2015 TMA Nominations
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Lost in Yonkers - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY Macbeth - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE The Elephant Man - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE The Lion in Winter - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE The Mousetrap - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS The Piano Lesson - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
A Nice Family Gathering - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Greater Tuna - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS Miracle on South Division Street - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Moon Over Buffalo - Theatre Guild of Webster Groves The Dixie Swim Club - ALTON LITTLE THEATER You Can't Take it With You - Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SMALL CAST
Greater Tuna - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS Lost in Yonkers - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY Miracle on South Division Street - ALTON LITTLE THEATER The Dixie Swim Club - ALTON LITTLE THEATER The Mousetrap - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS The Piano Lesson - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LARGE CAST
A Christmas Story - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY Fools - Theatre Guild of Webster Groves Macbeth - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE See How They Run - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY The Elephant Man - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE You Can't Take it With You - Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
------“Outstanding Achievement in a Play” ------
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA DIRECTION OF A COMEDY Lost in Yonkers (MASC), Zona Ludlum Greater Tuna (AP), Bill McMasters Macbeth (CCT), Nancy Crouse Miracle on South Division Street (ALT), Lee Cox Prescription: Murder (MASC), Tammy Duensing Moon Over Buffalo (TGWG), Ginny Austermann The Elephant Man (LGP), Kathleen Dwyer The Skin of Our Teeth (CCT), Joe O'Connor/Rose Wegesheide The Mousetrap (AP), Dan McGee The Dixie Swim Club (ALT), Lee Cox The Piano Lesson (CCT), Nada Vaughn You Can't Take it With You (TGWG), Debbie Love
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY SET DESIGN OF A PLAY The Dixie Swim Club (ALT), Lee Cox/Jeff Pruett The Dixie Swim Club (ALT), Lee Cox/Kevin Frakes The Elephant Man (LGP), Robert Lippert Lost in Yonkers (MASC), Tim Paeltz/Zona Ludlum Macbeth (CCT), Nathan Schroeder Macbeth (CCT), Nancy Crouse The Mousetrap (AP), Diane Wingerter Miracle on South Division Street (ALT), Kevin Frakes/Michael Cox/Lee Cox The Piano Lesson (CCT), Nathan Schroeder The Piano Lesson (CCT), Andrew Cary/Nada Vaughn See How They Run (MASC), Haley Durrer Prescription: Murder (MASC), John Campbell COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY The Elephant Man (LGP), Cathy Symonds Greater Tuna (AP), Bill Conklin/Ken Eliff/Bill McMasters The Invisible Man (ACS), Nicki Ketterling/Keaton Treace Macbeth (CCT), Jean Heckmann/Tracey A Newcomb The Mousetrap (AP), Dan McGee/George Jesse Brooks The Piano Lesson (CCT), Julie Smailys
------“Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE David Chandler, Fools (TGWG) Lee Cox, A Nice Family Gathering (ALT) Bill Conklin, Greater Tuna (AP) Gail Drillinger, Miracle on South Division Street (ALT) Andrew Garcia, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Diana Enloe, Miracle on South Division Street (ALT) Sam Hack, The Skin of Our Teeth (CCT) Laura Gibbons, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Jeff Harrison, Miracle on South Division Street (ALT) Debbie Maneke, The Dixie Swim Club (ALT) Aaron Mermelstein, You Can't Take It With You (TGWG) Karen Wilson, The Dixie Swim Club (ALT)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Nate Contini, Moon Over Buffalo (TGWG) Michelle Beczkala, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Matt Dossett, See How They Run (MASC) Nancy Crouse, Moon Over Buffalo (TGWG) Thaddeus O'Donnell, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Madison Doty, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Thaddeus O'Donnell, Fools (TGWG) Laura Gibbons, Fools (TGWG) Jim Wamser, You Can't Take it With You (TGWG) Jean Heil, Alone Together (ALT) Larry Zerega, Fools (TGWG) Heather Sartin, The Skin of Our Teeth (CCT)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Mitch Ellis-Yapp, The Elephant Man (LGP) Elizabeth Knocke, Dracula (TGWG) Richard Hunsaker, Prescription: Murder (MASC) Jan Meyer, The Lion in Winter (CCT) Joe O'Connor, The Lion in Winter (CCT) Talichia Noah, The Piano Lesson (CCT) Daniel Schmid, The Elephant Man (LGP) Erin Struckhoff, Macbeth (CCT) Will Shaw, Prescription: Murder (MASC) Kristy Weber, Prescription: Murder (MASC) Jeremy Thomas, The Piano Lesson (CCT) Maria Wilken, Lost in Yonkers (MASC)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Ronnie Lee Banks, The Piano Lesson (CCT) Laura Gibbons, Dracula (TGWG) David Boase, The Mousetrap (AP) Melanie Kozak, The Elephant Man (LGP) Ed Burguiere, The Invisible Man (ACS) Gabi Maul, The Mousetrap (AP) Matt Dossett, Lost in Yonkers (MASC) Rachel Mullis, The Elephant Man (LGP) Nick Drago, The Day They Shot John Lennon (AP) Heather Sartin, Macbeth (CCT) Ethan Jones, Macbeth (CCT) Denise Saylor, Macbeth (CCT)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Play” ------
JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Caden Douthit, A Christmas Story (MASC) Alanna Fenner, The Piano Lesson (CCT) Paul Hoefken, A Christmas Story (MASC) Dominic Lenz, A Christmas Story (MASC) Kyle Pudder, A Christmas Story (MASC) Kyle Pudder, Lost in Yonkers (MASC)
------“Special Recognition ” ------
Special Achievement Theatre Project Company
ALT/Alton Little Theater; AP/Alfresco Productions; ACS/Affton CenterStage Theatre; CCT/Clayton Community Theatre LGP/Looking Glass Playhouse; MASC/Monroe Actors Stage Co.; TGWG/Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
TMA Nominations by Production TMA Nominations by Theatre Group
A Christmas Story - 5 See How They Run - 3 Alfresco Productions - 13 A Nice Family Gathering - 2 The Day They Shot John Lennon - 1 Alton Little Theater - 17 Alone Together - 1 The Dixie Swim Club - 7 Affton CenterStage Theatre - 2 Dracula - 2 21 The Elephant Man - 9 Clayton Community Theatre - 26 Fools - 5 The Invisible Man - 2 Looking Glass Playhouse - 9 Greater Tuna - 5 The Lion in Winter - 3 Monroe Actors Stage Company - 20 Lost in Yonkers - 7 The Mousetrap - 7 Theatre Guild of Webster Groves - 21 Macbeth - 10 The Piano Lesson - 10 Miracle on South Division Street - 7 The Skin of Our Teeth - 3 Moon Over Buffalo - 4 You Can't Take it With You - 10 Prescription: Murder - 5 2016 TMA Nominations
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Diary of Anne Frank - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS Foxfire - MONROE ACTORS STAGE CO. The Trip to Bountiful - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES Wait Until Dark - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Women - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
The Foreigner - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Moon Over Buffalo - ACT TWO THEATRE Noises Off! - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS Panache - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Skin Deep - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Steel Magnolias - ALTON LITTLE THEATER
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SMALL CAST
Foxfire - MONROE ACTORS STAGE CO. The Odd Couple - ACT TWO THEATRE The Foreigner - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Skin Deep - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Steel Magnolias - ALTON LITTLE THEATER The Underpants - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LARGE CAST
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Diary of Anne Frank - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS Noises Off! - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS The Normal Heart - ALRESCO PRODUCTIONS The Trip To Bountiful - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Women - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
------“Outstanding Achievement in a Play” ------
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA DIRECTION OF A COMEDY Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TGWG), John Austermann The Foreigner (ALT), Diana Enloe The Diary of Anne Frank (OTW), Chris & Carole Lanham My Three Angels (AP), Tim Cunnigham Foxfire (MASC), Kathleen Campbell Noises Off! (OTW), Melissa Boyer The Glass Menagerie (LGP), Dan Schmid Skin Deep (ALT), Lee Cox A Trip to Bountiful (TGWG), Britteny Henry Steel Magnolias (ALT), Diana Enloe The Women (CCT), Vanessa Roman The Underpants (TGWG), Joe Hanrahan
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY SET DESIGN OF A PLAY The Diary of Anne Frank (OTW), Katie Adams The Dairy of Anne Frank (OTW), Chris Lanham/Ellie Lanham/Chris Resimius Foxfire (MASC), Mark Feazel/John Campbell Deathtrap (MASC), John Campbell Hound of the Baskervilles (MASC), Tim Paeltz Foxfire (MASC), Kathleen Campbell/John Campbell Inherit the Wind (CCT), Nathan Schroeder The Foreigner (ALT), Kevin Frakes/Diana Enloe Tartuffe (MASC), Brook Owen Hound of the Baskervilles (MASC), Tim Paeltz The Women (CCT), Nathan Schroeder Noises Off (OTW), Robert M Hanson
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY The Dairy of Anne Frank (OTW), Chris, Carole & Ellie Lanham The Glass Menagerie (LGP), Kelly Schmid Inherit the Wind (CCT), Jean Heckmann & Tracey A Newcomb A Trip to Bountiful (TGWG), Tracey A Newcomb Tartuffe (MASC), Rebecca Zimmermann The Women (CCT), Jean Heckmann/Rachel Nuener/Julie Smailys ------“Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE David Hunter, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Diana Pallas, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Glenn Saltamachia, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Leigh Reidelberger, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (LGP) Todd Micali, Moon Over Buffalo (ATT) Jadienne Nolan, Noises Off (OTW) Jeff Loyd, Noises Off (OTW) Gail Drillinger, Skin Deep (ALT) Anthony Wininger, Noises Off (OTW) Debbie Maneke, Steel Magnolias (ALT) Kevin Frakes, Skin Deep (ALT) Brittany Henry, The Underpants (TGWG)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Steven Harders, The Foreigner (ALT) Lee Cox, Don't Talk to the Actors (ALT) Bruce Vic, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (LGP) Rachel E Young, Doublewide, Texas (ODT) Mike McPartland, Noises Off (OTW) Carol Hodson, The Foreigner (ALT) Arturo Latimer, The Odd Couple (ATT) Amanda McMichael, Noises Off (OTW) Todd Micali, The Odd Couple (ATT) Kim Hillman, Steel Magnolias (ALT) James Wamser, The Underpants (TGWG) Carol Hodson, Steel Magnolias (ALT) Julie Petraborg, Tartuffe (MASC)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Paul James, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TGWG) Noreen Ann Rhodes, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TGWG) Colin Dowd, The Glass Menagerie (LGP) Pat Hunsaker, Foxfire (MASC) Steve Neill, Hound of the Baskervilles (MASC) Nancy Crouse, The Trip to Bountiful (TGWG) David Zimmermann, Hound of the Baskervilles (MASC) Heather Sartin, The Trip to Bountiful (TGWG) Jim Danek, Inherit the Wind (CCT) Jessica Johns Kelly, Wait Until Dark (TGWG) Mark A Neels, Night Must Fall (CCT) Erin Struckhoff, The Women (CCT)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Will Shaw, Foxfire (MASC) Betsy Burnett-Belanger, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TGWG) Karl Bockmeier, Night Must Fall (CCT) Kathy Fugate, The Diary of Anne Frank (OTW) Jason Blackburn, The Normal Heart (AP) Gabi Maul, Deathtrap (MASC) Gregory Faupel, The Normal Heart (AP) Angela Fink, The Women (CCT) Mike Hodges, The Normal Heart (AP) Kay Love, The Women (CCT) Paul James, The Normal Heart (AP) Calie West, The Women (CCT)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Play” ------
JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Rebecca Jones, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TGWG) Lilly Jurgens, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Jacob McKey, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Blake Moore, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Jackson Wylie, A Christmas Story (CUTC) Dani Wolfe, Wait Until Dark (TGWG)
------“Special Recognition ” ------
Lifetime Achievement Award Bea & George Lamb
ALT/Alton Little Theater; AP/Alfresco Productions; ATT/Act Two Theatre; CCT/Clayton Community Theatre; CUTC/Curtain's Up Theatre Co. LGP/Looking Glass Playhouse; MASC/Monroe Actors Stage Co.; ODT/Over Due Theatre Co.; OTW/O'Fallon TheatreWorks; TGWG/Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
TMA Nominations by Production TMA Nominations by Theatre Group
A Christmas Story - 7 Panache - 1 Act Two Theatre - 5 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - 7 Skin Deep - 5 Alfresco Productions - 6 Deathtrap - 2 Steel Magnolias - 6 Alton Little Theater - 19 Don't Talk to the Actors - 1 Tartuffe - 3 Clayton Community Theatre - 14 Doublewide, Texas - 1 The Diary of Anne Frank - 7 Curtain's Up Theatre Company - 7 Foxfire - 7 The Foreigner - 6 Looking Glass Playhouse - 5 Hound of the Baskervilles - 4 The Glass Managerie - 3 Monroe Actors Stage Company - 16 Inherit the Wind - 3 The Normal Heart - 5 O'Fallon TheatreWorks - 16 Moon Over Buffalo - 2 The Odd Couple - 3 Over Due Theatre Company - 1 Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 - 2 The Trip to Bountiful - 6 Theatre Guild of Webster Groves - 20 My 3 Angels - 1 The Underpants - 4 Night Must Fall - 2 The Women - 9 Noises Off! - 9 Wait Until Dark - 3 2017 TMA Nominations
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
A View From the Bridge - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Driving Miss Daisy - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Silent Sky - MONROE ACTORS STAGE CO. Steel Magnolias - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS The Boys Next Door - ACT TWO THEATRE Two Trains Running - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Alice in Wonderland - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY Drop Dead - ACT TWO THEATRE Peter & the Starcatcher - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS Ripcord - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE Sylvia - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Odd Couple - CURTAIN'S UP THEATRE COMPANY
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SMALL CAST
Doubt - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES Driving Miss Daisy - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Ripcord - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE Silent Sky - MONROE ACTORS STAGE CO. Steel Magnolias - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS The Odd Couple - CURTAIN'S UP THEATRE COMPANY
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LARGE CAST
A View From the Bridge - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Alice in Wonderland - MONROE ACTORS STAGE COMPANY Born Yesterday - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Drop Dead - ACT TWO THEATRE Peter & the Starcatcher - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS The Boys Next Door - ACT TWO THEATRE
------“Outstanding Achievement in a Play” ------
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA DIRECTION OF A COMEDY A View From the Bridge (CCT), Joe Hanrahan Alice in Wonderland (MASC), Matt Dossett Driving Miss Daisy (ALT), Gary Wilson Drop Dead (ATT), Phil Gill Silent Sky (MASC), John Campbell Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW), Melissa Boyer Steel Magnolias (AP), Jason Blackburn/Camille Fensterman Ripcord (LGP), Jason Koonce The Boys Next Door (ATT), Jeff David Sylvia (TGWG), Mark A Neels Two Trains Running (CCT), Nada Vaughn The Odd Couple (CUTC), David McCausland
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY SET DESIGN OF A PLAY Alice in Wonderland (MASC), Matt Dossett Alice in Wonderland (MASC), Matt Dossett Drop Dead (ATT), Chase Coates Born Yesterday (CCT), Andrew Cary/Zachary Cary/Steve Myers Driving Miss Daisy (ALT), Gary Wilson/Nick Harris Silent Sky (MASC), John Campbell Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW), Corey Verdusco The Death & Life of Sneaky Fitch (TGWG), Mark Moebeck Silent Sky (MASC), John Campbell The Odd Couple (CUTC), David McCausland/Leon White/Christy Luster/Carol Hodson Vanya and Sonia and Masha & Spike (LGP), Jason Koonce Two Trains Running (CCT), Andrew Cary
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY Alice in Wonderland (MASC), Sally Durrer Born Yesterday (CCT), Jean Heckmann Drop Dead (ATT), Melanie L Scranton Nana's Naughty Knickers (ALT), Lee Cox Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW), Raelynn Twohy/Shaena Godwin/Emily McClaine Silent Sky (MASC), Rebecca Zimmermann ------“Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Howard S Bell, The Odd Couple (CUTC) Pat Kulish, Nan's Naughty Knickers (ALT) Jeremy Boyd, Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW) Stephanie Rhein, Ripcord (LGP) Paul James, Drop Dead (ATT) Calyn Roth, Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW) Ben Ketcherside, Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW) Heather Sartin, Born Yesterday (CCT) Joe O'Conner, Born Yesterday (CCT) Chrissie Watkins, Sylvia (TGWG) Dan Stockton, The Odd Couple (CUTC) Chris Wilson, Ripcord (LGP) David Zimmermann, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (MASC)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Mark S Conrad, Ripcord (LGP) Karen Lee, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) George Doerr, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Karen Lee, The Odd Couple (CUTC) Vince Ojeda, The Odd Couple (CUTC) Rebecca Loughridge, Drop Dead (ATT) Kole Schlich, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (LGP) Christy Luster, The Odd Couple (CUTC) Greg Stiff, Peter & the Starcatcher (OTW) Jadienne Nolan Davidson, Drop Dead (ATT) Solomon Wilken, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Stacey Tunnicliff, Alice in Wonderland (MASC)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Bill Blanke, The Boys Next Door (ATT) Jane Abling, Doubt (TGWG) Archie Coleman, Two Trains Running (CCT) Diana Enloe, Driving Miss Daisy (ALT) Isiah Dilorenze, A View From the Bridge (CCT) Jennelle Gilreath, Steel Magnolias (AP) Jared Hennings, Driving Miss Daisy (ALT) Heather Holland, Steel Magnolias (AP) Erick Lindsey, The Boys Next Door (ATT) Liz Lesaulnier, Silent Sky (MASC) Aaron Mermelstein, The Boys Next Door (ATT) Erin Struckhoff, A View From the Bridge (CCT)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Steven Harders, Driving Miss Daisy (ALT) Rebecca David, The Boys Next Door (ATT) Erick Lindsey, Two Trains Running (CCT) Brittani O'Connell, Steel Magnolias (AP) Thaddeus O'Donnell, Black Coffee (TGWG) Kathy Piercy, Steel Magnolias (AP) Jeremy Thomas, Two Trains Running (CCT) Dawn Schmid, Doubt (TGWG) Minware Tutu, Two Trains Running (CCT) Sierra K Smith, Doubt (TGWG) Solomon Wilken, Silent Sky (MASC) Rebecca Zimmermann, Silent Sky (MASC)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Play” ------
JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Anna Bulman, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Reagan Hehne, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Sophie Kipping, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Andrew LeSaulnier, Alice in Wonderland (MASC) Maewyn Zarzeck, Alice in Wonderland (MASC)
------“Special Recognition ” ------
Lifetime Achievement Award Sam Hack
ALT/Alton Little Theater; AP/Alfresco Productions; ATT/Act Two Theatre; CCT/Clayton Community Theatre; CUTC/Curtain's Up Theatre Co. LGP/Looking Glass Playhouse; MASC/Monroe Actors Stage Co.; OTW/O'Fallon TheatreWorks; TGWG/Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
TMA Nominations by Production TMA Nominations by Theatre Group
A View From the Bridge - 5 Silent Sky - 9 Alfresco Productions - 7 Alice in Wonderland - 15 Steel Magnolias - 7 Alton Little Theater - 9 Black Coffee - 1 Sylvia - 3 Act Two Theatre - 15 Born Yesterday - 5 The Boys Next Door - 7 Clayton Community Theatre - 17 Doubt - 4 The Death & Life of Sneaky Fitch - 1 Curtain's Up Theatre Company - 9 Driving Miss Daisy - 7 The Odd Couple - 9 Looking Glass Playhouse - 8 Drop Dead - 8 Two Trains Running - 7 Monroe Actors Stage Company - 25 Nana's Naughty Knickers - 2 Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (LGP) - 2 O'Fallon TheatreWorks - 9 Peter & the Starcatcher - 9 Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (MASC) - 1 Theatre Guild of Webster Groves - 9 Ripcord - 6 2018 TMA Nominations
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Bus Stop - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Frost/Nixon - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - ALTON LITTLE THEATER One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - THE ACTORS' ATTIC The Laramie Project - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Arsenic & Old Lace - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES Brighton Beach Memoirs - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Laughter on the 23rd Floor - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES Leading Ladies - ACT TWO THEATRE Picaso at the Lapine Agile- THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES Who's in Bed With the Butler - ALTON LITTLE THEATER
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SMALL CAST
Brighton Beach Memoirs - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Bus Stop - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE Exit Laughing - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Leading Ladies - ACT TWO THEATRE Social Security - ALFRESCO PRODUCTIONS Who's in Bed With the Butler - ALTON LITTLE THEATER
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LARGE CAST
Frost/Nixon - LOOKING GLASS PLAYHOUSE Laughter on the 23rd Floor - THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - ALTON LITTLE THEATER Picaso at the Lapine Agile- THEATRE GUILD OF WEBSTER GROVES The Great Gatsby - O'FALLON THEATREWORKS The Laramie Project - CLAYTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
------“Outstanding Achievement in a Play” ------
DIRECTION OF A DRAMA DIRECTION OF A COMEDY Bus Stop (CCT), Sam Hack Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT), Sam Hack Frost/Nixon (LGP), Glenn Saltemachia Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG), Tom Kopp One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT), Kevin Frakes Leading Ladies (ATT), Paul James One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (OTW), Chris & Carole Lanham Picaso at the Lapine Agile (TGWG), Jim Danek The Curious Incident (AA), Marybeth Babcock Rumors (MASC), Warren G Frank The Laramie Project (CCT), Jim Danek Who's in Bed with the Butler (ALT), Kevin Frakes
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY SET DESIGN OF A PLAY Almost Maine (LGP), Jason Koonce Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT), Zac Cary Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT), Nathan Schroeder God's Favorite (ALT), Lief Anderson/Kevin Frakes/Carol Hodson/Gary Wilson Frost/Nixon (LGP), Jason Koonce Leading Ladies (ATT), Jeff David/Chris Resimius God's Favorite (ALT), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT), Kevin Frakes It's a Wonderful Life (WCC), Caleb Butler/Tammy Rodenbaugh One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (OTW), Chris & Ellie Lanham One Flew Over the Cucook's Nest (ALT), Lee Cox/Dennis Stevenson Who's in Bed with the Butler (ALT), Kevin Frakes
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY An Inspector Calls (MASC), Zona Ludlum Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT), Julie Smailys Leading Ladies (ATT), Jean Heckmann One Flew Over the Cucook's Nest (ALT), Lee Cox The Great Gatsby (OTW), Carole Lanham Who's in Bed with the Butler (ALT), Lee Cox ------“Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Patrick Blanner, Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT) Judy Moebeck, Arsenic & Old Lace (TGWG) Brad Kincaid, Who's in Bed With the Butler (ALT) Gabi Maul, Brighton Beach Memorirs (CCT) Minware Tutu, Picaso at the Lapine Agile (TGWG) Diana Kay, Exit Laughing (ALT) Danny Brown, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Stacey Tunnicliff, Rumors (MASC) Aaron Mermelstein, Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT) Trish Nelke, Social Security (AP) Zach Venturella, Leading Ladies (ATT) Alison Beach, Who's in Bed With the Butler (ALT)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Robert Jones, Arsenic & Old Lace (TGWG) Valerie Grant, Brighton Beach Memoirs (CCT) Brandon Atkins, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Linda Daly, Leading Ladies (ATT) Zachary Murphy, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Jordyn Wofford, Leading Ladies (ATT) William Smith, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Sarah Hirschfeld, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Larry Zarega, Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TGWG) Hannah Lindsey, Picaso at the Lapin Agile TGWG) Jesse Russell, Leading Ladies (ATT) Kristi Martel, Rumors (MASC) Will Shaw, Picasso at the Lapine Agile (TGWG)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Play” ------
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Joe O'Connor, Bus Stop (CCT) Anna Thies, An Inspector Calls (MASC) Dylan Comer, Frost/Nixon (LGP) Britteny Henry, Bus Stop (CCT) Bruce Vick, Frost/Nixon (LGP) Valerie Sprague, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT) Kelly Hougland, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT) Nori Rhodes, The Childern's Hour (TGWG) Shae Maples, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT) Emily Brutton, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (AA) Dan Haller, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (AA) Rebecca Loughridge, The Great Gatsby (OTW)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Mike Russell, Frost/Nixon (LGP) Lucy Sappington, Bus Stop (CCT) Mike Wells, Frost/Nixon (LGP) Erin Struckhoff, Bus Stop (CCT) Andrew Woodward, The Great Gatsby (OTW) Tiffani Bowen, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT) Jack Ablels, The Laramie Project (CCT) Stefanie Kluba, The Great Gatsby (OTW) Jack Janssen, The Laramie Project (CCT) Tori Stukins, The Great Gatsby (OTW) Mark Lull, The Laramie Project (CCT) Elizabeth Breed Penny, The Laramie Project (CCT) Tim Naegelin, The Laramie Project (CCT)
------“Outstanding Performance in a Play” ------
JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Jude Butler, It's a Wonderful Life (WCC) Lydia Foss, The Children's Hour (TGWG) Ben Keller, It's a Wonderful Life (WCC) Dane Dougherty, It's a Wonderful Life (WCC) Charlee Keiser, It's a Wonderful Life (WCC) Kaylee Ryan, The Children's Hour (TGWG)
------“Special Recognition ” ------
Lifetime Achievement Award Kevin Frakes
ALT/Alton Little Theater; AP/Alfresco Productions; ATT/Act Two Theatre; CCT/Clayton Community Theatre; CUTC/Curtain's Up Theatre Co. LGP/Looking Glass Playhouse; MASC/Monroe Actors Stage Co.; OTW/O'Fallon TheatreWorks; TGWG/Theatre Guild of Webster Groves
TMA Nominations by Production TMA Nominations by Theatre Group
Almost Maine - 1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (ALT) - 10 Act Two Theatre - 9 An Inspector Calls - 2 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (OTW) - 3 Alfresco Productions - 2 Arsenic & Old Lace - 3 Picaso at the Lapine Agile - 6 Alton Little Theater - 21 Brighton Beach Memoirs - 10 Rumors - 3 Clayton Community Theatre - 25 Bus Stop - 7 Social Security - 2 Curtain's Up Theatre Company - Exit Laughing - 2 The Children's Hour - 3 Looking Glass Playhouse - 9 Frost/Nixon - 8 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Monroe- 4 Actors Stage Company - 5 God's Favorite - 2 The Great Gatsby - 6 O'Fallon TheatreWorks - 9 It's a Wonderful Life - 5 The Laramie Project - 8 The Actors' Attic - 4 Laughter on the 23rd Floor - 9 Who's in Bed with the Butler - 7 Theatre Guild of Webster Groves - 21 Leading Ladies - 9 Wentzville Christian Church - 5