Best Theatre Director

Two hands, and not necessarily jazz hands. On the one hand, you've got that hardworking, Broadway-inflected Steakley with 22 seasons of ZACH theatre on his résumé, not least of which includes the advent of the new Topfer venue with the Steakley-helmed production of Ragtime inaugurating it to full glory. On the other hand, you've got the equally industrious Webster (the only person to receive a B. Iden Payne directing award in each of the last three decades) taking tiny Hyde Park Theatre to new dramatic and comedic heights, especially when he's part of (or even all of) the cast of whatever modern, relevant, and likely sardonic show he's directing. Hands down.