About Metro

Honors

Since 1973, we have been repeatedly honored – locally, nationally, and internationally – with awards, special invitations, and prestigious funding.

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for 5 Kevin Kline Awards for “Best Theatre for Young Audiences” (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006)
  • Cited on The Riverfront Times’ “Best of St. Louis” list as one of St. Louis’s best theaters for young audiences (2008, 2007, 2006, 1999)
  • Received FOCUS St. Louis’ “What’s Right with the Region” Award for Creating Quality Educational Opportunities (2006)
  • Recognized for excellence on St. Louis Magazine’s “A-List” (2006, 1999)
  • Carol North honored with Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award by International Performing Arts for Youth (2005)
  • Carol North received inaugural Grand Center Visionary Award for Outstanding Professional Artist (2003)
  • Carol North received Frederick Laas Memorial Award from Missouri Citizens for the Arts (2003)
  • Honored with the “Excellence in the Arts” Award from the Arts and Education Council (1998)
  • Won Missouri Arts Award for Outstanding Artistic Contributions to the State (1997)
  • Carol North received YWCA Women in Leadership Award (1996)
  • Received three national awards for excellence from the American Alliance for Theater and Education (1987, 1981, 1974)

Special Invitations:

  • Carol North conducted workshops and lectures in Taiwan on children’s theater (2003)
  • Performed at the Taipei International Children’s Arts Festival in Taiwan (2002)
  • Opened “One Theatre World” Festival, an international event at the Kennedy Center (2000)
  • Toured Japan as only U.S. theater invited to International Festival for Young Audiences (1999)
  • Carol North attended U.S./Netherlands Touring and Exchange Program as an artist/delegate (1997)
  • Performed as only U.S. participant at Stregagatto Festival in Italy (1994)
  • Performed at the Kennedy Center four times (1991, 1988, 1982, 1978)

Prestigious National Funding:

  • Acknowledged for artistic excellence with 28 consecutive years of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with 11 consecutive years of funding from the Shubert Foundation (2010)
  • Awarded $50,000 ARRA Stimulus Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, one of only two theaters throughout Missouri to be selected for funding (2009)
  • Received $67,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to establish the New Works / Future Fund, a cash reserve to support new work development (1998)
  • Received two major collaborative grants from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund, one of only eight recipients across the country to be selected for funding (1993, 1992)