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RLT’s annual Cantey Awards night was held on Tuesday, June 23, in the Cantey V. Sutton Theatre. The Canteys are held each year in celebration of the completion of a season and to acknowledge all of the hard work of our volunteers. Performance awards have been presented at Raleigh Little Theatre every year since the 1949-50 season. In the 1975-76 season, the name of the award was changed from “Oscar” to “Cantey” in honor of Mrs. Cantey Venable Sutton, the Grand Dame of Raleigh Little Theatre.

Raleigh Little Theatre honors all of the volunteers, artists, and community who made the 2025-2026 season a fabulous one. Special congratulations to the award winners:

Al D. Wolfheimer Volunteer Awards

Gary Bossert

Angel Grayson

Amy Hellmers

Sonya LaLeaf

August LeBlanc

Jamie Marlowe

Amy Plahuta

Jamie Smith

Matt Steindl

Lindsey Wyatt

Teaching Assistant Awards

Jaida Curry

Jax Dusanenko

Robert Dombalis

Violet Hellmers

Emma Hoffman

Lorelei Kemp

Michaela Langley

Grace White

Glenn Amos Miller Technical Service Award

Lauren Montana

Ed Bodell Rookie of the Year Award

Gavin Hamilton

Charles V. York, Jr. Theatre Service Award

John Maruca

Haskell Fitz-Simons Distinguished Performer Award

Erik Agle

Spotlight Performer Awards

Hadestown: Teen Edition, David Emmanuel

Mad Libs Live!, Tyler Yeatts

Witch, Lola Ureña

Cinderella, Amy Kemp

Moonlight and Magnolias, Seth Blum

1776, Greg Toft

Divas! 2026, Alec Donaldson

The Hobbit, Zion Clarke

School of Rock, Madison Cribbs