RECENT NEWS
Bigfork Summer Playhouse
Young Frankenstein, Music Man, Newsies, Mean Girls
June 6th, 2026- August 23rd, 2026
Riley is so excited to be making his debut at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse for their 67th season of live professional theater. This summer, he will be playing the role of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein, as well as Ewart Dunlop/Vocal Captain in Music Man, Romeo in Newsies, and Glenn Cocco in Mean Girls. It is a joy to perform all 4 of these shows in repertory for 60+ shows over the course of the summer! Tickets can be purchased at bigforksummerplayhouse.com
Graduation!
Bachelor of Music: Musical Theater Performance
May 8th, 2026
Riley is extremely grateful to graduate with a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theater Performance from Tennessee Tech School of Music! His primary voice teacher was Dr. Wendy Mullen and he is so excited to graduate from such a wonderful university. Outside of his studies, Riley spent a majority of his free time as the Vice President of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.
Internship at the Cumberland County Playhouse
Senior Cabaret, Deathtrap, Lion King Jr.
January 15th, 2026 - May 8th, 2026
Riley is so blessed to return to the Cumberland County Playhouse as an intern for his final semester at Tennessee Tech University. This internship was received via partnership with the university and the professional playhouse. In his time at CCP this semester, Riley will be on the production team/crew for Lion King Jr., gain a professional play credit with Deathtrap, and perform in a cabaret for his senior recital credit!
Senior Year at Tennessee Tech!
Into the Woods, Rumors, Opera Workshop Concert
August 21st, 2026 - May 8th, 2026
Riley began his senior year playing Baker in Tennessee Tech’s production of Into The Woods. He then ended the first semester playing Billy Flynn in TTU’s Opera Workshop Concert. In his final semester at Tech, he had the opportunity to play Ken Gorman in Neil Simon’s Rumors!
Cumberland County Playhouse
Anastasia, Grease, Hairspray, 9 to 5, SPARC
Summer 2024 & Summer 2025
Riley spent two consecutive summers working at the Cumberland County Playhouse in all capacities. For the summer of 2024, Riley would be in the ensemble of Anastasia, his first professional stage credit, as well as serve on the stage crew and production team of Grease. In addition to this, Riley taught 3 acting classes from ages 8-18 through the SPARC summer camp ran by CCP.
In Summer of 2025, Riley was a Swing/Corny Collins U/s in Hairspray and the Assistant Stage Manager of 9 to 5. Riley also helped with the production team to make both of these sets come to life.
Barbershop Quartets & Choruses
BHS International Silver Medalist, SHD Novice Quartet Champion
2022 - Present
Riley has been singing barbershop since he was a freshman in college and it has remained a core part of his life ever since. In 2022, Riley would begin to form “Sincere”, a collegiate quartet registered to the Barbershop Harmony Society. Riley aimed to inspire the young generations to carry on the tradition of barbershop singing. He has performed in venues all across the country, from the Bellco Theatre in Denver, CO to the Fisher Center in Nashville, TN.
In 2023, he would join the Music City Chorus and in 2025 proceed to earn a silver medal in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Contest.
In 2024, Riley would form another quartet with his peers from MCC and go on to win the Novice Quartet Championship in the Southeastern Harmony District. This same year, he would lead a barbershop choir through his university and organize a sold-out concert to help raise funds for barbershop singing.
Riley continues his barbershop journey in addition to his theatre endeavors, recently becoming a vocal captain for “The Music Man” and singing lead in the quartet.
