Riley Bayer

Riley Bayer is excited to be returning for his third year with the Bell Witch Festival and his debut for Smoke! Riley has performed in the show Spirit for the past two seasons. In 2019 he was Drewy Bell, 2022 he was Calvin Johnston, and for both of those seasons he was the Kate Batts catcher. Riley was born and raised in Missouri where he received his degree in Theater and Film at Missouri Western State University. Riley Bayer is a local actor. Some of his acting credits include; Of Mice & Men (Lennie), Avenue Q (Trekkie Monster), Peter and the Starcatcher (Alf), Evil Dead: The Musical (Jake), We Will Rock You (Brit/Aretha), Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro), If/Then (Deputy Mayor/ Ensemble), The Civil War (Ensemble), and three seasons with The Inebriated Shakespeare Company in Macbeth (Ross, Servant, Dagger, and Blood), Hamlet (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), and A Midsummer Nights Dream( Lysander and Fairy). Riley is grateful to be working with the most talented group of performers and to be performing for the joyous town of Adams Tennessee.