Welcome to St. Louis Cappies, one of the largest Cappies programs in the State of Missouri. Now in its eighth season, SLC invites public and private high schools from St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson Counties to participate in this extraordinary organization. You can see our published reviews in the St. Louis Post Dispatch Online, The St Louis Beacon and on Patch.com.
The St. Louis Cappies strives to recognize our talented community of young people by upholding the mission of this international organization:
Mission of the Cappies:
- to provide a unique collaborative learning experience for high school theater students,
- to encourage, and advance the training of, student
- writers, performing artists, and technical crew,
- to inspire creativity and critical thinking,
- to offer constructive critical feedback for student theatrical endeavors,
- to foster more community recognition of student achievement in theater arts, and
- to enhance, celebrate, and add excitement to high school theater across America.
You may access the above links for more information about schools, reviews, show schedules, and news items that pertain to the St. Louis Cappies.
Individual schools may submit applications for the 2011-12 school year now! Applications are being accepted until September 28th. Training will be held at Rockwood Summit on Oct. 1st from 9:00 - 12:30 a.m.
Current News (RSS)
| The 2010 Winners are: |
Cappies Winners Sound Winner(s): Lucy Bowe, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Lighting Winner(s): Kevin Wilson, Hazelwood West High School, Little Shop of Horrors Sets Winner(s): Sarah Davidson, Julia Levine, Maddie Frank, Lyndsay Weaver, Parkway Central High School, The Mousetrap Costumes Winner(s): Moira MacDougal, Marin Klostermeier, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Make-up Winner(s): Brianna Reed, Kevonne Davis, Tianna Reed, Marcedies Jones, McCluer High School, Bat Boy: The Musical Props & Effects Winner(s): Austin Kiel, Ally Milner, Amanda Milner, Sarah Bruns, St. Dominic High School, Wizard of Oz Stage Crew Winner(s): Liz Tuxbury, Laura Steenburge, Allie Gieseler, Sam Yahl, Nerinx Hall, WEST SIDE STORY Orchestra Winner(s): Clayton High Pit Orchestra, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Choreography Winner(s): Ruthie Polinski, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Creativity Winner(s): Lauren Garth, Hillsboro High School, By Jeeves Ensemble in a Play Winner(s): Herbert & Pip, Clayton High School, Great Expectations Ensemble in a Musical Winner(s): The Spellers, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Featured Actress in a Musical Winner(s): Megan Woodley, Marquette High School, Thoroughly Modern Millie Featured Actor in a Play Winner(s): Peter Leach, Nerinx Hall, Almost,Maine Featured Actress in a Play Winner(s): Caroline Amos, Nerinx Hall, Almost Maine Featured Actor in a Musical Winner(s): Nicholas Oliveri, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Female Dancer Winner(s): Carlysle Garland, Holt High School, THE PAJAMA GAME Male Dancer Winner(s): Fergus Inder, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Female Vocalist Winner(s): Amanda Jerry, Nerinx Hall, WEST SIDE STORY Male Vocalist Winner(s): Alex Prakken, Nerinx Hall, WEST SIDE STORY Comic Actress in a Play Winner(s): Abi Ulrich, Hazelwood West High School, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Comic Actor in a Play Winner(s): Troy Jones, Actor, McCluer High School, The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Comic Actress in a Musical Winner(s): Madeline Phillips, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Beauty and the Beast Comic Actor in a Musical Winner(s): John Holland, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Supporting Actress in a Play Winner(s): Karlie Pinder, Parkway Central High School, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Supporting Actor in a Play Winner(s): Ian Miller, Clayton High School, Great Expectations Supporting Actress in a Musical Winner(s): Ruthie Polinsky, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Supporting Actor in a Musical Winner(s): Christopher Warden, Hillsboro High School, By Jeeves Lead Actress in a Play Winner(s): Sarah McAfee, Clayton High School, Great Expectations Lead Actor in a Play Winner(s): John O'Brien, Hazelwood West High School, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Lead Actress in a Musical Winner(s): Paula Landry, Rockwood Summit High School, Once Upon A Mattress Lead Actor in a Musical Winner(s): Anthony Norris, Hillsboro High School, By Jeeves Song Winner(s): The I Love You Song, Clayton High School, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Play Winner(s): Great Expectations, Clayton High School Musical Winner(s): By Jeeves, Hillsboro High School Returning Critic: Kassie King, Francis Howell High School Graduating Critic: Brynne Frauenhoeffer, Eureka High School Critic Team: Eureka High School |
| Critic Training |
| Critic training will be held at Rockwood Summit on Oct. 3rd from 10:00-1:00. Lead critics will remain after to select shows. |
| The 2009 Winners are... |
| Sound Alex Clemens and Lily Sullivan, Nerinx Hall, Romeo and Juliet Lighting Alex Wolff, Steven House, McCluer High School, Metamorphoses Sets Julia Levine, Sarah Petroff, Sarah Sachs, Parkway Central High School, Oklahoma! Costumes Emily Brocato, Amanda Milster, Francis Howell High School, The Tempest Make-up Lisa Clutter, Francis Howell High School, The Tempest Props & Effects Alex Greene, Don Kremer, Will Moore, Gabe Taylor, Manu Trikha, Marquette High School, Peter Pan Stage Crew Betsy Ripp, Amy Jackson, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, The Man Who Came to Dinner Orchestra Pattonville High School Pit Orchestra, Pattonville High School, A Year with Frog and Toad Choreography Lindsay Peterson, Jenna Polsgrove, Eureka High School, Sugar (Some Like It Hot) Creativity Mariah Smith, Nathan Crall, directors, Clayton High School, Urinetown Ensemble in a Play Peon and Dialysis, Bishop DuBourg High School, Saving the Greeks, One Tragedy at a Time Ensemble in a Musical Joe and Jerry, Eureka High School, Sugar (Some Like It Hot) Cameo Actress Kelsey Adkirson, McCluer High School, Metamorphoses Cameo Actor Ian Miller, Clayton High School, Urinetown Female Dancer Jocelyn Green, Parkway Central High School, Oklahoma! Male Dancer Jacob Lewis, Hazelwood West High School, Once Upon A Mattress Female Vocalist Christina Ramirez, Nerinx Hall, The Secret Garden Male Vocalist Jacob Lenox, St. Dominic High School, Fiddler on the Roof Comic Actress in a Play Liz Winkle, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, The Man Who Came to Dinner Comic Actor in a Play Jordan Mourning, Bishop DuBourg High School, Saving the Greeks, One Tragedy at a Time Comic Actress in a Musical Maggie Quinn, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Hello Dolly Comic Actor in a Musical Alon Gilboa, Parkway Central High School, Oklahoma! Featured Actress in a Play Amy Hoehn, Francis Howell High School, Orpheus Descending Featured Actor in a Play Jake Rubin, Parkway Central High School, The Elephant Man Featured Actress in a Musical Cramista Volz, Fort Zumwalt West High School, Working Featured Actor in a Musical Ben Taff, Eureka High School, Sugar (Some Like It Hot) Lead Actress in a Play Felicia Basanavicius, Hazelwood West High School, Crimes of the Heart Lead Actor in a Play Nick Ebeling, Eureka High School, Dark Victory Lead Actress in a Musical Caroline Amos, Nerinx Hall, The Secret Garden Lead Actor in a Musical Nick Ebeling, Eureka High School, Sugar (Some Like It Hot) Song Run, Freedom, Run, Clayton High School, Urinetown Play Crimes of the Heart, Hazelwood West High School Musical Oklahoma!, Parkway Central High School Critic team Eureka High School Returning Critic: Brynne Frauenhoffer Senior Critic: Ellen Rosebrough |
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| The 2008 Winners are... |
| Sound: Sean Reid - Eureka High School - "Wait Until Dark" Lighting: Susan Schmaker, Alecia Brandenburg - Eureka High School - "Wait Until Dark" Sets: Colin Polleys - Eureka Highg School - "Wait Until Dark" Costumes: Jackie Burst - Parkway Central High School - "Moon Over Buffalo" Make-Up: Omega Jones - McCluer High School - "Christmas Carol" Props and Effects: Jaime Cooke - Parkway Central High School - "Moon Over Buffalo" Stage Crew: Kathleen Keough - Eureka High School - "My Fair Lady" Orchestra: Lafayette Pit Orchestra - Lafayette High School -"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" Choreography: Jenna Polsgrove, Lindsay Peterson - Eureka High School - "My Fair Lady" Ensemble in a Play: Newlyweds - Lindbergh High School - "Chateau la Roach" Ensemble in a Musical: All students - Marquette High School - "High School Musical" Cameo Actress: Laura Coghlan - Francis Howell High School - "The Children's Hour" Cameo Actor: Troy Jones - McCluer High School - "A Christmas Carol" Female Dancer: Adrienne Robinson - Nerinx Hall High School - "Aida" Male Dancer: Jake Lewis - Hazelwood West High School - "Music Man" Female Vocalist: Becky Stiles - Hillsboro High School - "Children of Eden" Male Vocalist: Nate McClure - Nerinx Hall High School - "Aida" Comic Actress in a Play: Melanie O'Laughlin - Notre Dame High School - "Skin of our Teeth" Comic Actor in a Play: Sam Faszholz - Nerinx Hall High School - "You Can't Take it With You" Comic Actress in a Musical: Olivia Allen - Hazelwood West High School - "Music Man" Comic Actor in a Musical: Joe Capstick - Eureka High School - "My Fair Lady" Featured Actress in a Play: Mista Volz - Fort Zumwalt West High School - "The Miracle Worker" Featured Actor in a Play: Jake Rubin - Parkway Central High School - "Death of a Salesman" Featured Actress in a Musical: Betsy Farrar - Marquette High School - "High School Musical" Featured Actor in a Musical: Mark Saunders - Bishop DuBourg High School - "Honk" Lead Actress in a Play: Amy Hoehn - Francis Howell High School - "The Children's Hour" Lead Actor in a Play: Zach Mays - Marquette High School - "Fame" Lead Actress in a Musical: Liz Fallon - Notre Dame High School - "Beauty and the Beast" Lead Actor in a Musical: Andrew Higgins - Hazelwood West High School - "Music Man" Song: "Elaborate Lives" -Nerinx Hall High School - "Aida" Play: "Wait Until Dark" - Eureka High School Musical: "Aida" - Nerinx Hall High School Returning Critic: Tricia McDonough - Rockwood Summit High School Graduating Critic - Will Bonfiglio - Marquette High School Critic Team: Eureka High School |
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