St. Louis Circle Awards Comes to Florissant Civic Center Theater

When the inaugural St. Louis Circle Awards kicks off March 18, it will open at the Florissant Civic Center Theater, according to a news release.

The organized moved the awards, which will celebrate theater achievements throughout 2012 in professional theater and as recognized by St. Louis Theater Circle, from the Gaslight Theater and changed the date. Mark Bretz, a spokesman for the event, said that the move was to be able to better accommodate the audience size. St. Louis Theater Circle is an organization composed of area theater reviewers.

“We are delighted that Mayor Thomas Schneider and the City of Florissant have made the Florissant Civic Center Theatre available for this inaugural event,” Judith Newmark, theater critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a founding member of the St. Louis Theater Circle, said. “Our goal is to recognize and celebrate artistic accomplishments on the professional scene in the 2012 calendar year.”

The awards will take place March 18 at the Florissant Civic Center Theater.

Tickets are $10 for the program, $15 for the buffet, which will be catered by With Love Catering, and $25 for both.

Reservations can be made in advance or by contacting stltheatercircle@sbcglobal.net.

For a full list of nominees, check out the St. Louis Circle Awards Facebook page.

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