Larry Riley Rising Star Award Winners
To encourage and reward ($500 stipend) an artist possessing outstanding talent within their chosen theatrical field/career in the previous season. The stipend is to be used to advance his/her theatrical career or theatre education.
(Conceived and established by the Excellence in Memphis Theatre Judges in 1994)
(Conceived and established by the Excellence in Memphis Theatre Judges in 1994)
1994 – Andrea Faith Darnell
1995 – Leslie Churchill Ward
1996 – Marquez Rhyne
1997 – Shannon Convery
1998 – Amanda Sisk
1999 – Rainey Harris
2000 – Steven Burk
2001 – Renee Davis
2002 – Nate Eppler
2003 – Jordan Nichols
2004 – Kyle Hatley
2005 – Andrew Weir
2006 – Stephanie Kim
2007 – Crystin Gilmore
2008 – Ken Friedhoff
2009 – Alvaro Francisco
2010 – Laura Stracko
2011 – Ed Porter
2012 – John Dylan Atkins
2013 – Olivia Wingate
2014 – Morgan Howard
2015 – Chelsea Robinson
2016 – Gabe Beutel-Gunn
2017 – Austin Blake Conlee
2018- Breyannah Tillman
2019- Karl Robinson
2020- Jason Eschhofen
2021- Donald Sutton & Abby Teel
1995 – Leslie Churchill Ward
1996 – Marquez Rhyne
1997 – Shannon Convery
1998 – Amanda Sisk
1999 – Rainey Harris
2000 – Steven Burk
2001 – Renee Davis
2002 – Nate Eppler
2003 – Jordan Nichols
2004 – Kyle Hatley
2005 – Andrew Weir
2006 – Stephanie Kim
2007 – Crystin Gilmore
2008 – Ken Friedhoff
2009 – Alvaro Francisco
2010 – Laura Stracko
2011 – Ed Porter
2012 – John Dylan Atkins
2013 – Olivia Wingate
2014 – Morgan Howard
2015 – Chelsea Robinson
2016 – Gabe Beutel-Gunn
2017 – Austin Blake Conlee
2018- Breyannah Tillman
2019- Karl Robinson
2020- Jason Eschhofen
2021- Donald Sutton & Abby Teel
