A sea of green engulfed the lobby of the Center of Creative Art’s (COCA) Emerson Theater last night for the 2nd Annual St. Louis Theater Circle Awards. St. Patrick’s Day was put on the backburner as more than 300 actors, actresses, friends and family celebrated local theater and the people in it.
The Higher Education Channel was honored to be apart of the celebration and is excited to share with you exclusive footage of the event, as well as individual nominee red carpet interviews.
We are also delighted to share each moving and sometimes hysterical acceptance speech.
The Mustard Seed Theatre Company seemed to be the big winner at last night’s award ceremony, with six awards in all – five being in the musical category for its production of “All Is Calm.” Sarah Godefroid Cannon also won Outstanding Actress for the company for its musical, “Jaye Eyre.”
The St. Louis Actors’ Studio walked away with five awards – four being for its comedy, “Waiting for Godot.” The Studio also won for “King Lear,” with the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama award going to Bobby Miller.
Stages St. Louis and the St. Louis Repertory, which dominated the awards last year, held their own, both being the recipient of four Circle Awards.
The Black Rep, Muny and Shakespeare Festival St. Louis all took home two awards.
In all, 22 local theater productions from 13 professional theater companies received Circle awards for outstanding work, which you can only see on HEC-TV’s website here.
We thank all of you for the opportunity to be apart of this joyous and memorable occasion and we are already looking forward to next year’s award ceremony!
The 2013 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards Nominations and Winners
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy
Waiting for Godot, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Emily Baker, Boeing Boeing, Dramatic License Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Anderson Matthews, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Judi Mann, The Lyons, Max & Louie Productions
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Terry Meddows, Waiting for Godot, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Director of a Comedy
Bobby Miller, Waiting for Godot, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Production of a Comedy
Waiting for Godot, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama
The Whipping Man, The Black Rep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Elizabeth Townsend, Good People, The Rep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Bobby Miller, King Lear, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Sarah Godefroid Cannon, Jane Eyre, Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Jerry Vogel, An Iliad, Upstream Theater
Outstanding Director of a Drama
Tom Martin, Our Town, Insight Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Drama
The Whipping Man, The Black Rep
Outstanding Set Design, Comedy or Drama
Beowulf Borritt, Fly, The Rep
Outstanding Costume Design, Comedy or Drama
Patricia McGourty, Sense and Sensibility, The Rep
Outstanding Lighting Design, Comedy or Drama
James Sale, Double Indemnity, The Rep
Outstanding Sound Design, Comedy or Drama
Ellie Schwetye, The Woman in Black, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Outstanding Set Design in a Musical
Robert Mark Morgan, West Side Story, The Muny
Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical
Dorothy Marshall Englis, My Fair Lady, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (tie)
Michael Sullivan, All Is Calm, Mustard Seed Theatre
Rob Lippert, Night of the Living Dead, New Line Theatre
Outstanding Musical Director
Joe Schoen, All Is Calm, Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding Choreographer
Dana Lewis, My Fair Lady, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
All Is Calm, Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Zoe Vonder Haar, Always…Patsy Cline, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Antonio Rodriguez, Cafe Chanson, Upstream Theater
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Pamela Brumley, My Fair Lady, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Hugh Panaro, Les Miserables, The Muny
Outstanding Director of A Musical
Deanna Jent, All Is Calm, Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding Production of A Musical
All Is Calm, Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding New Play
Nancy Bell, Old Hearts Fresh, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
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