On Friday evening, May 30, the Trinity Rep resident acting company will be honored with a National Pell Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts.
The fifteen current members of the resident acting company will be honored alongside the many actors and actresses that have called Providence and Trinity Rep home over the past 45 years. Trinity Rep is the last large long-standing resident acting company left in the country.The Pell Awards are a tribute to Rhode Island Senator Claiborne. 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.Currently the resident acting company includes: Stephen Berenson, Angela Brazil, Timothy Crowe, William Damkoehler, Janice Duclos, Mauro Hantman, Phyllis Kay, Brian McEleney, Barbara Meek, Anne Scurria, Cynthia Strickland, Fred Sullivan, Jr., Stephen Thorne, Rachael Warren and Joe Wilson, Jr. The current company has been with the theater between three and 39 years - some having appeared in over 100 productions.Videos