2026 Theater Circle Awards - March 23, 2026
Nancy Bell, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Lindsey Grojean, The Curious Savage, Stray Dog Theatre
Lize Lewy, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Alicia Revé Like, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
Essence Anisa Tyler, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Louis Reyes McWilliams, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Michael James Reed, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jacob Schmidt, Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Sean C. Seifert, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
John Wilson, Ken Ludwig’s Baserville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
Michelle Hand, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Heather Matthews, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Albion Theatre Company
Andrea San Miguel, The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Adelin Phelps, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jordan Coughtry, The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Nick Freed, The Minutes, Stray Dog Theatre
Gary Glasgow, Two Jews Walk into a War: A Comedy, New Jewish Theatre
Ron Himes, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Bryce A. Miller, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
Denisse Chavez, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Jayson M. Lawshee, Athena, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jason Lynch, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Matthew McCarthy, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Christina Watanabe, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jimmy Bernatowicz, Athena, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Kareem Deanes, Two Jews Walk into a War: A Comedy, New Jewish Theatre
Tre’von Griffith, The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
John Gromada, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Ellie Schwetye, Professor House, Contraband Theatre
Oana Botez, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Dorothy Marshall Englis, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Renee Garcia, The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Tracey Newcomb, I Have Been Here Before, Albion Theatre Company
Michele Friedman Siler, The Heidi Chronicles, New Jewish Theatre
Jean Kim, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Robert Mark Morgan, The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Scott C. Neale, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Scott C. Neale, Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Margery Spack & Peter Spack, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jade Cash, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Sarah Chalfie, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Jennifer Ikeda, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Isa Venere, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Maggie Wininger, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Grayson DeJesus, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Ron Himes, Radio Golf, The Black Rep
Donald Jones Jr., The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Bryce A. Miller, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Reginald Pierre, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Mara Bollini, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Stray Dog Theatre
Wendy Ren é e Greenwood, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Michelle Hand, Meet Me at Dawn, Upstream Theater
Lizi Watt, Meet Me at Dawn, Upstream Theater
Donna Weinsting, With, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Nic Few, The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Christian Kitchens, The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Joel Moses, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Whit Reichert, With, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
John Hughes Your Own Adventure, by Joseph Garner, Chris Mr. Jones, Rob McLemore, Suki Peters, and Ben Ritchie, Cherokee Street Theatre Company
The Pavement Kingdom: A Clinic Escort Play, by Courtney Bailey, Chorus of Fools
Professor House, by Jacob Juntunen, Contraband Theatre
Romeo & Zooliet, by Jennifer Joan Thompson, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Scream, Echo. Scream., written and produced by Summer Baer
Christopher Alden, Don Pasquale, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Susanne Burgess, Don Pasquale, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
John Gerdes, The Second Hurricane, Stray Dog Theatre
Daniel Scofield, Salome, Union Avenue Opera
Leonard Slatkin, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Don Pasquale, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
My Fair Lady, Union Avenue Opera
The Second Hurricane, Stray Dog Theatre
This House, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Jeremiah Ginn, Murder for Two, STAGES St. Louis
Mallory Golden, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Carter Haney, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Jermaine Manor, Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
David Nehls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
Kirven Douthit-Boyd, The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Ellen Isom, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Lisa Shriver, Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Jennifer Werner, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Justin Been, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Kareem Deanes, The Heidi Chronicles, New Jewish Theatre
Kareem Deanes, The Wash, The Black Rep
Michael Curry Design, Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Joe Taylor, Dollhouse by Three Manufacturers, Equally Represented Arts (ERA)
Kailey Boyle, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Stages St. Louis
Marsiya Miller, Legally Blonde, The Musical, Tesseract Theatre Company
Jane Paradise, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Dianica Phelan, Austen’s Pride, Stages St. Louis
Sarah Polizzi, Rock of Ages, Stray Dog Theatre
Dave Cooperstein, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Aaron Fischer, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Aaron Fischer, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Dustin Petrillo, Madam, Fly North Theatricals
David Socolar, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Stages St. Louis
Ethan Steimel, Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
Denisse Chavez, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Tyler Duenow, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Jason Lyons, Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Sean M. Savoie, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Peter Barbieri, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Ann Beyersdorfer, Murder for Two, STAGES St. Louis
David Blake, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Bradley Rohlf and Colin Healy, Madam, Fly North Theatricals
Rob Lippert, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Sam Hayes, Madam, Fly North Theatricals
Colleen Michelson, Rock of Ages, Stray Dog Theatre
Johanna Pan, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Emily Rebholz, Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Michele Friedman Siler, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Brianna Kothari Barnes, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Sarah Gene Dowling, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Olivia Hernandez, Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Anita Michelle Jackson, Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
Hailey Medrano, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Jabari Boykin, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Rafael DaCosta, Bat Boy, New Line Theatre
Jeremiah Ginn, Murder for Two, STAGES St. Louis
Dan Hoy, Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Spencer Davis Milford, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
I Have Been Here Before, Albion Theatre Company
The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
The Wash, The Black Rep
Austen’s Pride, STAGES St. Louis
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, STAGES St. Louis
Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Risa Brainin, The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Tracy Brigden, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Josiah Davis, Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Tom Ridgely, Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Nisi Sturgis, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, New Jewish Theatre
Nancy Bell, Athena, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Annamaria Pileggi, With, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Robert Quinlan, The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
Michael Sexton, Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Jacqueline Thompson, The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Justin Been, Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Igor Goldin, Austen’s Pride, Stages St. Louis
Michael Kostroff, Murder for Two, Stages St. Louis
Rebekah Scallet, Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Jennifer Werner, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Stages St. Louis
Clyde’s, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Romeo & Zooliet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Albion Theatre Company
The Cottage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Hamlet, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Meet Me at Dawn, Upstream Theater
The Brothers Size, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
The Wanderers, New Jewish Theatre
With, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Austen’s Pride, Stages St. Louis
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Stages St. Louis
Cabaret, New Jewish Theatre
Raisin (The Musical), The Black Rep
Superhero, Stray Dog Theatre
Wayne Salomon, early member and associate artistic director of Theatre Project Company, St. Louis theater community educator, director, actor
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, for its 50th anniversary as an opera of local, national and international acclaim
Bob Trump, Head Draper at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, retired in 2025 after 40 years of work in The Rep’s costume shop