MRH's 'Steel Magnolias' Wins Cappies Nominations

High school theater performers and organizers from grabbed several nominations for Cappies Awards — the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards on Broadway.

The awards will be announced at the annual Cappies gala on May 19, at 6 p.m., at the Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Missouri Baptist University.

MRH scored a best play nomination for its production of Steel Magnolias, along with its lead actress, Alex Ford, for best lead actress in a play. Several other students from MRH received various nominations for their work.

See photos of 'Steel Magnolias' on Maplewood-Brentwood Patch Facebook.

The awards span 40 categories, ranging from best musical and play to best critic team from a high school, as well as a number of technical awards such as lighting and sound.

The Cappies is a national critics and performers program that training student performers and journalists how to critique stage productions.

Sixteen area high schools participate. Reviews by student reviewers are published on Patch, as well as by the St. Louis Beacon and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Here are the nominations for MRH students:

Marketing and Publicity
Nominees: John Barron, Logan Hamilton, Sam Martin
Steel Magnolias

Props
Nominees: Erin Goodenough, Krystal Peterson
A Raisin in the Sun

Special Effects and or Technology
Nominees: Will Tipton, assisted by Paul Meuser
A Raisin in the Sun

Featured Actress in a Play
Nominee: Kayla Foney
A Raisin in the Sun

Comic Actress in a Play
Nominee: Jena Doering
Steel Magnolias

Lead Actress in a Play
Nominee: Alex Ford
Steel Magnolias

Play
Nominee: Steel Magnolias