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THE TRINITY SQUARE is published quarterly and distributed free of charge by Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI, 02903.

(401) 521-1100 • www.trinityrep.com TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY Curt Columbus, The Arthur P. Solomon & Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director Tom Parrish, Executive Director Kate Brandt, Director of Marketing & Communications Angela Brazil, Director of Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs Jordan Butterfield, Director of Education & Accessibility Jen Canole, Director of Development Michelle Cruz, Director of Community Engagement Jennifer McClendon, Producing Director Baron Pugh, Director of Service & Experience Alyssa Smith, Director of Resource Management Kate Brandt, Editor Michael Guy, Creative Director Printed by Print Synergy Solutions Season Sponsors

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Greetings from Artistic Director Curt Columbus and Executive Director Tom Parrish 3 In Case You Missed It: Highlights from Page to Stage and America Too: Reckoning and Resilience 3 Trinity Rep’s Veteran Memorial Walk: Working and walking with Rhode Island Veterans and their families 5 The Last Performance: English teacher Richard Lawrence reflects on bringing his class to the theater just before the COVID shutdown 6 New Apprenticeships at Trinity Rep 6 Launchpad: Where are some of our former interns now?

8 Joining the Company: Tatyana-Marie Carlo, Rachel Christopher, and Taavon Gamble are added to the roster 10 Timothy Crowe Makes It 14: The veteran company member once again brings Ebenezer Scrooge to life on stage 13 Your 2021-22 Season: Four unforgettable plays beginning in January 14 Introducing Sophia Stiles: Brown/Trinity Rep’s new Head of Acting 15 Meet the Staff: Producing Director Jennifer McClendon and Director of Service & Experience Baron Pugh 17 Community Partner Spotlight: 134 Collaborative 19 What We’re Eating: Food and restaurants our staff recommends 20 Many Thanks to Our Generous Donors!

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ON THE COVER A fully-vaccinated staff and company will soon be back to working in-person at Trinity Rep! Company member Rebecca Gibel (center) and staff members (left to right from top) Amanda Downing Carney, Curt Columbus, Bradly Widener, Gia Yarn, Michael Guy, Jen Canole, Tom Parrish & Jordan Butterfield show off their COVID vaccination status as we prepare to welcome the community back into the theater. Can’t wait to see you!

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FROM THE ARTHUR P. SOLOMON AND SALLY E. LAPIDES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WE ARE IN A STATE HERE at Trinity Repertory Company… a state of pure excitement.

After the long pandemic pause, we are gearing up to make live performances again. We are about to begin building sets, hanging lights and sound equipment, and making some new, fabulous clothes…all in anticipation of audiences returning this fall for our annual production of A Christmas Carol.

This year, however, the ramp up to that production is taking a different path. We are hiring dozens of new staff to do that work, and to support that work. We have new folks in every department of the theater, who are coming to Providence, Rhode Island from around the corner and around the country!

Whether in the artistic office, marketing, development, house services, or production, there will be a host of new faces at the theater this season..

You will meet several of these folks in this issue of the magazine. Our new producing director, Jennifer McClendon, is coming to us from the great city of Chicago, and our new director of service and experience Baron Pugh is coming from our own ticketing office where he had served as the manager since 2017. You can read about their paths to their new positions in these pages. Plus you’ll meet the new head of acting for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program, Sophia Skiles. And you’ll also meet three familiar artists who will all be joining our resident artistic company as well! (I won’t spoil the surprise — look on page 8 to find out more…)

I find this to be a very significant moment for Trinity Rep, in large part because of all of the new people who are coming to work with us this year. The pandemic has allowed us to re-examine everything about how we make theater, which will have an exciting impact on our programming. Fresh perspectives, fresh ideas, all subtly influencing the excellent work we will put on our stages, and in our classrooms, and in our community.

At the same time, many veteran artists and administrators are still in our halls, providing a continuity and a connection to the history of great performance that has always been a part of our storytelling. Many hands are involved in the creation of a single show (theater is a labor-intensive art form), so this combination of experience and innovation will be palpable in what you experience in this coming season.

I also need to say thank you to YOU. Thanks for sticking with us, for your incredible support during our time being dark. The thing that makes Trinity Repertory Company truly great is its audience. When I talk to colleagues around the country, they always tell me that we are fortunate to have the kinds of patrons that come to our theater. They are struck by your loyalty and by your intrepid nature; Trinity Rep audiences are willing to go on very challenging theatrical journeys, and it is a great gift to those of us who make the art.

As I said, you’ve supported us throughout this pandemic pause, and we are truly grateful. And now, we are going to repay that support with the great excitement that I talked about at the beginning of this letter. That will lead to great theater. Great stories, great people. It is what Trinity Rep has always been about, and what we all need, now more than ever. I look forward to seeing you at the theater, live and in-person….

­Curt Columbus The Arthur P. Solomon and Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IT IS WITH MIXED EMOTIONS that I write my last Trinity Rep magazine and program notes.

As you may know, I recently shared that I will be leaving Trinity Rep in mid-October. I got engaged last year and will be relocating to New York City to pursue other opportunities closer to my fiancé and new home. While it was a difficult decision, it gave me great encouragement to know that Trinity Rep is in a strong position both artistically and financially, thanks to you and your support. Together, over these past six years, we have made significant strides in advancing the organization — the organization has broken multiple box office records and increased ticket revenue by 32%; grown annual charitable support and increased individual giving to record levels; eliminated its accumulated deficit and operated with positive cash flow since 2017; deepened its vital relationship with Brown University to build a top-ranked MFA training program; and made a deep commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Since I joined Trinity in 2015, we have launched seven world premiere productions, including the sold-out, commissioned adaptation of The Prince of Providence, plus a digital production of A Christmas Carol that had nearly 200,000 registered viewers in all 50 U.S. States and 35+ countries on six continents.

Trinity Rep is strong not because of any one person, but because we all — Board, staff, volunteers, artists, and you, our donors and audience members — have worked collectively and collaboratively to take Trinity Rep to the next level. It has been a true privilege to serve you. Thank you for the opportunity you have honored me with to have been a part of this organization and community for six years. Each year I am astounded by the generosity of our audience and donors who believe in the positive work Trinity Rep does for this community. Trinity Rep has great momentum right now coming out of the pandemic, and I have confidence that with your continued support and Curt’s continued artistic leadership Trinity Rep will rise to even higher levels of achievement. Trinity’s engaged and able Board of Trustees has already identified a national search firm to find a new partner for Curt to begin the next chapter in your theater’s growth and development.

This is an exciting time for Trinity Rep, both because of the return to in-person productions and the opportunities on the horizon. While I will not be in Rhode Island to join you as the theater springs back to life, I will think of you often. If you have not yet renewed or purchased your subscription for the new season, I encourage you take advantage of our low subscription prices, beginning at only $80 for four plays. That’s less than the price of a single Broadway ticket, and it’s like getting four plays for the price of three. In addition to guaranteeing yourself memorable evenings out with your friends and loved ones and saving up to 33% off, as a full season subscriber, you get the best prices; the best seats; money-saving restaurant and parking discounts; exchange privileges; advanced, discounted access to A Christmas Carol; and a host of other great benefits. Payment plans are also available. Performances will sell out, so subscribe today!

The staff, new and old, look forward to welcoming you back to Trinity Rep in-person really soon!

Tom Parrish Executive Director

In Case You Missed It While the first show of our 2021-22 Season is still a few months away, we gathered in-person groups together for performances this spring.

Page to Stage On May 29, the students in our Page to Stage class performed their play Help Wanted, Must Love Books on the Dowling Theater stage. The third through fifth graders in the class adapted the children’s book of the same name by Janet Sumner Johnson for the stage. They developed the script and rehearsed their performances over Zoom in preparation for their performance. Providence Public Library, a partner in the creation of the class, planned to host the performance on their Washington Street steps. When the weather proved uncooperative, the young per formers adapted like pros and moved inside the theater, adjusting everything they had rehearsed the week prior outside.

The small audience of family and friends was screened, masked, and distanced in the theater for the first live performance on a Trinity Rep stage in over a year. The young actors (pictured here with Natalie Dreyer, far right, Trinity Rep’s former School Partnerships and Professional Development Manager) brilliantly introduced us to dozens of characters, all vying to take over bedtime story-reading duties.

America Too: Reckoning and Resilience America Too: Reckoning and Resilience culminated with a live evening event on June 17 on Adrian Hall Way, next door to the theater, after a five-part online series which ran January through May. Artists Kendel Joseph and AGONZA (pictured here) helped us paint America Too on the street with performances from Sidy Maiga.

There were different stations around Adrian Hall Way highlighting stories and performances from the online series, including the inspiration of AGONZA’s painting of resident company actor Joe Wilson, Jr. and stories around our America Too themes this year: Education, Health, People and Service, and Art. Stories and performances will available throughout the summer (via QR codes posted around the building’s exterior) as part of PVD Fest through September 25.

Trinity Rep’s Veteran Memorial Walk Artistic Director Curt Columbus recently spoke to Director of Community Engagement Michelle Cruz about the Memorial Walk and Trinity Rep’s ongoing veteran programs.

Curt Columbus: Michelle, can you tell folks about the event from our Veterans’ Initiative that took place on Memorial Day weekend?

Michelle Cruz: The Memorial Day Reflection Walk was something that started because I was working with a group of folks from our veteran community, including Vietnam veteran Cecil Hickman, local filmmaker Susan Collyer (The Meaning of Memorial Day), and Elise McDonald, a wonderful therapist and social worker from the Veterans Administration.

We were meeting weekly to talk about programming with different touch-points for the veteran community and how we could use the art of storytelling to work on their healing. It was actually Elise (who was a part of the service episode of America Too: Reckoning and Resilience) who brought up the Beirut Memorial, a memorial in Providence that none of us on the weekly call, including the veteran, knew existed.

The Beirut Memorial is a beautiful and powerful memorial on Dyer Street that commemorates the Beirut bombing in 1983 that took the lives of 241 service men and women, and more specifically, nine Rhode Island service members known as the “Rhode Island Nine.” It was dedicated in October of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, and unfortunately it did not get much press attention, or folks just weren’t paying attention. As soon as Elise mentioned it, I wanted to see it.

I was stunned by the beauty of it, how they honored these men who had lost their lives. Their faces were etched in glass, and on that sunny day so you could just see the reflections on both sides of it. It was a very quiet morning.

I thought, “My goodness, I knew nothing about this. How many others have no idea about this? How can we possibly tell this story in a different way?”

We started searching for the families to see if they would talk to us. We didn’t want to talk about their death, we wanted to talk about their life. What was it like to be their sister or brother? There were a couple of family members for whom it is still a difficult subject and who didn’t want to participate. I totally understood, so I said, “This is something we’d like to be ongoing. If you are ready to tell a part of your story next year, then great, we’d love to include it then. This is something we will continue to build.”

It’s all a part of an initiative I started at Trinity Rep called the Green Light/Ghost Light Project. Within the veteran community, displaying a green light shows your support of military personnel, current and former, living and dead. And Trinity Rep already has its Ghost Light Project, which tells our community that we are a space where everyone is welcome and safe. The green light is a way to let veterans and military personnel know that we are a space for them.

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PICTURED: Dr. Mark Santow (center) and classmates from the Clemente Humanities Class, Cecil Hickman (left) and Bill Millette (right) at the Beirut Memorial in Pr,ovidence during the Memorial Day ReflectionWalk.

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said it was therapeutic for them to talk about this for the first time in years, or ever. They shared pictures; one family member texted me wonderful pictures from their childhood.

We recorded their stories, and that was challenging for some folks. One person said, “I’ll just send this letter. Can someone else read it for me?” So we got a veteran to do the narration for one, and he was honored to do it.

For the Memorial Day Veteran Reflection Walk, we put QR codes in the windows of businesses on Westminster Street in Providence, along the path to the Beirut Memorial. These codes linked to stories and short films that we had made, as well as a lovely video sent by Senator Jack Reed. Early on the Sunday morning of Memorial Day weekend I headed to Trinity Rep for the Walk. There I saw a small crowd of folks, and recognizing some of the faces, I thought, “Oh my goodness, the family members are here with me.” I thought they might participate by themselves, but they said, “No, we wanted to walk with you, we wanted to do this as a group.”

As we walked down the street, it was special to watch them, family by family, react to the stories being told in a different way. Watching their responses, their emotions come out was very powerful. It was a wonderful experience for those folks, many of whom hadn’t met each other before or hadn’t seen each other in years. They told stories about each other’s family members, and, hearing those stories, they began bonding in a whole new way.

Michael Harris, a survivor of the bombing, made it his mission to get the Beuriut Memorial come to fruition and was interviewed for one of the videos. Marine veteran Charles A. Masterson, key to the design and development of the memorial, also voiced a tribute to the RI Nine as we approached the memorial site. Neither were able to attend that particular day.

CC: For people reading this article who may not know about the full range of work we’re doing at Trinity Rep with veterans in the community, what is the Clemente class? .

MC: The Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative (PCVI) is a special initiative we host at Trinity Rep. It is a year-long humanities course, designed for the veteran community, that uses art and culture as a leaping off point for veterans to use their own experiences to learn and grow.

I love hearing from the participants, especially from those who were reluctant to go at first, about the moment in the course when everything just clicks. My office is right across the street from their classroom, and I loved seeing them gather, before COVID. To know the transformative

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work that was happening across the way was really exciting.

I also wanted to see them cross the street and come into the theater. How could we be a more welcoming place for vets, military personnel, and their families? That was part of the motivation for the Green Light/Ghost Light project.

And I’m dreaming even further; how can we get them onto our stage eventually? We did have about five veterans do readings for America Too and were excited to participate. That was so cool to watch them transform, knowing that a lot of them were a little reluctant at first to be part of the class.

I went to their graduation, and hearing their stories truly showed the power of the arts, of storytelling, and of theater, and how they can change lives. This relationship is special at Trinity Rep. When you and resident acting company members Joe Wilson, Jr., Charlie Thurston, and Rachael Warren go into that class, that means so much to them. Let’s have that exchange and continue to work with the community to build opportunities to literally cross the street and really be with us.

CC: That’s why I love the physical addition of the Green Light in our lobby — it’s bringing that story into our building.

The thing that’s been so remarkable in that PCVI class is that the shift happens when people start to see themselves in these stories that are not their own. And understand that their own, personal stories then have weight, power, significance.

Elise talks about how the telling of that story is healing, right? Service is so relegated to a particular segment of the population in America, and we’ve forgotten how important service is to our nation. I can’t even begin to think about how significant it would be to bring that story forward.

You were talking about putting real veterans and service members’ stories on our stages, and that happened in 2006 at Trinity Rep. Boots on the Ground is a great example of exactly what you’re describing. Boots was a documentary piece of theater, built from interviews with veterans of the Rhode Island National Guard and their families who were involved in the conflict in Iraq. It was a big hit with our audience, and it really launched our veterans’ initiative. So, what’s next?

MC: It’s been 15 years since that production. Think about all the people who have served, all the stories that they have to tell. You know, when Deborah Salem Smith and Laura Kepley [the creators of Boots on the Ground] were doing those interviews, they found such rich material for the show. And what’s been happening with the service members and their families whose stories were part of that show? And there are many more people that we could talk to, many more stories to tell.

Getting back to the PCVI class, it’s something you had mentioned when the class was studying the Greek play Ajax.

That story of a soldier who is dealing with a very serious, moral injury resonated with so many people. Where people are dealing with what it’s like to have done something they may not have wanted to do, something violent or out of their character, and how they live through that knowing that happened. How does someone navigate their life after that?

To read that in a 2000-year-old play, and think about how it’s reflected in your life, is pretty profound.

CC: It’s about making things that have been invisible to the majority of people, visible, right? So those things don’t sit in silence, and darkness, because that’s where all kinds of hurt happens. We can’t heal a moral injury if it’s kept in that kind of closed space. This work is so important, and we are just at the beginning of it all.

The Last Performance

By Richard Lawrence, Mount St. Charles Academy English teacher During the many years that I have been teaching English, I have always made an effort to share my love for the theater with my students. So it has been a ritual with me every school year — to find something on stage that I thought would excite my students and take them on a field trip.

I would always try to make it a complete day — in what I called “the travelling classroom.” That would involve the theater experience itself and then usually a trip to a local fast food restaurant.

So 2019-20 school year was no different.

I searched for what I thought would be the best fit. What would connect? What would inspire? Eventually I settled on an adaptation of Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities which was being offered by Trinity Rep. I knew that the story would pull them in, and I was absolutely sure that the Trinity Rep players would do the same.

The date we had secured was March 12, 2020.

As always it would be a complete day out of the school building. We would leave during the first period, get transported down to Providence, make our way into the theater, enjoy the performance, and stay for a round of discussion that typically followed the daytime performances. My plan also called for a stroll through the city, lunch in the food court at Providence Place Mall, and then, after having discovered that most of my students had never been inside of their own state Capitol Building, I also arranged for a tour.

It really is amazing how excited teenagers can get with the prospect of a “day out of school.”

But as the day came closer, I reminded them that the “classroom” would follow them.

On that Thursday morning, we were en route to the theater when my cell phone rang. It was the associate education director from Trinity Rep calling to find out if we were still coming. “Of course,” I replied, “We are on our way.”

He went on to explain that on that day all of the other schools booked were from neighboring Massachusetts and because of the fear of the pandemic and orders from their governor, they had cancelled. He told me that my 30 AP Lit. English students would be the only ones in attendance.

And so, we were given front row seats and treated to a compelling performance. We had the entire theater to ourselves. In the Trinity Rep way of extending performances out to the audience, the actors performed in the aisles. They performed behind us. They performed alongside us. They embraced their small audience and brought us into the story.

The post-play discussion was emotional. There was a certain feeling among the actors that the mayor was going to put a pause on such public gatherings. Some of them cried as they spoke to us about the play and their love to perform in front of live audiences.

As we filed our way out of the theater on that day, we found the streets of Providence empty and eerily quiet. We passed up on our plans to eat at the Mall and traded for a brown bag picnic in the foyer of the Capitol Building.

So yes...it was the last live theater performance at Trinity Rep for over a year and a half, and more than likely,

was also the last live tour given at the State House. The next day was Friday, March 13. That, in fact, would be the last time that I would actually see any of my students in person that school year.

When the final day of remote classes arrived in late May, I sent my students two photos I had taken back on March 12 — one while they were sitting in the theater and another while they were sitting on the floor eating lunch in the foyer of the State Capitol Building. With those photos I sent along the words of the late poet Mary Oliver: “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”

With that I assured them that I believed that they would all recover and come back stronger than ever. And that included the Trinity Rep players who I knew, like the mythical bird Phoenix, would “rise from the ashes” and be back again soon, performing live in front of packed audiences.

FROM TOP: Matt Clevy, Brian McEleney & Rachel Dulude in A Tale of Two Cities at Trinity Rep, 2020, adapted by Brian McEleney from the novel by Charles Dickens & directed by Tyler Dobrowsky.

Photo by Mark Turek

Richard Lawrence’s photo of his English class in the nearly empty Chace Theater for a performance of A Tale of Two Cities at Trinity Rep.

Project Discovery Resumes

The small and powerful Project Discovery matinee that Richard Lawrence describes was, in fact, Trinity Rep’s last live, in-person performance for the 2019-20 Season. As this long pause approaches its end, we are preparing to resume bringing student and adult audiences back to our Lederer Theater Center.

For 2021’s A Christmas Carol, Project Discovery will be entirely online. Teachers can sign up their classes or their entire schools for streaming access to A Christmas Carol. The video will be accessible to watch at any time between December 6, 2021 and January 16, 2022. Pricing will be $150 per classroom or $500 for an entire school.

In spring 2022, in-person Project Discovery student matinees will resume. There will be two student matinees for August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, on March 11 and March 17, 2022, and one for Sueño on April 28, 2022. All in-person performances begin at 10:00 am.

Whether streaming or in-person, all Project Discovery shows include a Study Guide designed to provide historical and theatrical background information, ties to the Common Core, and discussion questions.

Project Discovery tickets for streaming and in-person shows go on sale on Thursday, September 9. More info can be found at www.trinityrep.com/projectdiscovery.

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New Apprenticeship Program Re-tools Internship

by Emily Atkinson

For more than 20 years, Trinity Rep has developed future leaders of the American theater with volunteer internships in administrative, artistic, and production fields. This program provided comprehensive training for college grads (and those with equivalent experience) working alongside staff as integral parts of the team. Now that internship has evolved into the company’s new apprenticeship program, which maintains Trinity Rep’s commitment to training and mentorship and increases the amount of support we provide to our early-career colleagues. Apprentices work with Trinity Rep on staff for nine-months, gaining the experience they need to launch their careers.

Natalie Dreyer managed Trinity Rep’s volunteer internship program for the last seven years. “Our new apprenticeship program aligns with our long-term goals,” she says, “training the next generation of theater artists and administrators in a supported, structured, and safe place. During the pandemic, we slowed down and really looked at our choices. We can teach and model a type of theater that respects learning and development in a way that allows people to succeed.”

Beginning with four positions this season and building to eight, apprentices work in all departments at Trinity Rep, including arts administration, sound, education, electrics, scenic/props, costumes, production management, and stage management. In addition to specific department training, apprentices also spend time with other departments through professional development seminars. Apprentices will receive weekly take-home pay of approximately $250 — a considerable increase over the modest stipend provided to the previous classes of volunteer interns — with overtime compensated at time-and-a-half. Furnished housing is provided, including rent, utilities, and basic household supplies: kitchen furnishings, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, etc. Apprentice housing is within walking distance of the theater, and parking is available for those with cars.

Over the years, health insurance was made available for interns, housing and furnishings were upgraded, cleaning supplies were provided, and the training experience added educational structure.

Jordan Butterfield, director of education and accessibility, agrees.

“We’ve transformed the program to create equity across the board,” she says. “Internships had varied in terms of the quality of the education. Having a much more robust salary and more guided mentorship will help. We still have far to go, but we’re moving in the right direction.”

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by Emily Atkinson

here are many paths to a theater career, and for many American theater leaders, the path began with an internship at Trinity Rep. To name a few: Artistic Directors Maria Goyanes (Woolly Mammoth), Mike Sablone (Warehouse Theatre), and Niegel Smith (Flea Theater); Associate Artistic Director Evren Odcikin (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); and General Manager Rachel Tischler (Goodspeed Musicals). Several Trinity Rep staff started as interns: Jennifer Canole (director of development), Jordan Butterfield (director of education and accessibility), Matthew Tibbs (associate education director), and Anne Harrigan (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA production manager).

Former interns remember their year vividly and the internship allowed them to launch their careers, through unexpected opportunities, lasting mentorships, and lifelong friendships. The feedback they provided about the challenges they faced helped Trinity Rep to make improvements to the program.

Nakia Shalice Avila, 2017-18’s stage management intern, is now a stage manager and MFA candidate at Yale. “I’ll always remember my internship as a year of exploration and grounding,” she says. “Was it always easy? Absolutely not. There were definitely times when I was exhausted and stressed out due to working long hours and being very green. I remember complaining a lot. Being the only woman of color on the stage management team sometimes made it difficult to connect. But what warms my heart is that I was most often met with care and understanding from the stage managers I had the privilege to learn from. They always empowered me to ask questions and try new things and trust my instincts. They took care of me. And they gave me the night off to see Janet Jackson in concert. That never happens.”

Mike Sablone is producing artistic director of the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC. He began as 1999-2000’s literary intern. “My

internship remains the bedrock of who I am as an artist and administrator,” he says. “I remember my interview with artistic/literary staff Craig Watson, Amanda Dehnert, and Neal Baron like it was yesterday. On my third day, I decided to dedicate my career to this job that I hadn’t known existed a few months earlier.

Not wanting to leave at the end of the year, I approached Artistic Director Oskar Eustis with the idea that I add a dramaturgy-specific internship with him, and to my surprise, he said yes. I was also lucky enough to work part-time in the box office under Jen Buckland, and on run crew under Ruth Sternberg and Laura Smith. These experiences gave me an incredibly comprehensive understanding of how a professional regional theater could and should work. At Trinity, I saw that you could have a real conversation with your audience about issues that matter deeply and push conversations forward. It made an indelible mark on me.”

Evren Odcikin, associate artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, was 2002-03’s communications/graphic design intern. “I was immersed quickly and deeply in the inner workings of a major theater in a way that is rare (now I know) for interns,” he recalls. “I remember sneaking myself into the workshop process for Paula Vogel’s The Long Christmas Ride Home to ‘write an article for the newsletter’ and convincing Oskar Eustis that I should run sound for the workshop. Observing that process was my first true understanding of how to work as a director-dramaturg in new play development. Later, Paula guided me on how to reach out to artistic directors after my internship — and not to take it personally when some didn’t respond. She said: ‘How do you think Oskar made it? He reached out to someone who decided to meet with him, then gave him a job. That’s how it happened for him — it’ll happen for you the same way.’

She was right. My immersion in company culture, where artists are centered and cared for, started at Trinity Rep. It’s no surprise to me that I’ve found my artistic home at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, one of the few other theaters with a resident company.”

Sarah Bessey, 2010-11’s general management intern, reflects, “I was granted the opportunity to add work in production/stage management when I expressed interest. That led to being a part of run crew for a fall show, being the assistant child guardian for A Christmas Carol, and even being a stage management intern for a spring show, all while working my primary internship in general management during the day. I was even found paid work within the theater during my off-hours. It was a lot of work and very long hours, but I wouldn’t trade that year for anything! I was able to transition from accounting to production, and into my career as a Broadway child guardian.”

that year — and the privileges we brought with us helped sustain us to varying degrees. Every single job I’ve had since has had some connection to my mentors and leaders in Providence.”

Audrey Rowland’s 2019-20 marketing internship was marked by the pandemic, yet she made the most of it; she recently joined the marketing staff of Feinstein’s/54 Below. “From the excitement of The Prince of Providence to A Christmas Carol’s cult following, I was able to experience aspects of the theater industry that were entirely new to me,” she says. “I felt like a member of marketing team from the jump. My ideas were heard, thoughtfully discussed, and (sometimes) put into action. I loved the opportunity to contribute articles to programs and blogs, and it was wonderful to see patrons reading my work before the opening curtain.”

Jordan Butterfield, director of education and accessibility, has been part of Trinity Rep ever since her education internship in 2007-08.

“My internship was truly transformative,” she says. “I confirmed that I wanted to dedicate my career to theater education, and I fell in love with Providence. I had great supervisors and was also able to work with so many different artists.

I assisted in classes taught by resident acting company members, and their perspectives shaped me as an educator.”

Matt Tibbs began as the education intern in 2008, and is now associate education director. “My mentors were some of the best thinkers and teachers I‘ve met,” he says. “We were all young and threw ourselves into the work, which was never-ending. Life became all about the theater, in a way that wasn’t super-healthy — a learned behavior that we’re still trying to unlearn.

The new apprenticeship program will provide a healthier work-life balance, with solid hands-on learning, practical experience, more financial compensation, and wrap-around support.”

Camron Parker, 2011-12’s general management intern, also explored beyond his department. “My intern experience was a life-changing first step that solidified my passion for producing theater,” he says. “I sought out opportunities to work with stage management, wrangle child-actors in A Christmas Carol, and teach and produce in the education department. These experiences enriched my internship and benefited my long-term career goals, thanks to a supportive boss and a flexible work schedule. I could take on odd jobs at the theater — bartending, etc. — but other interns had more demanding internship schedules.” He reflects, “There was undoubtedly hardship in our cohort. I was two years out of college and had saved money from a full-time teaching job; I wouldn’t have been able to survive otherwise. Those who had just graduated and were hitting ‘the real world’ were struggling. There were hard days, sure, but the ability to learn in a professional setting allowed me to safely plant roots in the company and grow. A nine-month internship led to nearly four more years of work at Trinity. My Trinity boss has been a mentor for 10 years — and is my boss again.” Camron has been Atlantic Theater Company’s associate general manager since 2015.

Rachel Tischler is general manager at Goodspeed Musicals. After interning in general management 2003-04, she was Trinity Rep’s associate general manager and general manager for five years. “I met life-long friends, mentors, gurus, and peers during my internship,” Rachel says. “We were a close group, and many of us are still deeply connected. We all tightened our belts THE TRINITY SQUARE • SUMMER 2021

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Introducing Our Newest Resident Company Members

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ur Resident Company of artists includes some of the most dynamic and talented theater artists in the region. They may be most familiar to you for their onstage roles, but many are also directors, playwrights, and educators. Their passion, insights, and artistry help make Trinity Rep what it is. This season, we are thrilled to introduce three new members of the company: Tatyana-Marie Carlo, Rachel Christopher, and Taavon Gamble. The richness of their skills and expertise is sure to add to the Trinity Rep experience, and we are so fortunate to have them as collaborators.

Rachel Christopher • Actor, Educator

Since graduating from the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program in acting in 2011, Rachel Christopher has worked in TV, film, and theater in New York City, regionally, and internationally. Trinity Rep audiences most recently saw her on stage in The Heidi Chronicles in the 2015-16 Season and online in the 2021 reading of Anna K. during The Writer’s Room streaming new play workshop series. In the upcoming season, we will see

Curt Columbus, the Arthur P. Solomon and Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director, selected the three artists knowing how much they could contribute to the company. “I am so thrilled to add these three exceptional artists to our resident company. Working with them over the past several years has been a delight ­— not only are they truly talented theater makers, but they are also lovely people. Their creativity, experience, and vision will be a valuable addition to our company. I can’t wait to share their work with audiences this season.”

Tatyana-Marie Carlo • Director PICTURED BELOW L TO R: Elia Saldana & Daniel DuqueEstrada in Trinity Rep’s 2019 production of Fade by Tanya Saracho; Ricardy Fabre ’20 & Kalyne Coleman ’20 in the 2019 Brown/Trinity Rep MFA production of References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot

by José Rivera.

PHOTO BY MARK TUREK

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Tatyana-Marie graduated from the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program in directing in 2020 and even before officially finishing her third and final year in the program, was tapped to direct Tanya Saracho’s play Fade in December 2019. When the originallybooked director had to step aside due to personal reasons, Tatyana stepped in at the last minute and worked quickly and brilliantly with the cast and design team to create a moving and poignant production. This season, she will direct Sueño, the adaptation by José Rivera of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s Spanish Golden Age classic Life is a Dream.

A Puerto Rican director from Miami, her credits include serving as the artistic director of Micro Theater Miami, where she added English/Spanish bilingual productions to the company’s previous all-Spanish repertoire.

She also helped revive the Seminole Theatre after a 40-year closure and served as its associate director. Tatyana also received the 2019 Matt Harris Directing Fellowship at Williamstown Theater Festival and the 2021 Drama League Public Works fellowship at Dallas Theater Center, where she recently directed a devised film with Public Works Dallas called A Little Less Lonely.

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In Providence, Tatyana-Marie was active in Teatro en El Verano, a partnership between Trinity Rep and Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA) to produce free, English/Spanish bilingual theater in parks and community centers each summer.

She directed Tanta Bulla... ¿Ya Pa’ Que? (Much Ado About Nothing) adapted by Kufa Castro and La Tempestad adapted

by Orlando Hernandéz.

On her addition to the company, Tatyana remarked, “My lived experience as a Latina leader in the arts and an active theater maker has taught me how to create space for my voice where there seemingly is none, and in turn curating spaces where all voices can be heard, that is what I hope to bring to Trinity Rep.”

Rachel take on the role of Jasmine in Fairview.

Rachel has also performed at Brooklyn Academy of Music (B.A.M), Playwrights Horizons, PlayMakers Repertory Company, St. Louis Rep, Long Wharf Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, American Repertory Theater, Shakespeare & Co., and Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, among others. Her film and television work include: Instinct, Blindspot, Girl on the Train, Billions, and others.

In addition to her work as an actor, Rachel is a teacher who was recently named a full-time assistant professor of the practice in acting for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program after several years on the part-time faculty.

Rachel commented, “I am filled with gratitude to find an artistic home amongst the esteemed Trinity Rep family.

Some of my greatest performance memories were made on these stages; I look forward to the many more to come.”

PICTURED OPPOSITE PAGE: Rachel with Angela Brazil in Trinity Rep’s 2015 production of The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein; THIS PAGE FROM TOP: With Joe Wilson, Jr. in Trinity Rep’s 2011 production of Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith; with Stephen Thorne in Trinity Rep’s 2012 production of Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, adapted by Curt Columbus & Marilyn Campbell. PHOTOS BY MARK TUREK

PICTURED RIGHT: Taavon and ensemble in Trinity Rep’s 2020 production of A Tale of Two Cities, adapted from Charles Dickens by Brian McEleney; Taavon (center) and ensemble in Trinity Rep’s 2019 production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; with Jon Cooper (left) & Janice Duclos in Trinity Rep’s 2016 production of Rogers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

PHOTOS BY MARK TUREK

Taavon Gamble • Actor, Choreographer, Director, Educator

When Taavon Gamble takes the stage in A Christmas Carol this year, it will be his first time as a member of the resident company, but the fifth time he has appeared in the show, including last year’s online version which featured him in the role of Bob Cratchit.

He was actually Bob Cratchit twice last year; he also performed the role for Hanover Repertory Theater’s production of the show.

In addition to being a part of the Trinity Rep holiday tradition, Taavon has appeared in our productions of Oklahoma!, Ragtime, Little Shop of Horrors, and A Tale of Two Cities. He has also been seen on stage throughout New England, including roles at SpeakEasy Stage Company, Greater Boston Stage Company, North Shore Music Theater, and locally at Theatre By The Sea. Also a director and choreographer, Taavon was responsible for the dance and movement in our 2019 production of A Christmas Carol — the one with the fun mug dance during Fezziwig’s party!

Taavon says, “I am so honored to be making Trinity Rep my official artistic home and to join a company of artists I have been so inspired by for many years. Trinity is a very special place to me and has allowed me to continue to grow in an environment that encourages artists to reach for all that is possible. I am very grateful to continue that journey here.”

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Timothy Crowe pictured above with Barbara Orson as Mrs. Partlet, and below with William Damkoehler as Marley’s Ghost.

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Resident Acting Company Member Timothy Crowe will take on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in this year’s production of A Christmas Carol, directed by fellow company member Joe Wilson, Jr. Tim celebrated 50 years with Trinity Rep this season and first played the miserly money lender in the holiday classic in 1988. This year’s performance will mark the 14th time he has embodied the famous character.

Tim says, “I am so grateful to once again participate in this glorious, evergreen story. I also am delighted to be working with my friend Joe Wilson, Jr. Joe has shared some remarkable and moving ideas regarding this year’s production.

And we’ll be overjoyed to see YOU at long last!”

This year’s production marks the 45th consecutive year that Trinity Rep has produced A Christmas Carol. Each one of those productions has been reimagined afresh by a new combination of director, designers, and cast. Unable to produce in-person shows in 2020, the company switched to a streaming version of the story and offered it free of charge. The resulting video, which combined elements of theater and film, had nearly 200,000 registered viewers from all 50 states and six continents.

Director Joe Wilson, Jr. has himself played Scrooge three different times, most recently in last year’s streaming online version and has appeared in the show in other roles in seven other years.

“I’m so honored to have the opportunity to work with Timothy Crowe. Tim represents all of the best of what it means to be a part of this resident acting company. He has dedicated his career in service to his craft and remains an inspiration for many of us who joined this community with the hopes of expanding our understanding of our craft. We have witnessed Tim create so many rich characters over the past decades. I look forward to working with Tim to create this year‘s Ebenezer Scrooge,” Joe remarked.

Tickets are now on sale for both in-person and streaming experiences. Buy securely online at trinityrep.com/carol or by phone at (401) 351-4242. Additional creative team and cast members will be announced in the coming months at trinityrep.com/carol. A Christmas Carol will run in-person November 4, 2021 – January 2, 2022 and will be available for online streaming December 6, 2021 – January 16, 2022.

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Timothy Crowe pictured (top left) with Mia Ellis as the Ghost of Christmas Past; (above) with Fred Sullivan, Jr. as Nephew Fred; (top right) with Brian Houtz as the Ghost of Christmas Present; (center right) with Liam Clancy as Tiny Tim; and (right) with Duke Harten as Tiny Tim, Dan Welch as Bob Cratchit, and Stephen Thorne as Nephew Fred.

PHOTOS BY PHYLLIS BELKIN (1991), T. CHARLES ERICKSON (1998, 2000 & 2005), MARK MORELLI (1988, 1990 & 1994) & MARK TUREK (2009 & 2012)

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NOV. 4 – JAN. 2

Streaming Online

DEC. 6 – JAN. 16

Charles Dickens’

original music by Richard Cumming directed by Joe Wilson Jr. TICKETS START AT $27 — BUY NOW! (401) 351-4242 • TrinityRep.com PRESENTED BY SEASON SPONSORED BY SUPPORTING SEASON SPONSOR OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF TRINITY REP PICTURED: TIMOTHY CROWE • COSTUME BY AMANDA DOWNING CARNEY • BACKGROUND PHOTO BY MARK TUREK • IMAGE BY MICHAEL GUY

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YOUR 2021-22 SEASON

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he four plays we selected excite us as art makers, storytellers, and community builders, and we think you will agree.

They embody both the intimacy and the spectacle that exist only in the theater.

They will inspire us to think differently about our world and our place in it. These are plays that allow us to celebrate our shared humanity, and also shine a light on experiences and worlds different from ours.

And what’s more, we will do all of these things together. Our heartbeats will synchronize as we gasp in surprise, erupt in laughter, or get drawn into quiet, heartrending moments. We will rediscover the magic of the communal experience that is live theater. In short, when the theater is live again, we will all get to live again.

We are bursting with anticipation to share these experiences and stories with you. We promise it will be worth the wait.

Subscribe Today and Save!

Subscriptions are available now for the 2021-22 Season and single-show tickets for all shows will be available this fall. Subscriptions start at just $80 for all four shows and include discounts between 25% and 33%, so you’ll get four shows for the price of three. Subscribers get the security of knowing that they have four guaranteed dates on the calendar for a night out, but the flexibility of being able to change those dates. When you add in discounts on parking and local restaurants, payment plans, early discounted access to A Christmas Carol, subscriptions are a hard deal to say no to.

You can learn more about the season and how to be a part of it at trinityrep.com or by calling (401) 351-4242.

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Tiny Beautiful Things

Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed Adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos Co-conceived by Marshall Heyman,

Thomas Kail, & Nia Vardalos Directed by Curt Columbus January 13 – February 13, 2022 Based on the best-selling book

Finding hope by asking and answering the hardest questions

A celebration of the simple beauty of being human, this funny, deeply touching, and uplifting play is an exploration of resilience, based on Cheryl Strayed’s journey as the beloved anonymous advice columnist for “Dear Sugar.” Over the years, thousands of people turned to “Sugar” for words of wisdom, compassion, and hope. Reluctant to claim that she has all the answers, Sugar looks to her own past and draws on her life experiences to bring light, laughter, and humanity to others.

“A great reminder that we’re not so alone after all.” —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean

Directed by Jude Sandy February 24 – March 27, 2022 From the legendary playwright

A lyrical masterpiece of myth and history

Set in 1904 Pittsburgh where slavery was still living memory, Gem of the Ocean offers a searing and mystical exploration of freedom, justice, and reclamation. Racked with a secret guilt, a desperate Citizen Barlow seeks refuge at the home of ancient Aunt Ester. Renowned for soul cleansing, Ester sends Citizen on an epic journey to the City of Bones, to find redemption and renewed purpose. Gem of the Ocean chronologically begins August Wilson’s ten-play American Century Cycle, chronicling decade-by-decade African American experiences in the 20th century.

“The great culmination of all for which Wilson stood.” —CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Sueño

Translated and adapted by José Rivera

From the play by

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo

April 7 – May 8, 2022

Mesmerizing modern adaptation

Love, revenge, dreams, and forgiveness

A humorous and haunting metaphysical story peppered with intentional anachronisms, Sueño is a contemporary reimagining of Life is a Dream, considered one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age. Years after a Spanish prince is imprisoned at birth based on astrological predictions, the young man is released to test the prophecy. Once freed, his actions could either earn him the throne or return him to a lifetime of isolation to question the very nature of reality and humanity.

“Enchanting and frequently funny take on the classic.” —CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Fairview

By Jackie Sibblies Drury Directed by Jude Sandy May 19 – June 19, 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama

Boldly challenging perceptions

This stunning Pulitzer Prize-winner begins simply: It’s Grandma’s birthday, and Beverly needs the family’s celebration to be perfect. But her husband is no help, her sister is getting into the wine, her brother hasn’t arrived, and her teenage daughter’s secrets threaten to derail the day. Then this family comedy takes a surprising turn, becoming an unpredictable and thrillingly theatrical experience that boldly confronts perceptions of race and identity.

“Dazzling and ruthless… A glorious, scary reminder of the unmatched power of live theater to rattle, roil, and shake us wide awake.” —NEW YORK TIMES Media Sponsor

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Sophia Skiles

MEET

BROWN/TRINITY REP’S NEW HEAD OF ACTING When the fall semester begins for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA programs in acting and directing, students will be welcomed back by a new head of acting. Sophia Skiles was tapped last summer to take over from Brian McEleney after he announced his retirement.

An actor and teacher, Sophia is an active professional with strong ties to the Ma-Yi Theater and National Asian American Theater companies. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching acting in a wide range of environments: with public school students throughout NYC, pre-college students at Northwestern University’s National High School Institute, and high school seniors in Ulster County, N.Y. She has held teaching positions in undergraduate theater programs at Mount Holyoke College, SUNY Ulster, and SUNY Purchase. Sophia is a dedicated community activist, having served on the steering committee of the OBIEAward winning THAW (Theaters Against War) and was recently a two-term elected trustee of the New Paltz Central School District Board of Education.

She is also a member of the 2016 ArtEquity National Facilitator training cohort.

The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program is a three-year tuition-free program that welcomes 10 acting students and two directing students into each class (though the admissions schedule was disrupted by the pandemic.) The program combines in-depth classroom work and an ongoing relationship with a working professional theater. Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies is internationally recognized for the quality of its faculty and instruction. Trinity Rep, with its deep tradition of resident artists, provides powerful artistic assets and creates a firm foundation of real-world experience. Together, the two organizations have produced a model of theater training that is rigorous and technically demanding, offering particular emphasis on training the whole theater artist.

As the head of acting, Sophia will lead a program designed to train performers capable of working in the variety of styles demanded by contemporary theater. We spoke with her to learn more about her goals for the program.

Q: What does being the Head of Acting for Brown/Trinity entail?

A: I am working with the dedicated faculty to create a shared vision that is expansive and dynamic enough to nourish and propel the extraordinary diversity of growing artists of the MFA cohort of actors and directors I am just coming to know. This will involve classroom teaching, attending rehearsals, offering feedback and guidance, connecting MFA candidates with opportunities and resources that will deepen and change the art form, and advising student productions. When the program is ready to admit a new incoming class, I will collaborate in the audition process to help determine who the 14

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program’s next MFA candidates will be.

I hope to serve as a partner and support to my colleagues in the program and in the Brown Theater Arts and Performance Studies department through service and collaboration. As a Professor of the Practice, I will also remain connected to and share my artistic work as a professional stage actor and facilitator for racial justice within the theater.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish in your position here?

A: I hope to build on the rich work of my predecessors, (program founding director) Stephen Berenson and (founding head of acting) Brian McEleney, who have gathered and mentored a robust generation of theater artists at Brown/ Trinity Rep. I am deeply gratified to step into the program at a time when it is tuition-free. How can the program honor and engage the profoundly different roots and paths of our students? As I earn and build trust in relationships, I intend to help broaden professional resources, opportunities and contacts to support and enrich the varied creative trajectories of these specific cohorts.

I am especially focused on creating a culture of both care and excellence for and with this specific collective of individuals, many of whom are already making their mark on the professional field. This emphasis on culture to me must include engaging all of us in anti-racist consciousness and practice.

From curricular material and production selections to text analysis, from casting to staging, how do the aesthetic choices we embody live within the context of our embodied political histories and realities of the artists in the program, in the audience?

Q: What inspired you to pursue arts education?

A: Moving between teaching and performing spaces sharpens my work in both arenas. They have become inseparable. In learning spaces, I am challenged to articulate and engage in my own knowledge and curiosity.

When I am witness to students expanding, coming into their artistry, I am reminded of the power and pleasure in performance and am excited to return to the rehearsal room and stage myself. Watching and engaging in professional work, I can’t wait to bring that energy and insight back into the classroom. That cyclical momentum nourishes my artistry and keeps me learning.

Q: Is there a particular person who inspired you to pursue theater?

A: First there are a number of individuals who have inspired and encouraged me into a profession where my belonging is not necessarily a given.

I am here because of their generous Sophia Skiles (she/her) as disruptions. In seventh grade, I was a Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester scholarship student in an academically in The National Asian American rigorous and prestigious college prep Theater Company’s Henry VI (NY school akin to the storied associations of Times Critic’s Pick & Drama Desk Brown University and Trinity Rep. It was nomination), adapted & directed outside the classroom where the drama

by Stephen Brown-Fried. teacher, Dr. Maureen O’Toole, noticed I Photo: William B. Steele was looking at the audition flyer for the fall play, a Kabuki version of Antigone.

Auditions had already taken place but she could find something for me to play, if I was interested. I so deeply appreciated her seeing me in that moment and offering me an opportunity to belong, and that deadlines and rules were in place to add structure, not barriers. They can and should be moveable to create opportunity and community. From the start, she treated me as an artist and encouraged me to find a sense of purpose, consciousness as I explored theater. It was an irresistible feeling — to be respected, valued, seen, to be capable of a sense of purpose — and I have held onto that sensation and strived to honor it in others ever since.

MEET THE STAFF

Baron Pugh

DIRECTOR OF SERVICE & EXPERIENCE

Jennifer McClendon PRODUCING DIRECTOR

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he Trinity Rep team is growing every day as new staff join us. Here we profile two new members of our senior management team: Director of Service & Experience Baron Pugh and Producing Director Jennifer McClendon.

Baron Pugh had been working as Trinity Rep’s box office manager since 2017, before being promoted to director of service and experience in April. This newly-created department will ensure an exceptional, welcoming, and inclusive experience for internal and external customers, and includes ticket office operations, house services operations, facilities, maintenance, security, and customer relationship management. Jennifer McClendon started as the producing director in June, moving to Providence from Chicago. Jennifer leads all production departments including production management, stage management, costumes, props, scenery, electrics, and sound.

Producing Director Jennifer McClendon is a native Chicago theater artist who received her BFA in stage management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A former Steppenwolf Multicultural Fellow and production management apprentice, Jennifer has worked as a freelance production manager and stage manager in Chicago, IL since 2012. She has worked with companies such as Steppenwolf, Remy Bumppo, The Hypocrites, Prologue Theatre Company, and Definition Theatre. She served as the resident production manager for Lifeline Theatre Company from 2016 through 2021, leading six productions a season, an annual storytelling festival, and various company events prior to the pandemic.

McClendon is both grateful and overjoyed to join the Trinity Rep family. She is excited for this new chapter and is ready to grow even further with this foundational theater as it embarks on returning to live performances.

Baron Pugh is a Virginia Beach native with over 10 years’ experience in customer service and hospitality, having worked previously in retail, food services, special events, and fundraising, becoming skilled in conflict management, predicting customer needs, and addressing complaints.

Pugh first joined the Trinity Rep team in July 2017 as the box office manager, where he oversaw a staff of six and developed processes to ensure a positive, professional, and swift ticket buying experience for our patrons. In his current role as director of service and experience, Pugh will bridge the gaps between the ticket office, house services, security, and facilities so that all departments are working to ensure that all patrons, community members, and visitors have an exceptional, welcoming, and inclusive experience. Additionally, Pugh received his MFA in scenic design from Boston University in 2018 and designs for theaters across New England and the country including: Trinity Rep, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Burbage Theatre Company, SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. He currently resides in North Attleboro, MA with his husband, Rob and their dog, Finnigan.

Get to know Baron and Jennifer more with these Q&A’s.

You can also read more about any of our staff members at www.trinityrep.com/staff.

Baron Pugh, Director of Service & Experience Q: Tell me about someone (teacher, boss, friend/ family) who had a significant impact on your career path.

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Jennifer McClendon, Producing Director

How did they inspire you?

A: When I was in undergrad, I worked at the Center for Arts at George Q: Tell me about someone (teacher, boss, friend/family) who had a Mason University’s box office. Betsy Yancey, who is still there, was the box significant impact on your career path. How did they inspire you? office manager and my supervisor. She was super calm and relaxed, but knew A: While there are several people I’d love to highlight here, I’ll focus on how to get things done. My three years there were always filled with fun and my college choir director, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis. She is the person that got me laughter and she is a big influence on my management style as well as views into this line of work. She encouraged me to find my voice in managing large on how a ticket office should be run. To this day, I will text her with questions. groups of people by believing in me to stage manage a choir of 100-plus Q: What is one of your favorite parts of your job? students, before I knew what stage management was. There was never a A: One of my favorite parts of my job is engaging with our audience question of could I do it, she just charged me with that position and trusted members — not just about what they think about the show, or how their me. Dr. Davis led with grace. Her warmth made you want to make her proud. experience was purchasing a ticket or going to concessions, but about them, I thank her for trusting me and showing me there was another career path and their lives. Having the opportunity to meet and talk with various members right under my nose. Most of all I thank her for teaching me to know what I of the community is the best perk of my job. want in life, lead with that intention, and do so with grace.

Q: Why did you choose to come to Trinity Rep? Q: What is one of your favorite parts of your job?

A: I was about to graduate grad school and figured I needed a “big boy” A: The people. I love working with different people, getting to know them, job lined up. So that is what made me apply in 2017 when I saw the posting and helping create an environment that allows them to do their best work. looking for a new box office manager. But what made me decide it was a good Q: Why did you choose to come to Trinity Rep? fit for me was the ideals and values that the company held around community A: A colleague of mine sent me the job description and as I looked at the and being a place for community members to come and be. I knew that was website I was drawn in by the transparency. The anti-racism statement and something I wanted to be a part of. consistent updates, the commitment to safety, community, and education all Q: What do you hope to accomplish in your new position? made me feel welcome and excited to learn more about the company. After the A: In my new position, I hope to achieve a sort of synergy between the interview process, I knew this was the shift I needed in my career and these primary patron-facing departments: ticket office, house services, security, were the people I wanted to continue my growth with. Not to mention, I love and facilities. Instilling a common understanding around what great customer water and good food so I fell in love with Rhode Island the moment I saw it. service looks like at Trinity Q: What do you hope Rep and being able to build to accomplish in your new a cohesive experience for our position? patrons at every touch point.

A: That’s a big question. I Q: What do you like to am excited to make Trinity my do outside work? new theater home, expand my A: Outside of work, network of theater makers, and —JENNIFER McCLENDON I’m also a freelance scenic create some meaningful art. A designer in New England and across the country. But that is also work. So lot of what drew me in to this company was the commitment to anti-racism when I’m not at Trinity Rep or designing, I like to go try new restaurants and and the company being transparent about the work they are doing. My theater food with my husband. I’m a big foodie. I have yet to find a food item I didn’t career began with the Multicultural Fellowship at Steppenwolf Theatre in like… except mayo.

Chicago. There I received my first glimpse into what EDIA [equity, diversity, Q: Where’s your favorite place to vacation? inclusion, anti-racism] work looks like in theater; it’s hard, ongoing work. The A: Vacation? What is that? Truthfully, I haven’t really gone on vacation We See You White American Theater document inspired me to look at my own much, but the idea of going somewhere warm with a beach always seemed practices in a different light. I’m excited to be welcomed into the Trinity Rep to be the thing to do. Maybe I’ll find time this year to make that happen! family and be a part of those conversations about anti-racism and equity. I’m Q: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack/dessert — which is your excited to learn more, and I’m thankful to be at an institution that has more favorite? access to resources. So to answer the question, I hope to do my part to make A: If its food, it’s my favorite. Haha! Seriously, I don’t know if I could theater more accessible, equitable, and anti-racist. pick a favorite, but if I had to, I would probably say snacks are my favorite.

Q: What do you like to do outside work?

I’m a big grazer of snacks throughout the day. Keeps me fueled and ready to A: Spend time with friends and family. Through this pandemic, I feel tackle whatever comes up next. we’ve all learned the importance of work/life balance; that our time away from Q: Spring, summer, fall, or winter — which is your favorite? work is valued the same if not more than our time at work. I enjoy spending A: Fall. Definitely fall. I’m a boy from southeast Virginia. I don’t like the my free time with those near and dear to my heart. cold, so winter is out (I know, the irony of being in New England). I do not like Q: Where’s your favorite place to vacation? extremely hot temperatures, so summer is out. Spring is tolerable, and I do A: I don’t have a favorite place specifically, I just need water to be love a good rain storm. But fall is just the perfect time for weather. Moderate involved. I love to be in a pool or at a beach. I am very excited to be moving in the day, and a nice brisk evening. to the Ocean State.

Q: Cat or dog?

Q: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack/dessert — which is your A: I never knew anyone growing up who had cats, and I always had dogs. favorite?

By the time I was in high school, I think we had 8 or so different dogs. My A: Breakfast? I love brunch and brinner so the common denominator is current dog, Finnigan (maybe you’ve seen him on some of Trinity Rep’s social eggs and breakfast bread — pancakes, waffles, crepes, cinnamon rolls, etc. media posts), is by far my best dog, though.

Q: Spring, summer, fall, or winter — which is your favorite?

A: It’s changed a lot over the years, but I think fall is still my favorite. I love the colors of fall and layering in cozy sweaters and hoodies.

Q: Cat or dog?

A: Dogs. Due to allergies I cannot have either in my home, but I love dogs and cats that act like dogs.

I knew this was the shift I needed in my career and these were the people I wanted to continue my growth with.

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134 Collaborative

by Emily Atkinson

One of the cancellations in the first days of the pandemic was the Context & Conversation discussion inspired by our production of A Tale of Two Cities — ­­ as the play’s scheduled run was cut short, too. On March 16, 2020, co-presented with Providence Public Library and hosted by community partner 134 Collaborative, “Only Connect” would have explored “in times of societal splintering, how can we reclaim a sense of community with others?

Join us for a conversation about seeking new and renewed connections as we navigate a precarious, provisional world.” Given the isolation and hardship that followed, the loss of this search for connection is especially poignant.

Our would-have-been host, 134 Collaborative, is a community of small nonprofit programs and services housed in the historic Mathewson Street Church building a few blocks from Trinity Rep. Their community welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds and life experiences including people in recovery and those who have experienced homelessness and economic insecurity. Their goal is to provide and support programs that foster recovery, help those who are underserved find their voice, sustain basic human needs for low-income individuals, and provide opportunities for creative expression.

Programs include Tenderloin Opera Company, a weekly theater training program for those who are or have been homeless; Out of School Jam, introducing children 7 to 12 to the city’s arts, history, and culture while building skills to encourage healthy decision-making and community involvement; and a monthly free legal clinic with volunteer lawyers and Roger Williams University Law School students. Partners include URI Feinstein Hunger Free America; URI Feinstein Campus Urban Arts & Culture Program; Street Sights Newspaper; RI Homeless Advocacy Project; Social Enterprise Greenhouse; Oasis Wellness & Recovery Centers; Mathewson Street Church; Farm Fresh RI Mobile Market; and Better Lives RI, serving a weekly community meal to over 125 low-income and homeless individuals and families.

As the city and country shut down last March, 134 Collaborative pivoted their approach to delivering services. “We were just taking one day at a time,” said Executive Director Karen Gager, “making decisions on how to keep everyone safe and finding creative ways to continue programs like meals and AA meetings. The need for support and connection did not stop, particularly for those who are challenged with homelessness and economic insecurity.”

Programs continued to engage many constituents through virtual meetings and support groups. Partners used the Community Kitchen to prepare up to 1,000 lunches-to-go each week during the pandemic, that were distributed to homeless shelters, tent cities, and low-income individuals and families.

Michelle Cruz, Trinity Rep’s director of community engagement, recalls the disappointment of the March 16 cancellation, just as the partnership with 134 Collaborative was gathering strength. “We’d been talking about ways to make our relationship more robust, with the connection with Tenderloin Opera Company as well as the extended homeless population. Yet what grew out of the cancellation was quite powerful,” she says. “134 Collaborative had to shut down their in-house meals, and were handing out lunch-to-go at Kennedy Plaza and beyond. I noticed Mathewson Street Church’s Sunday Friendship Breakfast volunteers distributing meals, and many of the homeless folks didn’t have masks. Karen agreed that was a definite need.” Within weeks, Michelle

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delivered 40 masks made by Amanda Downing Carney, Trinity Rep’s costume shop director. “We were so grateful for the donation of Amanda’s masks,” Karen recalls. “It was a wonderful neighborly gesture. Particularly at the beginning of the pandemic, not all who came to our front doors had access to a mask. It was a tremendous help to know that we had a supply of masks that we could pass on, and keep everyone safe.”

“Cheers to 134 Collaborative, for all the work they’ve done for a vulnerable population in a desolate downtown,” Michelle says. “We’re humbled by their work, and proud to call them a community partner.”

In December, Karen and the Tenderloin Opera Company participated in A Christmas Carol 2020’s online community sing. “It was such a fun and innovative way to engage the community during the pandemic,” Karen says. “We were reminded of Tenderloin’s performance in A Christmas Carol in 2017, as one of many community groups.

Personally, I was drawn to participate as a way to feel more connected to my community in a time of disconnect and isolation.”

As downtown reopens, Michelle and Karen plan new collaborations to occur after Trinity Rep welcomes audiences to the theater again in November. “I’m grateful for Trinity’s inclusiveness of people from all backgrounds and walks of life,” Karen says. “The arts can bring people together and be a healing power to change lives. Thank you, Trinity Rep, for being a great neighbor!”

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What We’re Eating

In previous issues of The Trinity Square magazine, we shared recommendations from our staff and artists for things we could all do at home. We shared our favorite things to watch, read, and listen to.

Now that vaccinations are up and we are all getting out again, we are delighted to share our picks for local restaurants. Perhaps we can help you discover something new! Whether you are trying something new or returning to a longtime favorite spot, we encourage you to support local restaurants which faced so many challenges in the last year and a half.

What We’re NOT Eating!

Jordan Butterfield, director of education and accessibility: I love Garden of Eve, a

Haitian restaurant in Providence. It’s tucked away — not in Downtown — but the food is unbelievable, and they have a nice outdoor seating area. I also adore Taqueria Lupita in Central Falls, a family-run Mexican restaurant. I watched the chef making the tortillas and zopas from scratch while I waited for takeout. Now, I’m drooling.

Jen Canole, director of development: My husband and I have treated ourselves to take-out from Chez Pascal & The Wurst Kitchen, one of our favorite restaurants, several times over the past year-plus. He loves their duck. I’ve been enjoying their veggie shawarma and locally sourced fish. And you can never go wrong with their rotating seasonal desserts (except maybe not ordering enough to share — that strawberry-rhubarb crisp is going to be devoured faster than you think). Plus, you can pick up house-made sausages to grill later and jars of tasty relishes (like watermelon radish relish — mmmm) with your order. We’re so glad to have continued to enjoy this gem from home.

Amanda Downing Carney, costume shop director: Down here in South County, for a take-out dinner, I highly recommend Jayd Buns in Peace Dale for authentic Chinese buns and soups. For breakfast I love both the Bluebird Cafe in Wakefield for delicious dishes with a New Orleans lean or any of the freshly baked offerings at South County Bread Co., especially their rustic buttery croissants. And for a healthy quick lunch, I recommend Auntie’s Kitchen for amazing fresh salads and sandwiches.

Michael Getz, props supervisor: One of my favorite restaurants in Providence is Cav. I love the eclectic Bohemian chic atmosphere, and they have done a wonderful job dealing with COVID. It was the only restaurant that I went to until more restrictions were lifted. I live in the Armory District, so I have also enjoyed getting takeout, or dining on the patio, at Great Northern BBQ. And one of my favorite things to do on a beautiful summer afternoon would be to enjoy a lobster roll while enjoying the view of the Sakonnet River at the Boat House in Tiverton, then driving along the river to one of my favorite nurseries in Rhode Island, Peckham’s in Little Compton, and capping the end of the trip with a cone of ice cream from Gray’s in Tiverton Four Corners.

Michael Guy, creative director: We are crazy for the Greek Popeye from The Big Cheese, a pizzeria and Italian restaurant on Reservoir Avenue in Cranston. It is a large semicircular spinach pie, best on whole wheat dough, that, once it is melty-hot inside from the oven, is opened and stuffed with an overly-generous Greek salad with lots of feta cheese and their own dressing. Impossible to eat in a civilized manner but impossible to put down! I don’t think they missed a beat throughout the whole pandemic.

Phyllis Kay, resident acting company member: Favorite neighborhood restaurant is Avenue N in Providence. Can you imagine they OPENED during the lockdown and now seem to be thriving. Everything is scrumptious, especially their pizzas.

Bradly Widener, assistant director of service and experience: My absolute favorite restaurant is Garden Grille in Pawtucket. They feature vegetarian/vegan cuisine with a friendly, casual atmosphere. The servers all know our names (and our dog’s!) and treat us like friends. They usually feature a seasonal rotating menu which is always exciting. We’ve ordered a lot of takeout from them during the pandemic, but we’re just starting to eat inside with them since my family is vaccinated!

In the grimy basement of the Lederer Theater Center is a props storage room devoted to kitchen items, including shelves piled high with artfully crafted fake food.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Trinity Rep gratefully acknowledges the donors who make our work possible. These listings reflect commitments of cash and in-kind donations of $250 or more for annual operations, programs, events or facilities received between July 1, 2020 and August 3, 2021.

SEASON SPONSORS Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation Rhode Island State Council on the Arts SUPPORTING SEASON SPONSOR (2021-22) Providence Tourism Council Jared and Bette Aaronson Travis Abato Michael Achey and Susan Thomas Actors’ Equity Foundation Jeanne and Levi Adams Richard and Nancy Adams Christine and Timothy Adams Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. Maureen M. Agnew Denise C. Aiken Marisa A. Albanese Nancy Allen Philip Allessi Dr. Lauren Allister and Mr. Joshua Kennedy Christopher J. Almon+ Patty and Melvin G. Alperin Fund AmazonSmile Foundation Amica Insurance Anonymous (35) Jason E. Archambault+ Mary-Kim Arnold and Matthew Derby Marilyn and Steven Aronow Mayor Scott Avedisian Edward and Nancy Avila Karen Baart Rob and Christine Babson Susan and Robert Bahr Victoria Irene Ball Fund for Theater Education** Caroline Ballou Bank of America Jim Baptista Suzanne Barksdale Jonathan Barnes and Patricia A. Sullivan Jim and Wendy Barrows Cheryl and Neil Bartholomew John Baryick and Jenna Hashway Lori Basilico and Paul Adler Tom and Linda Beall Virginia Becher Daniel Becker Gordon and Barbara Beeton Jon Bell Thomas A. & Christine Bell Thomas L. and Kathryn D. Bendheim Family Fund Stephen Berenson and Brian McEleney Richard and Amy Beretta Tim and May Bergeron Berkshire Bank Laurel Bestock Bryna and Bruce Bettigole Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beukema John Bickford Foundation Dennis Binette and Timothy Belt Thorr Bjorn Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Black William N. Black and Mindie Lazarus-Black 20

Sylvia Blanda and Walter A. Young Dr. Amanda M. Bligh and Jason M. Brown Blount Fine Foods Robert Bonadies and Elizabeth Rounds Dr. and Mrs. Jacques Bonnet-Eymard Michael Booth David and Edith Borden Warren and Maryann Bovie George T. Boyer and Francele Boyer Fund Kate, James, Cooper and Noah Brandt William and Susan Brandt Angela Brazil and Stephen Thorne Wendy Brennen and Douglas Brennen Patricia Brigham Jennifer Brindisi Abigail Brooks and Nicholas Trott Long Phyllis Brooks Brown University David A. and Susan O. Brown+ Caroline Browne and Danielle Browne Gail Brule and Paul Brule Dick and Sheila Brush Buff & Johnnie Chace Endowment Fund** Vincent J. Buonanno Tim Burns and Carolyn Sammon Lynne and David Burke Roberta Butler and Abbott Ikeler Jennifer and Patrick Canole Cardi’s Furniture Dena and Kenneth Carlone+ Patricia Carnevale Philip, Anne and Maia Carty Nancy Cassidy and Jeffrey Schreck James and Jonatha Castle Rev. and Rev. Charles Cavalconte Charles Cavas Courtney B. Cazden Chace Fund, Inc. Buff Chace/Cornish Associates Mrs. Elizabeth Chace Mr. Malcolm G. Chace, Jr. Ms. Kate H. Champa Chestnut Hill Realty Corporation Donna Chiacchia Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Choquette, Jr. Roger and Patricia Cichy Raymond and Paulette Cieslak Citizens Bank Drs. Priscilla Cogan and C.W. Duncan Jules and Dede Cohen Linda and Steven Cohen Thomas Colby and Kathryn Colby Anne Marie Cole Jonathan Cole Patricia Cole Bradley J. Collins Elfriede Collis Carol and Randy Collord Curt Columbus and Nathan Watson Marilyn and Ted Colvin Loring and Louise Conant Rev. Thomas F. Conboy Sheila Connery

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Ryan C. Cooke and William Hildreth Cornish Associates Michael Couture and Diane E. Brown-Couture Steven Croteau Vicky Cullen and John Waterbury Larry and Nancy Culpepper Richard Cumming Endowment Fund for Musical Programming at Trinity Rep** Ruth F. Curley-Lefebvre CVS Health Michael P. Czech Karen L. Daigle, MD Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Dana Mr. and Mrs. Murray Danforth Brian Daniels Tracy and Bill Daugherty Dr. Suzanne M. de la Monte Camilla De Rochambeau Judhajit De Dr. Ronald and Dolores DeLellis Louis P. Demascole Pamela Demelim and John Demelim Drs. Allen and Jane Dennison Mark and June DePasquale James DeRentis and Brett Smiley Pamela Desautel Sandy and Tom Dimeo+ Robert and Rena DiMuccio Suzanne DiSalvo and Zack Miller Nancy Donahue Doris Duke Endowment Fund** Joanne Dow Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. Ernest W. Drew III and Jane D. Malone Robert Dring Carolyn Duby and David Swift Janice Duclos and Mark Peckham Julie and Jon Duffy Nancy Dunn+ Charles K. Dwyer Arthur G. Frazier and Patricia M. Dwyer Thomas Eagan Polly Eddy Thomas and Nora Edler Kathleen and Erik Egge Rick and Mary Engle Elaine Epstein David Ethier Oskar Eustis Endowment Fund for New Play Development** Mary-Beth Fafard Kraft Group Barry and Elaine Fain+ The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation Melissa Fairgrieve Barbara Feibelman and Ken Orenstein Caryl Feibelman Lloyd Feit and Linda Nici Lisa and Scott Fertik Joseph and Amanda Finnerty John E. Fitzgerald Scott Fitzmaurice Heather and Ronald Florence Joan and Bill Flynn Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Foley Alissa Forleo and Raymon Memery Andrew Foster Dr. Joanne Fowler Jordan Frank Fred J. Franklin James Fredricksen Karen Friend Anne and Walter Gamble Thomas and Leslie Gardner Jane Garnett and David Booth

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Rick Nagele Jill H. Nagorniak Mrs. Patricia Nanian Steven and Jean Nardone Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Nathan Robert P. and Meredith A. Nault Navigant Credit Union Ramakrisha Nayak Pamela Nelson Erskine Jane S. Nelson Rich and Mary Nelson+ Sara and David Nelson Leonard and Nancy Nemon Nancy and Dana Newbrook Ann L. Newbury Mr. Ken Nickerson and Ms. Katherine Deyst Tony and Carrie Noviello Lisa and Michael Nula Ocean State Job Lot Trinity Resident Artist Charitable Fund M. David and Marguerite Odeh Keri Anne O’Donnell Memorial Fund O’Halloran Family Foundation Dawnrae Oliveira David Olsen and Leonard Flood Mary C. O’Malley David Osborne Jack and Sandra Owens Susan M. Pacheco The Pacifica Foundation Kate Parenteau Elizabeth Paroli and Wayne Kezirian Tom Parrish Cynthia B. Patterson Lauren Paul and Thomas King Tom Peirce and Tanja Ryden Claiborne and Nuala Pell Fund for Arts Education** Susi and Duncan Pendlebury Jerome and Jane Perez Marc and Claire Perlman Ms. Carol Peterson John Peterson Ann T. Petrella Trust Melissa and Greg Pezza Hope Day Pilkington Michael and Joan Pilson Jay and Eddy Placencia+ Edward Planeta Ronald C. Plante and Dan Hammond Angela and George Plesce Dick and Judy Plotz Anne and Steve Pohnert Ethan Pollock and Amy Mendillo Dan Powers Karen and Stephen Prest Lisa Primavera Tara Primis Project Discovery Endowment Fund** Harry Proudfoot Dr. John J. and Janet C. Przygoda Public Theatre Betsey Quigley Marisa Quinn Sharon Quinn Kurt Raaflaub and Deborah Boedeker David and Melissa Rabinow Dale and Patricia Radka+ Doug Rainey and Toshi Uchida Elaine Rakatansky Memorial Fund** Herbert Rakatansky, MD and Barbara Sokoloff Scott Raker Broadway OB/Gyn-Donald Ramos Lynne Randall and Tom Malone Robert Raposo

Sean and Pamela Redfern Kibbe and Tom Reilly Phil Reilly and Judith Hasko Kathleen Reinhardt Richard and Linda Rendine Diane K. Reynolds Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education The Rhode Island Foundation Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Rhode Island Monthly+ Joe and Barbara Ricci Michael Rice Richard Kavanaugh Memorial Fund** Jeff Richards & Missy Magill Maxine Richman Christine Rieser GG Rigelhaupt Theresa Rigsby John D. and Maureen Riley Deborah Ring and Michael Simoncelli Peter Rintels Arthur and Judy Robbins+ Robert Clayton Black Memorial Fellowship Fund** Thelma Rocha Jim and Sharyn Rock Bishop and Mrs. Hays Rockwell Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. Rok Bruce and Jane Rollins Paula and Bill Rooks William and Sandra Rosen Carolyn and Charles Rosenthal David and Holly Rothemich Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Leonard and Esteruth Rumpler Bill and Angela Ryding Nancy Safer Nancy Safian and Jonathan Saltzman Marilyn and Jim Salisbury Janet and Ken Salomon Bill and Kate Saltonstall Mr. and Mrs. John Sampieri Paula Sandham J. Lynn Singleton and Donna Santos Elizabeth M. Schaaf Hans C. Schaefer Enfrodisia and Isa Schaaf George Shoemaker and Judith Shoemaker David Schoenfeld and Ellen Schoenfeld-Beeks Dr. and Mrs. H. Denman Scott Anne Scurria and Barry Press Dr. Ilene Segal and Mr. Gary Searle Katherine Seavey Christopher Shaban Kenath Shamir Peter and Kathy Shank Steve and Dolly Sharek Jane Sharp and Charles Rardin Peggy and Hank Sharpe Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Heather Stillman Eileen Sheehan Michael and Karen Shell Jane and Deming Sherman Laurie and David Sholes Sally Shwartz Chelsea Siefert Ellie Siegel and William H. Warren Santina Siena, MD Kenneth Sigel and Sarah Kelly William and Susan Sikov Diane Simms Gretchen Dow Simpson and Jim Baird

The Rosalyn Sinclair Family Michele Siskind Jack and Maggie Skenyon Margo Skinner Memorial Fellowship Fund** Julia Anne and Peter Slom Eric and Peggy Smith Kristen and Matthew Smith Martha H. Smith Margery Sokoloff and Jeffrey Shoulson Adrienne G. Southgate+ Ms. Joanne Speroni-Woody and Mr. Michael M. Woody Ms. Debra J. Stacey Donna Tilles Stahl Alec Stais and Elissa Burke Norma Smayda Staley Mike Stanton and Susan Hodgin Selma Stanzler Starkweather & Shepley, Inc. State of Rhode Island, Division of Taxation Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Linda Stanich and Douglas Stephens Martha Stone Robert Stout Julie and Josiah Strandberg Dexter Strong and Maureen Taylor Carol Surprenant Duncan and Annette Sutherland Judith B. Swaim Anne and Michael Szostak Target Stores Deborah Miller Tate Hana Tauber Alec and Susan Taylor Robert and Colleen Taylor John and Susan Teal Textron Inc. The Champlin Foundation The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Gertrude N. Goldowsky & Seebert J. Goldowsky Foundation The George and Nancy Grzebien Foundation The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. The Murray Family Charitable Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Theatre Forward Christine Thompson and Elizabeth Wilson Joelle Thompson Tilles Family Endowment Fund** David and Susan Tremblay David H. Trenteseaux Trinity Repertory Company General Endowment Fund** Mary Lou and Maurice Trottier Twin River Casino U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Lindsa Ruth Vallee Susan Van Ness Donna and Jack Vanderbeck Tim Vanech Jennifer Vendettuoli Ernie Vetelino Stuart Vyse Polly Wall Roy Heaton and Mary Walsh Clint and Lolly Wardle Edythe C. Warren Drs. Roger and Linda Warren Marvin and Ellie Wasser Maureen Weaver Edie and Jerry Weinstein

Naida D. Weisberg Alan and Maria Weiss Amy M. Wendell and John W. Wendell Emily Westcott and Bill Carpenter Bob and Barbara Westlake Dr. Terrie T. Wetle and Dr. Richard Besdine+ Sandra Stuart Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. John H. White, Jr. Donald A. Wilkinson Laura and Steve Wilkinson April Williams Eric and Elaine Williams Michelle Williams Don and Kitty Wineberg WithumSmith+Brown, PC Mabel T. Woolley Trust Ann and John Woolsey Diana M. Worley Rick and Mary Worrell+ Connie Worthington and Terry Tullis Mary Kae and Mike Wright Stu and Marlene Yang Myrth York and David Green Cristine Young Ann S. Zartler The Ziegler Family + Donation made through United Way Campaign * Donation made through State Employee Charitable Appeal Campaign ** Contribution from named endowment fund within Trinity Rep’s endowment ~ Donation made through Combined Federal Campaign

IN MEMORIAM

reflects gifts received between July 1, 2020 to August 3, 2021.

In memory of Peter and Mary Almon Christopher J. Almon In memory of Mary Ann Ambrose Mark C Ambrose In memory of Angelina Bifulco Gail Costa In memory of Linda Bouchard In memory of David Breakstone Lindsa Ruth Vallee In memory of Allan Campbell Katherine Hebert In memory of Jules and Joanne Caron Glenn and Susan Halvarson In memory of Marlene Clary Gloria Shafaee-Moghadam In memory of Margaret Divver John and Gale Green In memory of Louise Dolan HW In memory of Mary “Polly” Eddy Rabbi Leslie Y. Gutterman & Mrs. Janet H. Englehart Laura H. Harris Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Keenan Claudette Mayer Maria Montanaro Statia Murphy Rosamond A. Talbot Susan Van Ness In memory of Jason Ereio Elisabeth Buck

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In memory of Laura B. Fixman, MD Kenath Shamir In memory of Capt. Lawrence Gemma, USNR Patricia Brigham In memory of Kenneth Getz Community Players Loran Getz Cindy Hawkins Erika Koch Eric Reynolds In memory of Christine Grinavic Mary Grinavic In memory of John Hall Mary B. Hall In memory of Theresa and Edward Hawkins Chris and MaryJane Ougheltree In memory of Betty Ann Hughson Elizabeth M. Schaaf In memory of Dr. Irving and Kay Kaplan Jeff Kaplan and Ellen Cohen Kaplan In memory of Shirley Kestenman GG Rigelhaupt In memory of Jason Kircher Anonymous In memory of Ruvain and Dorothy Klein Pearl Holloway In memory of Private Jason Kornberg Mr. and Mrs. Roland Buteau Jr. and Family In memory of Lisa Kogut Fred and Carol Mailloux In memory of Richard Kuehl Janet Comalli In memory of Kenneth Davol Langley Maryann and Philip Langley In memory of Bernard Lanoie Natasha Lessard In memory of Stephen Lehrer Gary and Barbara Ackerman Ann Anesta Anonymous Nick Bernstein Barbara Burns Claudia Carr and David Rush Ted Chylack Steve de Eyre Alberta Del Prete Lisa DeLuca Anne Diamond Linda Doran Barry and Elaine Fain Susan and Bob Fine Susan Geffner Hynes Martha Gordon Ann Hayes Pearl Holloway Michael Huang Jill and Loren Kleinman Kelly McDonald Kraft Group Marsha Perlman Covitz Karen Pigeon Alfred Ragonese John D. and Maureen Riley Marybeth Rowland Lee E. Sproul, Jr. Linda Stanich and Douglas Stephens Dr. David Steigman, M.D. Aaron Weintraub In memory of Suzanne Lessard Jennifer Lessard In memory of Gerald Levesque Danielle J. Levesque 22

In memory of Norm Lofsky Stephen and Freda Lehrer In memory of Iver Longeteig III Anonymous In memory of Loved ones Karen Soderberg-Gomez In memory of Barbara Meek Peter Mazzaglia In memory of Sam Miller Anne B. Miller In memory of J. Anne Mitchell Bonnie Saritelli In memory of Joan D. Moore Theresa Moore In memory of Tom Moran Taunton Area AAUW In memory of Violette Mowry Donna Chiacchia In memory of My Dad Tara Barnes In memory of Cara ‚ÄúMonroe‚Äù Nagle Kirk McDonough, Cate McDonough, and Aileen McDonough In memory of Sandra Nathanson Judith Cohen Marcia Feldman Jane C. Gauvin and William Moore Anne B. Miller Diane K. Reynolds Susan Saillant Robert Schleinig Anne Scurria and Barry Press Diana Sousa Jim Souza Jennifer Vendettuoli In memory of J. Louis Nielsen Martha Nielsen In memory of Judy O’Donnell Nancy Escher In memory of Senator and Mrs. Pell Dr. Tripler Pell and Mr. Tawfik Hammoud In memory of Ann T. Petrella Ann T. Petrella Trust In memory of Pignatelli Family and John Nappi Barbara and Maryanne Bedard In memory of Frank J. Piperata Susan Unger In memory of Catherine Prest Michael and Pamela Killoran In memory of Kevin Quinn Benjamin Hensley In memory of Thomas F. Rabczak Maureen and Roger Johanson In memory of Stuart B. Riley Sally Riley In memory of Artie Robillard Shannon E. Simoneau In memory of Rocky Steven Medeiros In memory of Elizabet Schaaf Karen Baart Beth Castrodale and John Sullivan Marcia Cohen Amy Derjue Barbara Flanagan Sherri Frank Karen Henry Rosemary Jaffe Alice M. Mailloux Michelle McSweeney Anna Palchik Nancy Perry Katherine Retan Christine Rutigliano Mary Lou Wilshaw-Watts

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In memory of James L. Seavor The James L. Seavor Revocable Trust In memory of Alex Sigel Kenneth Sigel and Sarah Kelly In memory of Marion Simon Ms. Clare Vadeboncoeur and Ms. Pamela Messore In memory of Steve Sorin Jennifer and Patrick Canole In memory of My Nana, Sylvia Stingle Eliza Correi In memory of Charles Sullivan Connie Worthington and Terry Tullis In memory of Bill Thompson Chris Thompson In memory of Flo Tilles Carol E. Drewes Norlene and Kenny Gensler Sally E. Lapides and Arthur P. Solomon/ Residential Properties Ltd. Douglas and Arlene Mellion Jane S. Nelson In memory of Flo and Norman Tilles Donna Tilles Stahl In memory of Stella Wilson Kishin Anderson In memory of Michael Wintle Melissa Davy In memory of WishKids Elf Loui

TRIBUTE GIFTS

reflect gifts received between July 1, 2020 to August 3, 2021.

In honor of Roslyn Adamo Beth F. Adamo Bob Fouser In honor of David Azulay Dr. and Mrs. Jacques Bonnet-Eymard In honor of Lauren Bachman-Streitfield Brenda M. Bachman In honor of Maddox Boulware Broggi Erika Boulware In honor of Jordan Butterfield Joseph W. and Paula M. Butterfield Linda and John Souza In honor of Jen Canole Ricardo Pérez González In honor of Jen Canole, Curt Columbus and everyone in the education department Nancy Safian and Jonathan Saltzman In honor of Amanda Downing Carney Christopher and Katie Garvin Carly Rivers In honor of George Chaput Daniel Short In honor of The Rev. Tom Conboy Sarah and Kevin Klyberg In honor of Lola Darling Gabriel Tash In honor of Kara Alexandra Dean Enfrodisia and Isa Schaaf In honor of Ms. Janice Duclos Laura LeGant

In honor of Everyone at Trinity Rep Kendra Gay In honor of Joseph M. Fernandez Emily Maranjian In honor of Mr. S Michael Getz Tina Miller In honor of Michael Guy Connie Tavanis In honor of Anne Harrigan Kim White-Sawczynec In honor of Ann Hayes Stephen and Freda Lehrer In honor of Barry Hittner Jane Larson McGuirk In honor of Barry and Kathleen Hittner’s 50th Anniversary Jane Larson McGuirk In honor of Phyllis Kay Kathleen Carey In honor of Kathryn Bell Lansdown, Greg, Annabell and Joseph Lansdown Mr. William E. Knapp and Ms. Judith Bell In honor of Sally Lapides Dorothy and Edward Slade In honor of James Lawson, my acting brother in NYC Betty Merner In honor of Ronan Lehan Gloria Lehan In honor of Suzanne Magaziner Denise R. Arsenault In honor of Brian McEleney and Stephen Berenson Hope Day Pilkington In honor of Jane Larson McGuirk John Peterson In honor of Billy Mihopoulos Amy Sobnosky In honor of Millie, Rachael Warren, and everyone involved in making YASI happen Jordan Frank In honor of Devin Mooney Erin Plante In honor of my unemployed colleagues Jill Jann In honor of our brave first responders and medical professionals Sabrina Solares-Hand In honor of Tom Parrish Joanne Dow In honor of Martha Rimmer Anonymous In honor of Myrna Rosen Sally E. Lapides and Arthur P. Solomon/ Residential Properties Ltd. In honor of Naomi Gross Safian Anonymous In honor of Rachel and Danny Salvatore Anonymous In honor of Jude Sandy Carol E. Drewes In honor of Anne Scurria Michael and Celeste Mullane In honor of Shannon/McNally Family Rachel McNally In honor of Jeffrey Shoulson Margery Sokoloff In honor of Laura Smith Coco Dailey In honor of Fred Sullvian, Jr. John and Marie Hennedy

In honor of Kevin Sullivan Paula Sandham In honor of the entire cast and crew at Trinity Rep Katrina Crooks In honor of the excellent actors and staff at Trinity Rep Anonymous In honor of John Thorsen Cindy and James Thorsen In honor of the Trinity Rep Acting Company and Supporting Staff Jeff Richards and Missy Magill In honor of The Trinity Rep Costume Shop Grace Mitchell In honor of The Trinity Ushers Anonymous In honor of Manley E. Tuttle III Martha Mahard and Manley Tuttle In honor of Rachael Warren Carol E. Drewes The George and Nancy Grzebien Foundation Luke Kahlich In honor of Myrth York and David Green Neath Pal and Beth Toolan, M.D. In honor of John and Kim Zwetchkenbaum Samuel Zwetchkenbaum and Debby Carr

Please note: Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If there is an error or omission, please accept our deepest apologies and contact Kate Kataja at kkataja@trinityrep.com, so we may update our listings and acknowledgements in the future.

HELP US OPEN OUR DOORS AGAIN SUPPORT TRINITY REP’S REOPENING CAMPAIGN On September 29, rehearsals begin for A Christmas Carol.

Trinity Rep actors, director, designers, and staff will be gathered in a room for the first time in over a year and a half. In that room, they will create something magical, that reminds us of the unique and unforgettable power of live performance. And on November 4, when they are first joined by audiences, Trinity Rep will truly be live again!

Your donation to Trinity Rep’s Reopening Campaign will help us reach this important moment. With your support, we will be ready to greet the cast and creative team in the rehearsal hall, new and returning staff in the offices and shops, and audiences in the lobby.

Everyone who gives $100 or more to the Reopening Campaign before the first rehearsal of A Christmas Carol on September 29 will be recognized as a Countdown to First Rehearsal Champion.

A MATCHING CHALLENGE DOUBLES YOUR GIFT!

On June 21, Trustee Ken Sigel and Sarah Kelley announced that they will match the first $25,000 in gifts received to the Reopening Campaign.

Give today to double your impact.

Donate securely online at www.trinityrep.com/give, by texting REOPENING to 44-321, or by calling (401) 453-9282.

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Theatre Forward advances the American theater and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theaters, including Trinity Repertory Company. Theatre Forward and its theaters are most grateful to the following funders: $100,000 and above Bank of America • Hearst Foundations ~ Morgan Stanley ~ The Schloss Family Foundation n

Gretchen Shugart & Jonathan Maurer George & Pamela Smith* TD Charitable Foundation ◆ James S. & Lynne P. Turley* n

$50,000-$99,999 Citi Sue Ann Lonoff de Cuevas

$10,000-$14,999 Aetna Judy R. Bartless Dorsey & Whitney LLP Bruce & Tracey Ewing Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. S&P Global

$25,000-$49,999 The Augustine Foundation ◆ Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander Mitchell J. Auslander/Willkie Farr & Gallagher Goldman, Sachs & Co. MetLife Foundation Lisa Orberg ◆ Daniel A. Simkowitz & Mari Nakachi $15,000-$24,999 Mitchell J. Auslander & Kimberlee Abraham Bloomberg Philanthropies Steven & Joy Bunson Paula A. Dominick EY The Maurer Family Foundation n Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Boaz Salik

$5,000-$9,999 AudienceView† The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Floyd Green III Roe Green* Richard K. Greene Nancy Hancock Griffith* KLDiscovery Joyce & Gregory Hurst Patti & Rusty Rueff Foundation • Michelle Schwartz Raja Sengupta John Thomopoulos Travelers

$2,500-$4,999 Michelle Cenis DLR Group ◆ Christ Economos* Lucy Fato & Matt Detmer* Joyce & Gregory Hurst Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack* Elliott Sernel & Larry Falconio* Alison and Thomas Tam* Mary Beth Winslow & Bill Darby* Joseph Yurcik* $1,500-$2,499 Joseph Baio & Anne Griffin* John R. Dutt* David Schwartz & Amy Langer* Michael A. Wall* $500-$1,499 Decker Anstrom Diana Buckhantz Ben & Nikki Clay Cathy Dantchik DeWitt Stern Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Dramatists Play Service James Haskins Scot Safron Debbie Saline, Veritext $250-$499 Anonymous (1) Harry Abrams Madelyn Adamson Gary Bagley Richard Dean Lucy Anda Hardison Ian Hochman Robert Levin Marla Moskowitz-Hesse Noelle Norton

Patrick Owen Anne Pasternak Steven Showalter Carl Sylvestre $100-$249 Anonymous (3) Yvonne Bell Neil Berkson & Ilene Lang Deborah Brabrand Stephanie Bulger Mary Ellen Coistore - In Memory of Helene Rivlin Kate Courtemanche Margaret Cuomo Maier Ann Davies Jody falco & Jeffrey Steinman Elliott Forrest Beverly Gans Sandra L. Gibson Shawn Hartman Judith Hayward Jeffrey Herrmann Robert Kennedy Laura Kepley Brad Koepenick Deborah Korkmas Fran Kumin Anki Leeds James Loughlin Melissa Makhmaltchi Audrey L. Mandell Joseph Mazur Ryan Merkel Andrew Mezey Emily Miller Deborah Neale Beth Newburger Tom Parrish & Steve Dow Meghan Pressman

The Professional Group John Roberts - In Memory of Patricia Rumble Peter Ritt - In Memory of Patricia Rumble Katherine Roeder Norma Rosenberg The Shehati Family Brian Siegel Ben Silver Tammey Tanner Lee Tucker Sarah Valente Jenifer Warren Rebecca Wheeler Peter Zimmerman

* National Society Membership † Includes In-kind support ~ COVID-19 Emergency Relief, May-December 2020 ◆ Educating Through Theatre Support • Bank of America ACTivate Awards Support n Moving Forward Support Theatre Forward supporters are former supporters of National Corporate Theatre Fund and Impact Creativity.

For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org. List is current as of June 2021.

Helping children find their voices with an integrated arts curriculum that begins at age three

The Gordon School community congratulates our Head of School, Dr. Noni Thomas López, on her recent election to Trinity Rep’s Board of Trustees

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Nursery through eighth grade • gordonschool.org

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR

FALL CLASSES GRADES K-12: In-Person Fall Classes GRADES 5-12: Year-Long Classes & Experiences

Whether you are 7, 17, or 57, Trinity Rep classes offer fun and unique experiences to learn and grow. Some students will use their new skills to become tomorrow’s great theater artists and leaders, while many others will use their new creativity, self-confidence, and communication skills in school, at work, and at home.

Discussion-based classes provide a safe and supportive environment to explore theater from a new perspective.

All classes have small group sizes to ensure personal attention. Financial aid is available.

ADULTS: Fall, Winter, and Spring Online Discussion Groups and In-Person Classes

To learn more, visit trinityrep.com/learn Trinity Rep is committed to the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff. All necessary safety precautions will be in place as needed. Current safety protocols can be found at trinityrep.com/health.

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The Trusted Choice

Forty years ago when we started Residential Properties Ltd., everyone thought we were crazy.

Then something happened.

Sally Lapides, Founder & CEO

People noticed that we had a different approach. We created new levels of service and we worked harder and smarter than everyone else ... and we still do!

Other agents saw how quickly we were transforming the business and wanted to join us and grow.

We embraced technology early and our award-winning website has been ranked as one of the top real estate sites in the country.

We now have 9 offices, a relocation division, a full service in-house marketing department, professional videographers and photographers.

Our 265 agents are among the most knowledgeable in the business who will strive to provide a positive, satisfying, and professional experience whether you’re buying or selling.

One thing that hasn’t changed is the Residential Properties experience ... our commitment to service and innovation and our thanks for making us your trusted choice.

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LITTLE COMPTON 401.635.8590

NARRAGANSETT NEWPORT 401.783.2474 401.619.5622

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PROVIDENCE 401.274.6740

PVD • WEST SIDE WESTPORT 401.457.3400 508.636.4760