Something Rotten!

Book By Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell, Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick

Show Information

The Ruth & Nathan Hale Theater

PROUDLY PRESENTS


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Book by

Karey Kirkpatrick andJohn O’Farrell

Music & Lyrics by

Wayne Kirkpatrick andKarey Kirkpatrick

Conceived by

Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Arrangements by

Glen Kelly

Orchestrations by

Larry Hochman

Starring

Blake Barlow, Joseph Paul Branca, Amanda Baugh, Matt Baxter, Austin Dorman, Josh Durfey, Zack Elzey, Scotty Fletcher, Mark Gordon, Marshall Lamm, Shawn Lynn, Ondine Morgan-Garner, Bailee Morris, Amelia Rose Moore, Jordan Nicholes, Scott Rollins, Dr. Ryan Shepherd, Josh Tenney, and Jacob Thomason

Featuring

Bronwyn Andreoli, Michael Avila, Venna Barrowes, Francesca Bianchi, Tanya Cespedes, Keely Conrad, Jordan Dahl, Danna Facer, Tanner Garner, Madison Lynn Gehring, Cannon Hadfield, Jake Hart, Cole Hixson, Brant Johnson, Hannah Keating, Connor McMaster, Emily Manning, Spencer Manning, Hayden Mecham, Isaac Moss, Rachel Nicholes, Mike Rhodes, Maxwell Sperry, Maria Stephens, Madison Valgardson, Emily West, Heather White, and Elijah Wolford

DIRECTOR

David Morgan

Choreographer

Izzy Arrieta

Music Director

Justin Bills

SET DESIGN

Jason Baldwin

COSTUME DESIGN

Lexi Goldsberry

LIGHTING DESIGN

Ryan Fallis

HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN

Bekah Wilbur

SOUND DESIGN

Dan Morgan

PROP DESIGN

Megan Heaps

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Ashtyn Waters

 

Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

CAST UPDATE for Wednesday August 20th

The role of Nick Bottom will be played by
Ryan Shephard

The role of Shakespeare will be played by
Scotty Fletcher

The role of Bea Bottom will be played by
Ameila Rose Moore

The role of Brother Jeremiah will be played by
Joey Branca

The role of Man 2 will be played by
Eljiah Wolford

The role of Man 7 will be played by
Cole Hixson
 

Cast List

Nick Bottom

Blake Barlow MON, WED, SAT
Ryan Shepherd TUE, THU, FRI

Nigel Bottom

Austin Dorman MON, WED, FRI
Josh Durfey TUE, THU, SAT

William Shakespeare

Jordan Nicholes MON, WED, FRI
Scotty Fletcher TUE, THU, SAT

Beatrice "Bea" Bottom

Bailee Morris MON, WED, FRI
Amelia Rose Moore TUE, THU, SAT

Portia

Ondine Morgan-Garner MON, WED, FRI
Amanda Baugh TUE, THU, SAT

Thomas Nostradamus

Scott Rollins MON, WED, FRI
Marshall Lamm TUE, THU, SAT

Brother Jeremiah

Matt Baxter MON, WED, FRI
Joey Branca TUE, THU, SAT

Lord Clapham/Master of the Justice

Josh Tenney MON, WED, FRI
Zack Elzey TUE, THU, SAT

Shylock

Shawn Lynn MON, WED, FRI
Mark Gordon TUE, THU, SAT

Minstrel

Jacob Thomason SINGLE CAST

Man 1/Tom Snout

Jake Hart MON, THU, FRI
Connor McMaster TUE, WED, SAT

Man 2/Robin

Isaac Moss MON, WED, FRI
Elijah Wolford TUE, THU, SAT

Man 3/Peter Quince

Mike Rhodes MON, WED, FRI
Michael Avila TUE, THU, SAT

Man 4/Snug

Tanner Garner MON, THU, FRI
Jordan Dahl TUE, WED, SAT

Man 5

Spencer Manning MON, WED, FRI
Hayden Mecham TUE, THU, SAT

Man 6

Maxwell Sperry MON, WED, FRI
Brant Johnson TUE, THU, SAT

Man 7

Cannon Hadfield MON, WED, FRI
Cole Hixson (u/s Minstrel)  TUE, THU, SAT

Woman 1/Miranda

Danna Facer MON, WED, FRI
Hannah Keating TUE, THU, SAT

Woman 2/Rosalind

Emily Runyan Manning MON, TUE, FRI
Heather White WED, THU, SAT

Woman 3/Helena

Keely Conrad MON, WED, SAT
Emily West TUE, THU, FRI

Woman 4

Tanya Cespedes MON, WED, FRI
Bronwyn Andreoli TUE, THU, SAT

Woman 5

Maria Stephens MON, WED, FRI
Francesca Bianchi TUE, THU, SAT

Woman 6

Rachel Ryan Nicholes MON, WED, FRI
Venna Barrowes TUE, THU, SAT

Woman 7

Madison Valgardson MON, WED, FRI
Maddie Gehring TUE, THU, SAT
 

Production Team

DIRECTOR

David Morgan

CHOREOGRAPHER

Izzy Arrietta

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Justin Bills

SET DESIGN BY

Jason Baldwin

COSTUME DESIGN BY

Lexi Goldsberry

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

Ryver Mecham

LIGHTING DESIGN BY

Ryan Fallis

HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN BY

Bekah Wilbur

SOUND DESIGN BY

Dan Morgan

A1 OPERATORS

Rachel Carr and Devon Parikh

PROP DESIGN BY

Megan Heaps

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Ashtyn Waters

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Kati Morgan Torrie

DECK CREW

Kate Hales, Collin Ohran, Thomas Petrucka, and Sophie Shepherd

HEAD DRESSERS

Danielle Hendrickson, Ri Mosswood, Alexis Sanders, and Seneca White

WARDROBE CREW

Carlie Mccleary, Astrid Melendez, Zach Raddatz, Annica Stenquist, Kate Watkins, and Seneca White

Scenes and Musical Numbers

 

Act One

•  Scene 1  •
A South London Street
 

Welcome to the Renaissance

Minstrel and Company


•  Scene 2  •
The Theatre

Man, I Hate Shakespeare

Nick, Nigel, and The Troupe


•  Scene 3  •
A South London Street/Outside Nick and Bea's House
 


•  Scene 4  •
Nick and Bea's House

Right Hand Man

Bea, Nick, and Nigel

Man, I Hate Shakespeare (Reprise)

Nick


•  Scene 5  •
Soothsayer Alley

A Musical

Nostradamus, Nick, and Company


•  Scene 6 •
A South London Street/Outside the Theatre
 


•  Scene 7  •
The Theatre

The Black Death

The Troupe


•  Scene 8  •
A South London Street

I Love the Way

Portia and Nigel


•  Scene 9  •
The Park
 

Will Power

Shakespeare and Company


•  Scene 10  •
After-Show Party


•  Scene 11 •
Soothsayer Alley

Bottoms Gonna Be on Top

Nick and Company


Intermission

 

Act TWO

 


•  Scene 1  •

London
 

Welcome to the Renaissance (Reprise)

Minstrel

Hard to Be the Bard

Shakespeare and The Bard Boys


•  Scene 2  •

The Theatre
 

It's Eggs!

Nick and The Troupe


•  Scene 3  •

A London Park
 

We See the Light

Portia, Nigel, Brother Jeremiah, Nick, and Company

Nigel's Theme

Nigel


•  Scene 4 •

The Theatre
 

To Thine Own Self

Nigel and The Troupe


•  Scene 5 •

A South London Street
 

Right Hand Man (Reprise)

Bea


•  Scene 6 •

On Stage at the Theatre
 

Something Rotten!

The Troupe

Make an Omelette

Nick and Company


•  Scene 7 •

Courtroom
 

To Thine Own Self (Reprise)

Nick and Nigel


•  Scene 8 •

New American Colony
 

Welcome to America

Nick, Nigel, Bea, Portia, Company

Director's Note

by David Morgan

Something Rotten! is one of my favorite musical comedies. It’s a delightful pastiche of 100 years of musical theater, with tongue-in-cheek parodies, theatrical Easter eggs, and self-aware humor about Shakespeare, musical theater, and the Renaissance. It’s a love letter to musicals that celebrates their history and conventions while also poking fun at popular culture. Most of all, it’s simply a lot of fun—and I hope tonight it gives you some wonderfully funny entertainment.

Interesting Facts

By Mark Fossen

Shakespeare: The Original Rock Star ( and Plagiarist? )

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Today, we put William Shakespeare on a pedestal, thinking of him as the very definition of “literature”. But in his own time? He was less of a literary deity and more of a popular entertainer. He wasn’t crafting High Art—he was writing to please the masses, from noble patrons to rowdy commoners. Shakespeare was, in short, the rock star of the Renaissance.

The musical Something Rotten! runs with this idea, giving us a Shakespeare who struts across the stage like a Renaissance Mick Jagger, adored by fans, basking in his own genius, and blatantly stealing ideas from others. Something Rotten! will never be mistaken for a history lesson, but the truth is that Shakespeare wasn’t just a brilliant writer who chronicled the human condition as few others have done. He was also savvy, competitive, and, by today’s standards, wildly unoriginal. And that was completely normal.

Theatre was a Blood Sport

Shakespeare lived in a time when theatre was booming. London had multiple playhouses, including the Globe, the Rose, and the Swan, each run by rival acting companies that constantly fought to stage the next big hit. Unlike Broadway today, where a successful musical can run for years, Renaissance theatre moved at breakneck speed. A show might get a dozen performances in a season before being replaced. Theatre companies needed 10 to 20 new plays a year, which meant playwrights had to churn out material fast. 

While we think of Shakespeare as a solitary artist crafting timeless works, collaboration and speed were the norm. Playwrights co-wrote scripts, rewrote old plays, and borrowed freely from each other. The best modern comparison would be a television writers’ room. Modern ideas of plagiarism and rights didn’t apply: if a story worked, you used it. If another writer had a great idea, you took it and made it better. It was a theatrical free-for-all, and Shakespeare was just another writer alongside other names like Thomas Middleton, John Webster, Ben Jonson, Thomas Dekker, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, and Thomas Kyd. Middleton wrote parts of Macbeth, and one of the very few examples we have of Shakespeare’s handwriting is found in a speech he contributed to Sir Thomas More along with many other playwrights.

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A manuscript page from Sir Thomas More. This page is believed to have been written by William Shakespeare and is one of only 7 examples of his handwriting.

Shakespeare: The Great Borrower

Today, we call Shakespeare a genius. But if he were working under modern copyright law? He’d be drowning in lawsuits. Nearly all of his plays were based on existing material:

  • Romeo and Juliet –
    Lifted from Arthur Brooke’s The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562).
  • Hamlet –
    Borrowed from an old Scandinavian legend which had likely been adapted to the stage years before and reworked into the kind of revenge thriller that was dominating stages.
  • King Lear –
    A revamped version of an older play called The moste famous Chronicle historye of Leire king of England and his Three Daughters.
  • King Lear, Macbeth, Richard III, Henry VI, Coriolanus, and more –
    Modern plagiarism software finds word-for-word borrowings from A Brief Discourse of Rebellion and Rebels by George North in 11 of Shakespeare’s plays.

Back then, this wasn’t considered stealing—it was just how storytelling worked. Elizabethan audiences didn’t expect originality; not unlike modern movie audiences they wanted familiar stories told well. Shakespeare’s genius wasn’t in coming up with brand-new plots—it was in how he transformed them, layering in richer characters, sharper dialogue, and better drama.

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The earlier King Leir play was finally published in 1605, likely to capitalize of the success of Shakespeare’s 1603 version of the story.

The Race for the Next Big Thing

Theatre in Shakespeare’s day was a high-stakes game, and playwrights were constantly looking for the next trend. That’s exactly what happens in Something Rotten! when Nick Bottom, desperate to beat Shakespeare at his own game, visits a soothsayer to find out what’s next in theatre. The answer? Musicals.

It’s an absurd, hilarious anachronism—but is it really that far-fetched?

Were Musicals Possible in the Renaissance?

While full-blown musicals didn’t exist in the 1590s, Renaissance theatre was already experimenting with music-driven storytelling. If Nick Bottom had tried to stage a musical, it might not have been as impossible as it seems.

  • Greek Tragedy: Educated men were taught Latin and Greek and would have been familiar with the plays from Ancient Greece which were being rediscovered during the Renaissance. The chorus in Greek theatre traditionally sang and danced, leading directly to the chorus in the modern Broadway musical.
  • Court Masques: These lavish performances combined spoken word, elaborate music, and dance, often featuring royalty as performers. Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones collaborated on some of the most famous ones.
  • Plays with Songs: Shakespeare himself used music constantly. Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and The Tempest all include multiple songs performed within the story. Some moments, like Ophelia’s mad singing in Hamlet, feel almost like proto-musical theatre soliloquies.
  • Jigs: Short, often bawdy musical performances that followed the main play—think of them as the Renaissance equivalent of a vaudeville act.

The idea of blending music, theatre, and dance was already thriving in Shakespeare’s time. If someone had just taken that next step—tying songs directly to character development and advancing the plot—we might have had musicals centuries earlier. Instead, we saw the development of opera in Italy around the same time as the Italians worked to recreate Greek tragedy.

The Shakespearean Rock Star

In Something Rotten!, Shakespeare isn’t just a playwright—he’s a brand, a celebrity, a larger-than-life figure who overshadows his contemporaries. Again, this is exaggerated for comic effect, but the truth isn’t far off.

Shakespeare was a big deal in his own lifetime. His plays were performed at court for Queen Elizabeth I and later King James I. His company, the King’s Men, had royal patronage. He was one of the few playwrights whose works were published during his lifetime—meaning he had enough clout to be considered worthy of print, something many of his peers never achieved. (Many of those published plays were pirated, however; some were reconstructed by actors who knew only their lines and approximated the rest, while others were written down by scribes who attended the plays and furiously scribbled down the dialogue and stage directions in shorthand.)

While Shakespeare wasn’t dodging paparazzi or signing autographs, he was the playwright to beat. And in an industry where survival depended on who could produce the next big hit, he played the game better than almost anyone else.

Nick Bottom in Something Rotten! isn’t alone in his annoyance with Shakespeare. Once of the first mentions of Shakespeare as a playwright is this criticism by Robert Greene in 1592: “for there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tygers hart wrapt in a Players hyde, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blanke verse as the best of you: and being an absolute Johannes fac totum, is in his owne conceit the onely Shake-scene in a countrey.”

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Nick Bottom in Something Rotten! isn’t alone in his annoyance with Shakespeare. Once of the first mentions of Shakespeare as a playwright is this criticism by Robert Greene in 1592: “for there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tygers hart wrapt in a Players hyde, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blanke verse as the best of you: and being an absolute Johannes fac totum, is in his owne conceit the onely Shake-scene in a countrey.”

The Bard as a Hustler

As you watch Something Rotten!, remember: the Bard wasn’t an isolated genius, toiling away in solitude. He was a hustler, a competitor, and a “borrower”. The show’s over-the-top portrayal of Shakespeare as a plagiarist superstar isn’t so far off:  he wasn’t just writing plays—he was crafting blockbusters.

 

Look for these at your local library or bookstore!

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599
and The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro

These books look in detail at specific years in Shakespeare’s life and give a detailed picture of what his theatrical world was like.

Shakespeare & Co. by Stanley Wells

This book focuses on the other playwrights that surrounded Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's Stage Traffic by Janet Clare

This is an academic text that dives into the way Shakespeare relied on adaptation and “borrowing” from both non-theatrical sources and his fellow playwrights.

Meet the Cast

Nick Bottom

Blake Barlow

Mon, Wed, Sat
Nick Bottom

Dr. Ryan Shepherd

Tue, Thu, Fri
Nigel

Austin Dorman

Tue, Wed, Fri
Nigel

Josh Durfey

Mon, Thu, Sat
William Shakespeare

Jordan Nicholes

Mon, Wed, Fri
William Shakespeare

Scotty Fletcher

Tue, Thu, Sat
Bea

Bailee Morris

Mon, Wed, Fri
Bea

Amelia Rose Moore

Tue, Thu, Sat
Portia

Ondine Morgan-Garner

Mon, Wed, Fri
Portia

Amanda Baugh

Tue, Thu, Sat
Thomas Nostradamus

Scott Rollins

Mon, Wed, Fri
Thomas Nostradamus

Marshall Lamm

Tue, Thu, Sat
Brother Jeremiah

Matt Baxter

Mon, Wed, Fri
Brother Jeremiah

Joseph Paul Branca

Tue, Thu, Sat
Lord Clapham/Master of the Justice

Josh Tenney

Mon, Wed, Fri
Lord Clapham/Master of the Justice

Zack Elzey

Tue, Thu, Sat
Shylock

Shawn Lynn

Mon, Wed, Fri
Shylock

Mark Gordon

Tue, Thu, Sat
Minstrel

Jacob Thomason

Single Cast
Man 1/Tom Snout

Jake Hart

Mon, Thu, Fri
Man 1/Tom Snout

Connor McMaster

Tue, Wed, Sat
Man 2/Robin

Isaac Moss

Mon, Wed, Fri
Man 2/Robin

Elijah Wolford

Tue, Thu, Sat
Man 3/Peter Quince

Mike Rhodes

Mon, Wed, Fri
Man 3/Peter Quince

Michael Avila

Tue, Thu, Sat
Man 4/Snug

Tanner Garner

Mon, Thu, Fri
Man 4/Snug

Jordan Dahl

Tue, Wed, Sat
Man 5

Spencer Manning

Mon, Wed, Fri
Man 5

Hayden Mecham

Tue, Thu, Sat
Man 6

Maxwell Sperry

Mon, Wed, Fri
Man 6

Brant Johnson

Tue, Thu, Sat
Man 7

Cannon Hadfield

Mon, Wed, Fri
Man 7 (u/s Minstrel)

Cole Hixson

Tue, Thu, Sat
Woman 1/Miranda

Danna Facer

Mon, Wed, Fri
Woman 1/Miranda

Hannah Keating

Tue, Thu, Sat
Woman 2/Rosalind

Emily Runyan Manning

Mon, Tue, Fri
Woman 2/Rosalind

Heather White

Wed, Thu, Sat
Woman 3/Helena

Keely Conrad

Mon, Wed, Sat
Woman 3/Helena

Emily West

Tue, Thu, Fri
Woman 4

Tanya Cespedes

Mon, Wed, Fri
Woman 4

Bronwyn Andreoli

Tue, Thu, Sat
Woman 5

Francesca Bianchi

Tue, Thu, Sat
Woman 5

Maria Stephens

Mon, Wed, Fri
Woman 6

Rachel Ryan Nicholes

Mon, Wed, Fri
Woman 6

Venna Barrowes

Tue, Thu, Sat
Woman 7

Madison Valgardson

Mon, Wed, Fri
Woman 7

Madison Lynn Gehring

Tue, Thu, Sat

Meet the Production Team

Director

David Morgan

Music Director

Justin Bills

Choreographer

Izzy Arrieta

Stage Manager

Ashtyn Waters

Set Designer

Jason Baldwin

Costume Design

Lexi Goldsberry

Hair and Makeup Design

Bekah Wilbur

Sound Design

Dan Morgan

Lighting Design

Ryan Fallis

Prop Design

Megan Heaps

Theater Staff

Leadership


Theater Founders

Cody & Linda Hale
Cody & Anne Swenson

Production


Artistic Director

Jennifer Hill Barlow

Production Manager

Meagan M. Downey

Head of Audio

Timothy Riggs

Sound Supervisor

Richie Trimble

Sound Assistant

Devon Parikh

Head of Lighting and Media 

Michael Gray

Master Electrician

Ryan Fallis

Head of Automation and Rigging

Scott Freeland

Automation

Sam Nielsen, Alena Rodriguez, Noah Sheen, and Ryder Spotts

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

Assistant Costume Shop Manager 

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

Assistant Technical Director

Paul Hintz 

Master Carpenter

David Knowles 

Carpenters

Boston Anglesey, Zippy Hellewell, Steven Ingram, Garion Jorgensen, Lincoln Oliphant, Jaren Raymond, and Ian Scott

Lead Metal Fabricator

Jay Johnson

Purchasing Coordinator / Props Artisan

Elisabeth Goulding

Props Supervisor

Megan Heaps

Props Artisan

Allen Lafferty and Lucinda Lai

Scenic Charge Artist

Morgan Dawn Golightly

Scenic Artist

Malorie Hansen and Amanda Ruth Wilson

Head of Stage Management 

Shae Candelaria

Production Stage Manager 

Jordan Liau

Deck Operations Manager

Katie Torrie

Education


Managing Director of Education

Linda Hale

Director of The Ruth Academy

Jon Liddiard

Youth Artistic Director

Amelia Rose Moore

Administrative Assistant

Opal Tolman

Acting Instructors

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

Vocal Instructors

Amanda Baugh, Amanda Crabb, Kristian Huff, Marcie Jacobsen, Rex Kocherhans, Chelsea Lindsay, Amelia Rose Moore, Brandalee Bluth Streeter, Brad Summers and Marcie Yacktman

Instrument Instructors

Christian Wawro, Rachel Kirschman

Group Class Instructors

Bronwyn Andreoli, Will Baird, Rachel Bigler, DeLayne Dayton, Charlie Flint, Nick Garner, Morgan Gunter, Emily Hawkes, Cole Hixson, Emma Wadsworth Hurley, Audrey King, Rachel Carter Kirschman, Merrilee Liddiard, Mak Milord, Amelia Rose Moore, Kolton Nielsen, Kelsea Smellie, Channing Spotts, Opal Tolman, Madison Valgardson, Charlotte Westover, Clara Wright, and Dylan Wright

Administrative


Executive Director - CEO

Bill Woahn

Director of Administration

Joe Cook

Director of Customer Experience- CXO

Kristine Widtfeldt

Director of Human Resources

Juli Adams

Director of Operations

Troy Anderson

Director of Finance

Mark Ostler

Director of Public Relations & Strategic Partnerships

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

Patron Services


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

Fiona Hartvigsen 

Assistant House and Volunteer Manager

Tia Trimble

House Supervisors

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

Ushers

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

Volunteers

Joan Adams, Maryna Akhtyrska, Jennifer Belliston, Stephanie Bromley, Barbara Brown, Chip Browne, Suzanne Browning, Mark Buchanan, Julie Castro, Tricia Christensen, Claire D'Ecsery, Sheryl DeGroot, Ben Driggs, Lisa Durrant, Paige Erickson, Barb Fox, Kaye Fugal, Roberta Galatsatos, Carrie Hansen, Debra Hawker, Janice Heilner, Sandi Henderson, Cheryl James, Karen Jeffreys, Michael Jeffreys, Fran Keller, Barbara Langford, Deja Linares, Katie Maxwell, Tawnya Mayo, Judd Messenger, Judy Miner, Kevin Mitchell, Terrie Mitchell, Lynne Nielsen, Jacob Perazzo, Kendra Porter, Colleen Richardson, Doug Richardson, Daniel Richmond, Kathie Richmond, Destiny Schroeter, Shellie Shelley, Pam Shepherd, Aubrey Sorenson, Sean Taggart, Shauna Taggart, Nicole Turner, Chelsea Welch, Christine Worthen, Paul Worthen, Kim Wright, and Lori Wright

Hale Center Foundation for the Arts & Education


Board Chair

Greg Cook

Board of Trustees

Anne Brown, David Doxey, Linda Hale, Carl Hernandez, Derrin Hill, William Jeffs, Jani Radebaugh, Cody Swenson, Lincoln Westcott, and Jeff Wills

Advocacy Council

Heidi Woahn (Volunteer Chair)

Advisory Council

Craig Simons, Ella Simons, Jerry Simons, Adele Swenson, Maren Mouritsen, Robert Lee Swenson, and Melany Wilkins

Donors

Thank You!

We appreciate all those who have contributed to the Hale Center Foundation for the Arts & Education (The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater | The Ruth Academy). If your name has been misspelled or inadvertently omitted, please contact Jeff Fisher at 435.668.3861.
 

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Donations from January 1, 2023 - March 14, 2025
 

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  • Kimball & Rebecca Hodges
  • Brian & Louise Murphy
  • Dennis & Joan Norton Family Foundation
  • Robert & MaryAnn Parsons
  • Reed & Charity Quinn
  • Joyce Ricks Family
  • Jeff & Sandee Smith
  • Josh Woodbury

Duke & Duchess $1,000 to $2,499

  • Andrew & Samantha Allison
  • Marianne Anderson
  • BA Real Estate Group
  • Lawynn Baird
  • Kirk & Laura Baxter
  • Scott & Tereh Beeson
  • Brent & Connie Bullock
  • Chris Bunker
  • Sally Burningham
  • James & Andrea Clarke
  • John & Karen Cook
  • Ryan & Jennifer Crafts
  • Lee & Terry Daniels
  • Olani Durrant
  • KC Cook
  • Jim & Tana Evans
  • Mark & Nadine Evans 
  • Mckay Florence
  • John & Linda Gardner
  • Steve & Tina Glover
  • George & Bonnie Groberg
  • Richard & Diana Guernsey
  • Hale Distant Relatives
  • Soren & Kim Halladay
  • Harlan & RaDene Hatfield
  • Rich & Ann Herlin
  • Barta Heiner
  • Nan Hunter
  • Jeff & Jeffs Attorneys At Law
  • William & Joanne Jeffs
  • Keith & Kim Jensen
  • Michael Johnson
  • Rebekah & Joseph Johnson
  • Ron Judd
  • Karen Larsen
  • Karen & Craig Larsen
  • Stan & Michelle Lockhart
  • Tom & Diane Mabey
  • Jed & Robynn Marvell 
  • Rick & Kim Mccloskey
  • Maren Mouritsen
  • Suzy Oliveira
  • Wendy Ott
  • Michael & Tammy Peterson
  • Quigley Family
  • 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