Bringing the excitement of the Performing Arts to Big Sky Country

rendering of Alberta Bair Theater by Cushing Terrell, architect
Rendering by Cushing Terrell

Our historic journey to expand and improve the Alberta Bair Theater is complete. It’s been 34 years since the old Fox Theatre was renovated to become our beloved Alberta Bair Theater. In that time tens of thousands of people have attended performances to Tony awarded Broadway musicals, Grammy Awarded musicians and the best of ballet and modern dance, as well as theatre for all ages. As stewards of ABT and its legacy of excellence, we will continue bringing world class entertainment to our region.

More than half of the $13.6 million renovation budget addressed infrastructure needs. Included in the renovation and expansion:

  • Main Floor Lobby & Concessions
  • Stage Rigging System
  • New Audio System
  • Balcony Lobby & Concessions
  • Upgraded Seats
  • New Lighting System
  • Increased Restrooms on Main Floor and Mezzanine
  • HVAC
  • Acoustic treatments affectionately called “cheeks” and “eyebrow”
  • ADA compliancy throughout the theater
  • Elevator
  • Building Code Requirements
  • Grand Staircase
  • New Box Office
  • Digital Marquee and interior electronic signage

We are fortunate several organizations, families and individuals understand the value Alberta Bair Theater adds to our region in terms of quality of life and community as well as economic impact and have risen to the challenge as philanthropic leaders.

Photos for Capital Campaign

These are exciting times and we invite you to be a part of Alberta Bair Theater’s legacy.

Please contact Jan Dietrich for more information at jdietrich@albertabairtheater.org or (406) 294-5201.

The following gifts are current as of March 22, 2021:

$1,000,000+

Charles M. Bair Family Trust

City of Billings / Downtown Billings Partnership

Jim & Chris Scott Family

$500,000+

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Joseph S. Sample

$250,000+

Susan & Dr. Hewes Agnew

Dr. John & Patricia Burg

First Interstate Bank & Foundation

Rick & Nicki Larson

Stockman Bank

Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation

$100,000+

Carol Brosovich

Carolyn K. Ennis

Cynthia Long Foster

John W. & Carol L.H. Green

Jeff Lindenbaum & Joan Sorenson

Laurence & Ruth Martin

Linda & Denny Menholt

Lee & Denise Scherer

Treacy Foundation

Dennis Whitmore & Kathryn Leathers

$75,000+

Jody & Cyndy Desin

Shelley & Frank Haughton

Bill & Mary Underriner

$50,000+

Robert & Cindy Beers

Timothy & Melinda Brocopp

Gary & Norma Buchanan & Family

Bill & Anne Cole

Jay & Brittainy Doucette

Bill & Kim Gottwals

Alex & Andrea Heyneman

Kampgrounds of America, Inc.

JoAnn C. Kuhns

David & Virginia Langlas

Langlas & Associates General Contractors

Ben & Mary Lou Marchello

Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development

Gavin & Brooke Murphy

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company

Dr. Jim & Janice Scott

Sanderson Stewart

Karin & Ron Smith

Ron, Amy & Ava Yates

Sam & Judy McDonald Foundation

$25,000+

Randy & Cheryl Bentley

Maria J. Christiaens

Billings Clinic

Steve & Jennifer Corning

John & Claudia Decker

Anne & Jack Dietrich

David & Janis Dietrich

Paul Grmoljez, M.D. & Alice Gordon

Brian, Molly, Aidan & Sean Harrington

Susan Ogden & Chuck Hingle

Wayne & Traci Hirsch

Hulteng CCM, Inc.

James Hummel & Paige Spalding

Hylton Family in memory of Bobbi

Joan E.H. & John W.  Jacobsen

Shannon & Doug Jensen

David & Judy Johnson

Dave & Elaine Kinnard

Joel & Andrea Long

Lynn Marquardt & Jim Gutenkauf

Greg & Eileen McDonald

Michael Sample Family

Paul & Ann Miller

Bruce C. & Susan L. Nelson

Jase O. Norsworthy

Terry & Patt Payne

Walt & Mary Peet

Duncan & Jenna Peete

Christine & Mark Randak

Jim & Lin Roscoe

Bill & Laverne Royer

Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden

Tancy & Ralph Spence

St. Vincent Healthcare

U.S. Bank

Valley Credit Union

$10,000+

ABT 2019 Staff

Samuel, Catherine & Beau Bergman

Janet M. Carpenter

Nick & Linda Cladis

Richard & Cheri Cox Family

The Cross Family in memory of John T. Jones

Crowley Fleck PLLP

Gene & Joy Culver

Cushing Terrell

Bruce L. Ennis & Margaret S. Davis

The Fortin Family Foundation

Dr. Jonathan & Suzanne Graeve

Barbara & Phillip Griffin

Chris & Tracy Hoiness – Hoiness Family Foundation

Roger & Darla Huebner

Doug & Kathy James

Kirk D. & Brittney L. Jensen

Dr. Tersh & Jane McCracken

Jean M. McNally

Moulton Bellingham PC

Dale & Judy Peterson

J.R. & Amy Reger

Rocky Mountain Bank

Bernard Rose in memory of Marge McArthur

Jim & Chris Scott in memory of Jim Corning

Patty & George Selover

Corby Skinner

Dr. William  & Suzanne Smoot

Jock & Gayle West

Kathleen & Craige Whiteley

$5,000+

Judy M. Allen

Bill & Sandy Anderson

Steve & Elsie Arntzen

Steve & Patti Ballock

Bruce & Susan Barrow

Jane Bridger

Larry A. Compodonico

Gene & Joy Culver

Bill & Colette Davies

Brad & Lisa Griffin

Helen Brach Foundation

Dorothy Hull

Royal & Norma Johnson Charitable Fund

Andrew & Paulette Laszlo Foundation

Terry & Sandra Mammenga

James & Joy Mariska

Clayton & Joan McCracken

Bob & Linda Merchant

NorthWestern Energy

PayneWest Insurance

Jaq Quanbeck

Robert & Pamela Sanderson

Bill & Sally Toner

Bob & Liz Wilmouth

Joseph & Karen Womack

Friends

Vera M. Abrams

Carita & Bernard Adams

Rich & Kathy Aldrich

Charles & Beverly Allison

Bill & Sandy Anderson

Carol S. Anderson in honor of Ron Yates

Glenn Anderson

Randall & Susan Anderson

Bill & Gail Andrus in honor of Hewes Agnew

Anonymous (12)

Anonymous in honor of Laurel Slattery

Roberta Anner-Hughes & Edward Hughes

Rose Marie Aus

Adela Awner

Susan Baack

Sue Bach

Bar JL Ranch in honor of the Mitchell Family

Nancy D. Barbula

Beverly Bates Hall

Carole Baumann

Beasley Family (Ben, Lindsey, Rigel, Hazel, & Zuri)
in memory of Dick Hayes

Jeanette & Arnie Bejot

Robb & Heather Bergeson

Ron & Mary Beth Billstein

Leslie Blair in memory of Gloria Blair

John & Judy Boehmke

Jeffrey Bofinger & Lizzy Smith

Jill Boyd

Gayla Bradberry

Joseph K. Bradford

Bill & Janie Brown

Rockwood Brown

Scott & Deb Brown

Barb Bryan & Scott Mitchell

Evan & Amy Buchan in honor of Randy & Cheryl Bentley

Larry A. Campodonico

Deb Carlson

Bill & Sheryl Cathey

Mark & Karen Chaput

Dee Dee Chiesa

Caitlin & Ryan Colbert

Arthur & Bonita Daniel (Daniel Ranch) in honor of Clifford Potts

Sherri Cornett & Steve Kriner

Stan & Fay Danielsen

Teresa Darnielle-Morse & Mark Morse

Linda Deavila

Ann Deegan

Kate & Adam Delavan

John & Chris Dorr

Alan & Amy Drain

Jack & Vickie Eagle

Sherri Eastman

Walter Egged in memory of Karen Olson Egged

Karen Eide

Mick & Vicki Ender

Kathryn Ensign

Wesley & Nicole Fangsrud

Robin & John Felton

Andrew & Edda Freestone

George Fink & Nancy Van Maren

Mark Finken

Rita Frasure

Carol Frederick

Donna K. Fredericks

Angus & Marjorie Fulton

Robert Gallagher in memory of Marlene Gallagher

Connie Genger in memory of Nadine Mutch

Dr. Mike Geurin

Catherine Glennon

Jim & Peggy Good

Lynda Joyce Grande

Jody Grant

Kay Grant in honor of Jody Grant

Monika Gray

Todd & Julie Grebe

Janice R. Green

Jack Griffin

Robert & Kathy Griffin

Glenn & Sally Griffin

Caron Griffith

Gary & Jean Grocholski

Steven & Carole Grosch

Fran Gunn

Ed Hahn & Pam Jones

Norma L. Hahn

Richard Hall

Kevin & Shirley Halverson

Mark Halverson & Cindy Osland

Kristin Hammler in memory of Dr. Roland L. Grant

Curtis & Sandra Haney

Gene & Carol Hansen

Dr. Wayne L. Hansen

Dick & Suzanne Hardt

Gary & Julie Harmala

Steve & Joni Harman

Dr. Donald Harr

Donald & Cheryl Burke Harris

Jeremy & Monica Hauk

Kathleen Healy

Rose Heeg

Pokey Heny

Charles & Valeria Heyneman

James & Sherry Hoban

Stephen Hoklin

Paul & Dee Holley

Mark & Camilla Horn

Colleen Huff

David & Cynthia Hummel

Steve & Kari Humphrey

Mary Ellen Ibarra-Robinson & Earl Robinson in memory of Irene Ibarra

ISU Streeter Brothers Insurance, Inc.

Carl & Janice Jahr

Diane Boyer Jerhoff

Lee & Nancy Jockers

Ann Jones

Bob & Carolyn Jones

John & Barbara Junnila

Dr. Marvin & Judy Kastrop

Frank & Margo Kelley

Jan & Harry Kessner

Sally & Dave Kisling in memory of Robert B. Doolen

Dr. James & Sally Knostman

Susan Knox

Paul Kober in honor of Albert G. Kober

Keith & Donna Kohnke

Gareld & Barbara Krieg

Veronica Kuzman

Diane & Ted Kylander

Rachelle Lacy

LaFever Family – The Monte Bar & Casino

Land Design, Inc.

Barb Leininger

Claire Leslie

Dr. Richard & Patti Lewallen

Adam & Danielle Liberty

Marvin & Carol Linde

Betty Loos & Gordon McConnell in memory of Jana Stockton

Richard & Carol Lorenz

Shelly Loveless

Susan B. Lovely

LyCox Enterprises, Inc.

Jerry Lydiatt

Jim & Jennifer Mack

Jerry & Beth A. Madsen

Lisa Malody & Laurence DeBoer

Susan McKinley

Lilah M. Meldahl

Craig & Susan Melder

Edward & Betty Lou Miller

Gary & Susan Miller

John & Jeanne Mohr

Sherrie Murray

Travis & Meadow Nilles

Richard & Gretchen Nolan

Jane Ohnstad

Dave & Jane Oltrogge

Wayne Opperud

Mary & Phil Parker

Bill & Janet Pascoe

Lauren & Dorsey Payne

Lori Petersen

Mary Pickett Parker

Ken & Leslie Pitman

Van & Cheryl Pittack

Deborah Powell

Marcella Prinkki

Robert Quam

Charlie & Audrey Reed

Jeff & Nancy Rice

Thomas & Rene Richmond

Kathie L. Riggs

Sharon Roland

Bev & Sig Ross

Jeremiah Rouane

Ann Ruehr

Barb Rummel

Beverly Schock

Robert & Nancy Schultz

Alan J. Schuyler in memory of Paul & Betty Schuyler

Mark Sevier

Robert & Jan Singer

Linda Snider

Don & Susan Sommerfeld

Neal & Gigi Sorensen

Margaret Steckel

Nancy Steel

Pete & Sandi Steiger

Sharon Steppler

John & Susan Stewart

Patrick Sweeney & Teresa Erickson

Christina Taylor

Pete & Sandy Teller

Ruth Terry

Bob & Carol Terwilliger

Arlo Thomas

Lauren Tibert & Daniel B. Wells

Loretta Tonnsen

Linda & Pete Trask

Teri VandenBrink

Bill & Darlene Vanderloos

David & June Voldseth

Michael & Jennifer Vondra

Eugene R. Wade

Mary Lou Wagner

Shayla Walker

David Wang

Joseph & Gloria Weiss in honor of Jean F. Brown

Vivian Zabrocki

NAME-A-SEAT

Susan & Hewes Agnew

Greg & Jeff Anderson

Joel Anderson

Susan Baack

Alberta Bair

Bryce & Carrie Ballard

Randy & Cheryl Bentley

Matt & Kate Blakeslee

Jill Boyd

Rockwood Brown

John & Patricia Burg

Maria J. Christiaens

Nick & Linda Cladis

Richard & Cheri Cox

Dave & Jan Dietrich

Janet L. Dietrich

Walter Egged

Wesley & Nicole Fangsrud

Robin & John Felton

Cynthia L. Foster

Karen Frank

Alice Gordon

Lynda Joyce Grande

Mary Ann & Andy Hall

Tom & Robin Hanel

Anne Harrigan

Alex & Andrea Heyneman

Chris & Tracy Hoiness

David & Cynthia Hummel

Dave & Susan Irion

Adam & Kevin Kimmet

Dave & Elaine Kinnard

Gareld Krieg

JoAnn Kuhns

Veronica Kuzma

David & Virginia Langlas

Jack Lawson & Joan Crum

Richard & Patti Lewallen

Mary Lynch

Terry & Sandra Mammenga

Larry & Ruth Martin

Brooke & Gavin Murphy

Shanna & Brad Nason

Jeanne Nitz

Kathy & Harold Olson

Wayne Opperud

Mary & Walt Peet

Duncan & Jenna Peete

Ellen Pfister

Arlene Priest

Bernard Rose

Bill & Laverne Royer

Keith & Nancy Rupert

Barbara Sample

Jim Scott

Corby Skinner

Bob & Linda Snider

Paige Spalding

Tancy  Spence

Annie Teal

Shanna Tourtlotte

Jane Wallace

Daniel & Lauren Wells

Weston Family

Mary Beth & James Woodcock, Jane & Walter Gullett, and Brian & Tricia Campbell

Ron & Amy Yates

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