A crowd of more than 200 gathered for the fourth-annual The St. Louis Theater Circle Awards ceremony, held Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The awards honor work by St. Louis actors, directors, designers and playwrights in the preceding year.
St. Louis Theater Circle Award winners
COMEDY
Outstanding production of a comedy: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding director of a comedy: John Contini, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding actress in a comedy: Kari Ely, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding actor in a comedy: Jeremy Webb, “Buyer and Cellar,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy: Betsy Bowman, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy: Michael Brightman, “Mr. Marmalade,” West End Players Guild
Outstanding ensemble in a comedy: “The 39 Steps,” Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
DRAMA
Outstanding production of a drama: “All the Way,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding director of a drama: Patrick Siler, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Upstream Theater
Outstanding actress in a drama: Amy Loui, “The Amish Project,” Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding actor in a drama: J. Samuel Davis, “Bashir Lazhar,” Upstream Theater
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama: Jennifer Theby-Quinn, “Afflicted: Daughters of Salem,” Metro Theater Company
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama: John Flack, “Sublime Intimacy,” Max & Louie Productions
Outstanding ensemble in a drama: “All the Way,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
MUSICALS
Outstanding production of a musical: “Anything Goes,” Stages St. Louis
Outstanding director of a musical: Michael Hamilton, “Anything Goes,” Stages St. Louis
Outstanding actress in a musical: Joyce El-Khoury, “Emmeline,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding actor in a musical: Jordan Shanahan, “Rigoletto,” Union Avenue Opera
Outstanding supporting actress in a musical: Zoe Vonder Haar, “The Full Monty,” Stages St. Louis
Outstanding supporting actor in a musical: Joneal Joplin, “The Fantasticks,” Insight Theatre Company
Outstanding ensemble in a musical: “Anything Goes,” Stages St. Louis
Outstanding musical director: George Manahan, “Emmeline,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding choreographer: Keith Tyrone Williams, “Once on This Island,” the Black Rep
PLAYWRITING
Outstanding new play: Nancy Bell, “The World Begun,” Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
DESIGN
Plays
Outstanding lighting design in a play: Peter E. Sargent, “Angel Street,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding sound design in a play: Greg Mackender and Rusty Wandall, “Antony and Cleopatra,” Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding costume design in a play: Beth Ashby, “An Invitation Out,” Mustard Seed Theatre
Outstanding set design in a play: Wilson Chin, “Angel Street,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Musicals
Outstanding lighting design in a musical: Christopher Akerlind, “Emmeline,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding costume design in a musical: Brad Musgrove, “Anything Goes,” Stages St. Louis
Outstanding set design in a musical: Shoko Kambara, “The Barber of Seville,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis