Wakeland TUE, THU, SAT

Flower Seller / French Flower Seller / Dior Model (The Hydrangea) / Dior Dress Maker

Emily Hawkes MON, WED, FRI
Tatem Trotter TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Petunia)

Alli Cloward MON, WED, FRI
Taylor McKay Barnes TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Foxglove)

Collette Astle MON, WED, FRI
Aubrey Fisher TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Bluebell)

Sabrina Astle MON, WED, FRI
Reese Riley TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Petal)

Isabelle Hase MON, WED, FRI
Kate Weeks TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Daisy)

Richelle Rindlisbacher MON, THU, FRI
Naomi Lin-Anderson TUE, WED, SAT

Dior Model (The Black Lily)

Merci Hase MON, WED, FRI
Jessica Salter TUE, THU, SAT

Dior Model (The Peony)

Annie Ethington MON, WED, FRI
Emily Ward TUE, THU, SAT

Production Team

DIRECTOR

Barta Heiner

CHOREOGRAPHER

Sayoko Knode Peterson

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

Mike Romney

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Anne Puzey

DIALECT COACH

Dianna Graham

FRENCH LANGUAGE COACH

Daniel Clegg

SET DESIGN BY

Carter Thompson

COSTUME DESIGN BY

Dennis Wright

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

Lili Ribeira

LIGHTING DESIGN BY

Mark Ohran

HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN BY

Emilie Ronhaar

SOUND DESIGN BY

Tim Riggs

A1 OPERATORS

Rachel Carr and Lydia Cox

AUTOMATION OPERATORS

Noah Sheen, Ryder Spotts, and Kaden Wells

PROP DESIGN BY

Megan Heaps

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Anna Birch

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Lex Fabbian and Kara McCarthy

DECK CREW

Sydnie Evans, Gabi Pack, Anina Peacock, and Cheyenne Proctor

HEAD DRESSERS

Danielle Hendrickson and Seneca White

WARDROBE CREW

Astrid Melendez

Scenes and Musical Numbers

Act One

 

Kitchen Orchestra

 

All I Ever Needed

Mrs. Harris and Mr. Harris

Lady Dant

Violet, Lady Dant, and Mrs. Harris

There is More to Life

Mrs. Harris and Lady Dant

Clients #1 - Look At Me

Bob, Mrs. Harris, Pamela, Countess, and Major

Something to Come Home to

Mrs. Harris and Violet

Rain On Me

Mrs. Harris and Mr. Harris

Clients #2

Bob, Pamela, Countess, Major, and Mrs. Harris

The Pools Win

Mrs. Harris

Mrs Harris Does a Budget

Mrs. Harris and Mr. Harris

Clients #3

Violet, Major, Mrs. Harris, Countess, Pamela, Flower Seller, Bob, and Mr. Harris

Pamela

Pamela

Underscore

 

Albert: The Watch

Mrs. Harris and Mr. Harris

Rain On Me Reprise

Violet, Mrs. Harris, and Mr. Harris

 

Intermission

 

Act TWO

 

30, Avenue Montaigne

Mrs. Harris, French Cleaner, Madame Colbert, and André

Aside

 

Every Woman is a Princess

Madame Colbert, André, and Natasha

The Dress-Showing

Mrs. Harris, Monsieur Armand, Madame Colbert

Measuring

Mrs. Harris and Marquis

Seamstress/Natasha

Seamstress and Mrs. Harris

Natasha Exit

 

Dress-Making #1 / She Kissed Me!

André

The Doorbell

André

The Girl in the Magazine

Natasha and Mrs. Harris

The Sad Story of Madame Colbert

Natasha and André

Dress-Making #2 / The Flower Market

André and French Flower Seller

Dress-Making #3

Madame Colbert, Natasha, André, and French Cleaner

Bistro du Midi Underscore

 

Dress-Making #4

Seamstress, Madame Colbert, André, Natasha, French Cleaner, and Mrs. Harris

Customs (A Fib, Not a Lie)

Customs Officer

Returning Home / Visiting Pamela

Customs Officer, Madame Colbert, Mrs. Harris, and Pamela

5, Willis Gardens

Mrs. Harris

Flowers (Something For You)

Company

The Garden of Eden

Mrs. Harris, Pamela, Lady Dant, Violet, Countess, Bob, and Major

Playout

Director's Note

By Barta Heiner

 

It was the late 1940’s, World War II had ended in Europe and the British Isles; but the bullet pock marks and shrapnel scars on the buildings still reminded everyone of the devastation that had recently occurred.  Even today, there are buildings that still show evidence of the wounds of war.

 

In England, Ada Harris has actually lived through two world wars.  Her husband was killed during the first one and, for a living, she has been cleaning other people’s houses for the last 30 years.  By accident, she is introduced to a Christian Dior dress and discovers “a piece of her” that has been missing ever since her husband died…she has to have one.

 

In Paris, Christian Dior's fashion collection blossoms in 1947, with dresses named after different flowers.  It marked a dramatic departure from the  frugality and rationing that created the wartime styles of the 1940s. This collection, Dior's first, was a sensation because it was a return to beauty and color and a celebration of life after the austerity of World War II.

 

As a note of interest, during World War II Dior was designing dresses for the wives of Nazi officers and sympathizers.  Before condemning his actions, we should consider his creative choices were made for the safety of his family.  And, it’s also important to know that he was  supporting his sister Catherine’s work for the French Resistance, by allowing her to hold resistance meetings in his house. 

 

His sister, Catherine was eventually caught, tortured and despite Dior’s attempts to get her release; she was sent to a concentration camp.  She was finally liberated in 1945 and arrived in Paris so emaciated that Dior didn’t even recognize her.

 

After the end of the war, Catherine spent the remainder of her life working with flowers: first as a flower merchant, then as a flower farmer.  Christian Dior was also a lover of flowers; however, I would like to think that him giving floral names to his dresses was, in a way, a tribute to the strength and courage of his sister.  She, Europe and the British Isles would bloom again and rise from the ashes of war.

 

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Interesting Facts

By Mark Fossen

Mrs. Harris and Christian Dior's 'Flower Women'

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 Dior's Palais de Glace Dress, 1957, Paris.

 A London cleaning lady sees a Dior dress and sets her heart on owning one. This simple story gains unexpected weight when placed in the context of 1957 Britain. What did it mean, in that moment, for a working-class woman to want a couture gown made by the House of Dior? Why that dress, in that year? 

To understand what makes Mrs. Harris’s dream so extraordinary, it helps to look at the world she comes from—and the world she steps into when she walks through the doors of 30 Avenue Montaigne. 

“We were emerging from the period of war, of uniforms, of women-soldiers built like boxers. I drew women-flowers, soft shoulders, fine waists like liana and wide skirts like corolla.”

Christian Dior

In 1957, Britain was still dusting itself off from the effects of the Second World War. The Blitz had ended over a decade earlier, but its scars remained visible in the cityscape and in people’s daily lives. Bomb sites still dotted London neighborhoods. Many families lived in cramped, temporary prefab homes. And although rationing officially ended in 1954, its legacy endured—especially in working-class households, where food shortages, utility restrictions, and threadbare clothing had been the norm for years. 

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One of Christian Dior’s original sketches.

Life for someone like Mrs. Harris was shaped by modesty, practicality, and routine. Fashion meant mending old garments or sewing one’s own. Department store catalogues and shop windows offered a taste of the aspirational, but luxury was something glimpsed, not owned. 

“After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.”

Christian Dior

In 1947, as Britain endured postwar austerity, Christian Dior launched a fashion revolution across the Channel in Paris. Dior was already in his 40s when he founded his couture house, having spent years working for other designers and even dabbling in art and architecture. His debut collection, presented just two years after the end of the war, upended the fashion world. Where wartime styles had been utilitarian—boxy shoulders, short skirts, and minimal fabric—Dior’s designs were voluptuous and romantic. They featured tiny waists, padded hips, long flowing skirts, and luxurious textiles. The look was christened “The New Look,” and it made headlines around the world. 

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Dior’s elegant studio was designed to accommodate his top-tier clients. Here, models show off fashions from his 1957 collection. (Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Col.)

The New Look wasn’t just about silhouette—it was about spectacle. Dior’s designs celebrated femininity in a way that deliberately rejected the rationing-era aesthetic. The effect was immediate and dramatic. Buyers, editors, and socialites clamored for the gowns, and Dior quickly became a name synonymous with glamour, refinement, and excess. 

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Princess Margaret wearing a Dior dress. (Photo Cecil Beaton, London, UK, 1951) 

For some, especially in France and America, the New Look symbolized a return to prosperity. For others, particularly in countries like Britain still deep in recovery, it was more complicated. Critics accused Dior of wastefulness. A single dress could require yards and yards of fabric—an affront in a society still adjusting to life after coupons and shortages. But even critics couldn’t ignore the impact. Dior redefined modern fashion and revived the Paris couture industry in the process. 

“I have designed flower women.”

Christian Dior

By the time Flowers for Mrs. Harris takes place, a full decade had passed since Dior’s groundbreaking debut. The House of Dior had become an empire, selling not only couture but also ready-to-wear lines, perfumes, and accessories. The designer himself was still at the helm—at least, until October of that same year, when he died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 52. 

His death marked the end of an era, but in 1957, Dior was still very much a living legend. A dress from the House of Dior was a statement, a status symbol, and an embodiment of postwar ideals about beauty, class, and femininity. 

The House of Dior was an institution with its own rituals, hierarchies, and unspoken codes of class and taste. Inside the atelier, there was a deep reverence for craftsmanship, and each dress was the result of countless hours of labor from skilled seamstresses known as les petites mains

In 1957 London, the average working-class woman might own a single good coat or make her own clothes from a pattern bought at Woolworth’s. The gulf between the world of couture and everyday life was immense. And yet, fashion news traveled—through magazines, through cinema, and through photographs in shop windows. Even those who could never have hoped to wear Dior knew what it stood for. 

“Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.”

Christian Dior

Although class divisions remained strong, postwar Britain saw the beginning of increased social mobility, a slow loosening of the rigid codes that had defined the Edwardian and interwar periods. At the same time, consumer culture was beginning to expand. Mass-produced goods and department store catalogues gave the illusion—if not the reality—of access to luxury. 

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One of Christian Dior’s original sketches.

Haute couture, however, remained outside that reach. The cost of a Dior dress in the 1950s could exceed the average yearly wage of a working-class household. Owning such a garment was not only financially impossible for most—it was socially implausible. But the idea of beauty, of elegance, of something carefully and lovingly made, was still powerful. It represented not only wealth or fashion, but the possibility of being seen. 

“Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.”

Christian Dior

 

In this climate, a Dior gown could serve as a symbol of many things: economic disparity, cultural aspiration, the resilience of beauty, or simply a curiosity from a faraway world. Flowers for Mrs. Harris is situated at this crossroads, where postwar practicality met postwar dreaming. 

Experience Dior

Watch Dior’s fashion revolution as Mrs. Harris might have experienced it with this playlist of videos from British Pathé.

Watch Christian Dior Fashion Show Clips

Meet the Cast

Ada Harris

Dianna Graham

Mon, Wed, Fri
Ada Harris

Erica Hansen

Tue, Thu, Sat
Mr. Harris

David Morley-Walker

Mon, Wed, Fri
Mr. Harris

Ben Henderson

Tue, Thu, Sat
Violet Butterfield / French Char Lady

Janae Koralewski Thomas

Mon, Wed, Fri
Violet Butterfield / French Char Lady

Luone Ingram

Tue, Thu, Sat
Bob Smith / Andre Fauvel

James Duncan

Mon, Wed, Fri
Bob Smith / Andre Fauvel

Tanner Sumens

Tue, Thu, Sat
Pamela Penrose / Natasha Raimbault

Neena Warburton

Mon, Wed, Fri
Pamela Penrose / Natasha Raimbault

Lauren Pope

Tue, Thu, Sat
Major Wallace / Monsieur Armand / French Waiter / Customs Officer

Jeff Thompson

Mon, Wed, Fri
Major Wallace / Monsieur Armand / French Waiter / Customs Officer

Daniel Clegg

Tue, Thu, Sat
Countess Wyszcinska / Dame Sybil Sullivan / Seamstress

Marcie Jacobsen

Mon, Wed, Fri
Countess Wyszcinska / Dame Sybil Sullivan / Seamstress

Mary Jane Smith

Tue, Thu, Sat
Lady Dant / Madame Colbert

Melanie Muranaka

Mon, Wed, Fri
Lady Dant / Madame Colbert

Brittni Smith

Tue, Thu, Sat
Terry / Wireless Commentator / Dior Dress Maker / Terence

Eric Gourley

Mon, Wed, Fri
Terry / Wireless Commentator / Dior Dress Maker / Terence

James Wakeland

Tue, Thu, Sat
Flower Seller / French Flower Seller / Dior Model (The Hydrangea) / Dior Dress Maker

Emily Hawkes

Mon, Wed, Fri
Flower Seller / French Flower Seller / Dior Model (The Hydrangea) / Dior Dress Maker

Tatem Trotter

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Petunia)

Alli Cloward

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Petunia)

Taylor McKay Barnes

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Foxglove)

Collette Astle

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Foxglove)

Aubrey Fisher

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Bluebell)

Reese Riley

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Bluebell)

Sabrina Astle

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Petal)

Isabelle Hase

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Petal)

Kate Weeks

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Daisy)

Richelle Rindlisbacher

Mon, Thu, Fri
Dior Model (The Daisy)

Naomi Lin-Anderson

Tue, Wed, Sat
Dior Model (The Black Lily)

Merci Hase

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Black Lily)

Jessica Salter

Tue, Thu, Sat
Dior Model (The Peony)

Annie Ethington

Mon, Wed, Fri
Dior Model (The Peony)

Emily Ward

Tue, Thu, Sat

Meet the Production Team

Director

Barta Heiner

Choreographer

Sayoko Knode Peterson

Assistant Choreographer

Mike Romney

Music Director

Anne Puzey

Dialect Coach

Dianna Graham

Production Stage Manager

Anna Birch

Scenic Design

Carter Thompson

Costume Design

Dennis Wright

Hair & Makeup Designer

Emilie Ronhaar

Lighting Design

Mark Ohran

Sound Design

Timothy Riggs

Prop Design

Megan Heaps

Theater Staff

Leadership


Theater Founders

Cody & Linda Hale
Cody & Anne Swenson

Production


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Jennifer Hill Barlow

Production Manager

Meagan M. Downey

Technical Director

Scott Freeland

Head of Audio

Timothy Riggs

Sound Supervisor

Richie Trimble

Sound Assistant

Devon Parikh

Head of Lighting and Media 

Michael Gray

Master Electrician

Ryan Fallis

Automation and Rigging Lead

Ryder Spotts

Automation

Zach Olsen, Alena Rodriguez, Noah Sheen, and Kaden Wells

Costume Shop Supervisor

Kimberly Fitt

Head Draper

Jessica Barksdale

Draper/Cutter

Danielle Dulchinos

First Hand

Kristal Berger and Monica McNeill

Assistant Cutter/Draper

Molly Hartvigsen

Ruth Costume Shop Staff

Sarah Baldwin, Amy Handy, Mckayla Howlett, Keri Johnson, and Sara McCorristin

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Alyssa Baumgarten

Craft Shop Manager

Olivia Kline

Crafts & Costume Construction

Megan Conde, Rowan Forsyth, Mckayla Howlett, Sara McCorristin, Brienna Michaelis, Brooklyn Schoenwald, and Erin Torres

Resident Assistant Costume Designers

Lexi Goldsberry, Ryver Mecham, and Lili Riberia

Hair & Makeup Supervisor

Melinda Wilks

Hair & Makeup Assistant

Emilie Ronhaar, Brooklyn Tolley, Mattie Victor, and Bekah Wilbur 

Wardrobe Supervisor

Danielle Tanner 

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor

Carli Bringhurst

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Paul Hintz 

Master Carpenter

David Knowles 

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Lead Metal Fabricator

Jay Johnson

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Elisabeth Goulding

Props Supervisor

Megan Heaps

Props Artisan

Allen Lafferty and Lucinda Lai

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Morgan Dawn Golightly

Scenic Artist

Malorie Hansen and Amanda Ruth Wilson

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Shae Candelaria

Production Stage Manager 

Jordan Liau

Deck Operations Manager

Katie Morgan Torrie

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Managing Director of Education

Linda Hale

Director of The Ruth Academy

Jon Liddiard

Youth Artistic Director

Amelia Rose Moore

Acting Instructors

Kelly Coombs, Morgan Gunter, Jon Liddiard, Clara Wright, and Dylan Wright

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Bill Woahn

Director of Administration

Joe Cook

Director of Customer Experience- CXO

Kristine Widtfeldt

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Juli Adams

Director of Operations

Troy Anderson

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Mark Ostler

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Sydney Dameron

Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships

Sean Firmage

VP of Advancement

Jeremiah Christenot

Director of Marketing

Brighton Sloan

Creative Marketing Director

Curt R. Jensen

Video Content Creator

Josh Beck

Facility Rentals & Events Manager

Don Alden

Executive Administrator

Merrilee Moody

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Box Office Manager

Brooke Wilkins 

Assistant Box Office Manager

Risa Bean

Box Office Staff

Gwen Carlson, Emily Ellis, Eli Estrada, Marcie Jacobsen, Jordan Kartchner, Logan Kneeland, Katlin LeBeau, Chloe Loveridge, Laurel Lowe, Emma Macfarlane, Melanie Muranaka, Isabelle Purdie, Elizabeth Rotz, Erin Smith, Anna Summers, and Tia Trimble

Front of House Manager

Tia Trimble 

House Supervisors

Kevin Bigler, Georgi Ana Brown, Gwen Carlson, Lillian Gibb, Brielle Giles, Logan Kneeland, Andrew Mallory, and Jodi Wilson

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Maddie Benson, Brian Bigler, Parker Burnham, Alice Byrom, Lori Call, Alli Cloward, Naomi Day, Parker Eggleston, Zoe Fawcett, Emma Gibb, Abby Henry, Vincent Jolley, Emalyn Kaufman, Miley Ledyard, Oliver Liddiard, Kelsey Plewe, Charlie Ross, Laney Sharp, Parker Smith, Liberty Sondrup, and Lilly Wright

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Greg Cook

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  • Jani Radebaugh
  • Steve & Lorraine Savage
  • Rob & Melissa Shelton
  • Max Simmons
  • Dr. Jerry & Ella Simons
  • Jeff & Sandy Singer
  • Denis & Denise Smith
  • Scott & Margery Sorensen
  • Nick & Kim Spencer
  • The Karen Hale Stevenson Family
  • Rogan & Lynda Taylor
  • Daniel Thomas
  • Tyler & Amy Vongsawad 
  • Kaden & Amanda Waters
  • Greg & Anna Webb
  • Lincoln & Melanie Westcott Family
  • Sharon & Gary Wiest
  • David & Kristie Wilkins
  • Bonnie & Chad Whitlock
  • Jeff & Melinda Wilks
  • Bill & Heidi Woahn

Lord & Lady $500 to $999

  • Aunt Donna
  • Jack Eldridge
  • Gene & Karla Gammon
  • Lauri Heiner
  • Joyce Hemmert
  • Brian & Suzanne Ivie
  • Christies Johnson
  • Korinne Nelson
  • Michael Pulsipher
  • Sydney Reynolds
  • Amy & Nick Rogers
  • Darin Stoner

Ambassador $250 to $499

  • Rick Ainge
  • Amazon Smiles
  • Anonymous
  • Jason Antares
  • Ed Austin
  • Kay Barker
  • Scott Beckstrom
  • John Chambers
  • Suzanne Halgren
  • Reid Holyoak
  • Marianne Jackson
  • Missy Larsen
  • Paul Larson
  • Robert Lavender
  • Greg & Lynette Lyman
  • R. John Madsen
  • Daril Magleby
  • Jackee Mower
  • Linda Nielsen
  • Roger Nuttall
  • Teresa Pace
  • Shirley Ricks
  • Laurie Schaefer
  • Jeremy Searle
  • Alan Tilley
  • Ben & Daneen Wake
  • Arleen Watkins
  • David Whitlock
  • David Widfeldt
  • Cheryl Williams
  • Paul Wright

Annual Gifts

Donations from January 1, 2023 - December 18, 2024
 

Dignitary $100 to $249

  • Jeff & Karen Acerson
  • Frank Allen
  • Anamae Anderson
  • Kirk & Laura Lee Anderson
  • Ron Andrews
  • Benjamin Ard
  • JB Armstrong
  • Leann Averett
  • Charles Babbel
  • Carl Bacon
  • Devin Baer
  • Karla Baer
  • Maureen & George Baker
  • P Ballard
  • Tami Barben
  • Jeff Barlow
  • Nannette Barnes
  • Heather Bartholomew
  • Richard Barton
  • Anna-Marie Bass
  • Christopher Beaman
  • Ellen Beckstrand
  • Max Behling
  • Blake Bench
  • Stephanie Benson
  • Gigi Berrett
  • Merelynn Berrett
  • Susan Bigler
  • George Bills
  • Gary Bingham
  • Joe Bingham
  • Paul & Nina Bishop
  • Robert Borden
  • Shauna Briggs
  • Roy Brinkerhoff
  • Connie Bronson
  • Lani Brower
  • Ellen Brown
  • Karen Brunsdale
  • Holly Burgemeister
  • Drew Burke
  • Robin Burnah
  • David Burrow
  • Corene Casper
  • Emily Castleton
  • LeAnn Castleton
  • Margaret Cazier
  • Jason Chaffetz
  • Cami Christensen
  • Elizabeth Christensen
  • Chris Christiansen
  • Julianne Clark
  • Steve Clegg
  • Chris & Elise Clifford
  • Marci Cole
  • Deborah Conrad
  • Kelly Cook
  • Christopher Coon
  • Trilby Cope
  • Lisa Cowlishaw
  • Bart Crockett
  • Marshall Dahneke
  • Becky Darrington
  • Blair & Susan Davis
  • Cherie Davis
  • Michelle Davis
  • Steven Day
  • Kerstin Daynes
  • Heather Downs
  • Charlotte Ducos
  • JP & Karen Durborow
  • Melinda Durrant
  • Stephanie Eau Claire
  • Doug Edmunds
  • Steven Embley
  • Debora Escalante
  • Nephi Evans
  • Steven Eyre
  • Terry & Leann Ficklin
  • Linda Fillmore
  • Ellen Ford
  • Richard & Catherine Freeman
  • Kathleen Gabbitas
  • Duff & Yuneja Gardner
  • Marc Garrett
  • Christine George
  • Kevin Giddins-Jones & Lita Giddins
  • Carol Glissmeyer
  • Holly Glover
  • Ann Gonzales
  • Aaron Goodrich
  • Donna Griffith
  • Susan Griffith
  • Natalie Griffiths
  • Jeffery Hall
  • Brian Hansen
  • Chad Hansen
  • Todd Harrington
  • Leann Hatfield
  • Greg Hendrix
  • Roberta Hicks
  • Jennifer Hirschi
  • Mary Hoagland
  • Melissa Holiday
  • Mikaela Holmes
  • Donald Holsinger
  • Don Horan
  • Jacqui Howden
  • Suzy Hunter
  • Farrah & Andy Jarvis
  • Jill Jasperson
  • Paul Jenkins
  • Colista Jensen
  • Eric Jensen
  • Kevin Jensen
  • Robyn Johns
  • Sue Anne Johnson
  • Mark Johnston
  • Toby Johnston
  • Derek Jones
  • Mark Jones
  • Anthony Keele
  • Michael & Shirley Klein
  • Ken Knapton
  • Kyle Knowles
  • Laurel Kohl
  • Katherine D. Koller
  • Joyce Kunz
  • Jilan Kyler
  • Emily Larsen
  • Jean Larsen
  • John Larsen
  • Kip Lawrence
  • Daniel & Kim Lawyer
  • Laura Lee
  • Ron Lee
  • Diane Leslie
  • Dixie Lewis
  • Linda Liljegren
  • Laralee Lind
  • Karen Littlefield
  • Elizabeth Livingston
  • Mary Lockhart
  • Joee Lowe
  • Jayne Luke
  • David Lye
  • Karyn Maag
  • Kirt Mangum
  • Darrell Martin
  • Karen McCandless
  • Heidi Mcdermott
  • Dr. E. Bruce Mciff
  • Kareena McKeown
  • Russ & Paula Mckinlay
  • Kathy Mcquarrie
  • Rayanne & Chuck Melick
  • Valynn Melzer
  • Kristie Memmott
  • Annette & Barry Merrell
  • Adam Merritt
  • Elizabeth Meyers
  • Brett Miller
  • Annette & Frank Mills
  • Bradley & Kenna Mills
  • Timonthy Mills
  • Alison Mitchell
  • Andrea & David Mitton
  • Chris Mitton
  • Stephen Morningstar
  • Katie Myers
  • Kari Nay
  • Tracianne Neilsen
  • Sheldon Nelson
  • Robert Newman
  • Teotihuacan Ngatuvai
  • Dianne Nielsen
  • Greg Nielsen
  • Jo Rita Nielsen
  • Lisa Nitchman
  • Dennis Nordfelt
  • Ron & Laraine Nyman
  • Curtis Ogden
  • Kent & Kate Oliver
  • Carolyn Olson
  • Jeffrey Owen
  • William Pace
  • Penny Pack
  • Richard Parke
  • Dennis Parker
  • Brian Patch
  • Arryn Patten
  • Todd Paxman
  • Valerie Payne
  • David Peterson
  • Deborah Peterson
  • Dono Peterson
  • Kristi Peterson
  • Russell Peterson
  • Willard & Marieta Peterson
  • Laura Pettersson
  • Jax Prettey
  • Laurie Pieroni
  • Nathan Pilling
  • Mary Pitts
  • Mindy Podwys
  • Vicki & and John Poelman
  • Amy Poole
  • David Porter 
  • Andrea Priday
  • Kim & Mary Purbaugh
  • Jed & Jennifer Rampton
  • Mike Ramsey
  • Sue Reber
  • Paul Redd
  • Art Robbins
  • Carol Robertson
  • Dean & Lori Robinson
  • Reed & Cathy Robinson
  • Athena Robison
  • Janet Rogers
  • Bonnie & Dean Rowley
  • Dean Rowley
  • Sean & Kristin Roylance
  • Jill Rudy
  • Elaine Rydalch
  • William & Denise Schaefermeyer
  • William E. Seegmiller
  • Brooke Shields
  • Ron & Lona Simon
  • Cherie Smith
  • Courtney Smith
  • Denise Smith
  • Harold H. Smith
  • Margp Smith
  • Michael & Mary Jane Smith
  • Relia Smith
  • Tim & Sheri Smith
  • Wayne & Juanita Smith
  • Russ K Sneddon
  • Diane Sorrells
  • Lynda Stacey
  • Jan Staheli
  • Vance Standifird
  • Christina Stanton
  • Jill Starley
  • The David Starling Family
  • Shelby Stastny
  • Maryann Stevens
  • Austin & Kimberly Stewart
  • Grant & Stacie Stewart
  • Nathan Stocks
  • Eldon & Cynthia Stonehocker
  • Daniel & Denise Stratton
  • Geraldine Sucher
  • Kay & Brent Sumsion
  • Natalie Swenson
  • Deborah Taylor
  • Jeremy Taylor
  • Craig Terry
  • Jill Teuscher
  • Brent Tew
  • Nick Thomas
  • Thomas/Nicole
  • W. Mont Timmins
  • Kim & David Topham
  • Wallace Trotter
  • Robert Ullery
  • Cynthia Voytac
  • Angie Wager
  • Thomas Walker
  • Sally Walter
  • Paul Ward
  • Diana Warnick
  • Linda Warwood
  • Todd Webb
  • Arlene Welch
  • Susan Westover
  • Paul Westwood
  • Keenan White
  • Jan Whiteley
  • Brent Whitlock
  • Linda Wickham
  • Teresa Neumann
  • Patricia Williams
  • David Wiscombe
  • Elizabeth Witt
  • ReNae Woolsey
  • Dolly & Norman Wright
  • Paige Wright
  • Sally Wyne
  • Bonnie Yeates
  • Patricia Young
  • Russell Young
  • Wayne & Carol Young
  • Clyde & Julie Zorn
  • Ronald & Jane Zundel