The Legacy Award is given to individuals who have played a foundational role in establishing or strengthening the Richmond-area theater community. Recipients of this award are listed below. Video about some honorees can be accessed by clicking on their name. The history of, the formal criteria for consideration for, and the individuals currently being considered for the Legacy Award are detailed in this document.
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2025 |
Founders of Richmond Triangle Players: Michael Gooding, Steve Earle, Jacqui Singleton, Marcus Miller and John Knapp |
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2024 |
Founders of Richmond Shakespeare: Grant Mudge and Cynde Liffick |
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2023 |
Founders of Firehouse Theatre Project: Bill Gordon, Anna Senechal Johnson, Harry Kollatz, Jr., Carol Piersol, and Janet Wilson |
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2023 |
Grandfathered in from the Liz Marks Awards: |
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Founders of Swift Creek Mill: Wamer “Buddy” Callahan, Dr. Louis “Lou” Rubin |
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Founder of the School for the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC): Jeri Cutler-Voltz |
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2020-22 |
None awarded. |
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2019 |
Noreen Barnes |
Neil and Sara Belle November |
2018 |
Jack Welsh |
Roy Proctor |
2017 |
Leslie Cheek, Jr. |
Raymond Hodges |
2017 |
Founders of Barksdale Theatre : Pete Kilgore, Muriel McAuley & Nancy Kilgore |
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