The 2020 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards

    The 2020 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards honors outstanding achievements in locally produced professional theater in the year 2019. There are 120 productions in contention for 33 awards.
    Due to the national health situation, this ceremony couldn’t be presented as it normally would be. But as they say, “the show must go on!” That’s why the members of the St. Louis Theater Circle joined HEC Host Rod Milam from their homes to present this year’s many outstanding honorees.

    Winners:

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
    Kelley Weber, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
    Patrick Blindauer, Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

    Outstanding Actress in a Comedy (TIE)
    Katie Kleiger, Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
    Maggie Wininger, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

    Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
    Will Bonfiglio, Fully Committed, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
    Patrick Huber, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions

    Outstanding Sound Design
    Phillip Evans, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions

    Outstanding Costume Design in a Play
    Felia Davenport, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding Set Design in a Play
    Margery and Peter Spack, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
    Carly Uding, Translations, Black Mirror Theatre

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
    Samuel Davis, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding Actress in a Drama
    Donna Weinsting, Salt, Root, and Roe, Upstream Theater

    Outstanding Actor in a Drama
    Gary Wayne Barker, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding New Play
    Nonsense and Beauty, by Scott C. Sickles, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

    Outstanding Achievement in Opera (TIE)
    Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
    Roland Wood, Rigoletto, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

    Outstanding Production of an Opera
    La Boheme, Union Avenue Opera

    Special Award for Invaluable Support in the Arts
    Ken and Nancy Kranzberg

    Outstanding Musical Director
    Charles Creath, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, The Black Rep

    Outstanding Choreographer
    Dexandro Montalvo, Such Sweet Thunder, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Jazz St. Louis, and The Nine Network of Public Media

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
    Taylor Louderman, Kinky Boots, The Muny

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
    Tiélere Cheatem, La Cage aux Folles, New Line Theatre

    Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
    Sean M. Savoie, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

    Outstanding Set Design in a Musical
    Mary Engelbreit and Paige Hathaway, Matilda, The Muny

    Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical
    Sarah Porter, La Cage aux Folles, New Line Theatre

    Outstanding Actress in a Musical
    Kendra Kassebaum, Guys and Dolls, The Muny

    Outstanding Actor in a Musical
    Luke Steingruby, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Q Collective

    Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy
    A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

    Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama
    Indecent, Max & Louie Productions

    Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
    Matilda, The Muny

    Outstanding Director of a Comedy
    Kari Ely, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

    Outstanding Director of a Drama
    Joanne Gordon, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions

    Outstanding Director of a Musical
    Michael Hamilton, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

    Outstanding Production of a Comedy
    Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre

    Outstanding Production of a Drama
    Indecent, Max & Louie Productions

    Outstanding Production of a Musical
    Such Sweet Thunder, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Jazz St. Louis, and The Nine Network of Public Media