Olympia Dukakis To Receive Pell Award

Academy award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis will be honored at The Pell Awards Gala at Trinity Rep, a tribute to Senator Claiborne Pell and the arts, hosted by Trinity Repertory Company.

Dukakis, who is an actress, director, producer, teacher, and activist, will receive the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement at Trinity Rep's Annual Gala on Saturday evening, June 2, 2007.  Dukakis was last seen on the Trinity Rep stage during the 92-93 season, starring in The Hope Zone.  Recently, Ms. Dukakis finished a run at the Calderwood Center for the Arts in Boston, performing in Martin Sherman's one-woman play, Rose.  In 1999 Ms. Dukakis made her London in Rose and later played the role on Broadway.

In 2004, Dukakis starred as Clytemnestra in Agamemnon. She also performed at A.C.T. in The Mother by Gorky. As a founding member and Producing Artistic Director of the Whole Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey for 19 years (1971-1990), she directed and appeared in many productions.

Throughout his career, Senator Pell worked to support the arts and provide new opportunities for artists. He sponsored the landmark legislation that established the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in 1965, and chaired the Senate Education and Arts subcommittee. He also served a four-year term on the board of Trinity Repertory Company.

Now in its eleventh year, the Pell Awards ceremony will take place in Trinity's Chace Theater, followed by an elegant dinner and dancing in a city block-sized tent adjacent to the theater.

This year's event will be co-chaired by Sally Lapides & Arthur Solomon and Merrill Sherman, with Senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell once again acting as Honorary Chairs for the event.  
 
Tickets to the event are $250 each or $500 for Patrons. Corporate sponsor tables are also available. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit artistic programming at Trinity Rep and fund grants to the Pell Award winners. For information and reservations contact Trinity Rep at (401) 521-1100, x104.

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