Trinity Repertory Company

TO REINVENT THE "PUBLIC SQUARE" WITH DRAMATIC ART THAT STIMULATES, EDUCATES AND ENGAGES THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN A CONTINUING DIALOGUE.

DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON, WHILE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PREVENTED IN PERSON PERFORMANCES, TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY DEVELOPED, FILMED, AND STREAMED "A CHRISTMAS CAROL ONLINE," AN INNOVATIVE NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION THAT EVOKED UNIQUE 2020 EXPERIENCES WHILE CELEBRATING SHARED CONNECTION AND RESILIENCE. OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FREE FOR ONLINE STREAMING, THE PRODUCTION REACHED AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD. 56,756 VIEWERS STREAMED THE SHOW, IN ALL 50 STATES AND THREE TERRITORIES, AS WELL AS 37 COUNTRIES ON SIX CONTINENTS. 140,555 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WATCHED TOGETHER IN THEIR VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON CLASSROOMS, REPRESENTING 1,102 SCHOOLS IN 45 STATES AND SEVEN COUNTRIES. OTHER DIGITAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED FOR FREE INCLUDED "THE WRITER'S ROOM" SERIES, PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO TRINITY REP'S ONGOING NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THROUGH WORKSHOP READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMISSIONED PLAYWRIGHTS AND ARTISTS; AND "AMERICA TOO: RECKONING AND RESILIENCE" A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION SERIES THAT CURATED INTERSECTIONAL DISCUSSIONS OF RACISM, HEALTH, EDUCATION, SERVICE, ACTIVISM, AND THE ARTS. TRINITY REP'S WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS TYPICALLY SERVE MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS THROUGH PROJECT DISCOVERY STUDENT MATINEES, IN SCHOOL ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, THE BROWN UNIVERSITY/TRINITY REP MFA PROGRAMS IN ACTING AND DIRECTING, THE TRINITY REP ACTIVE IMAGINATION NETWORK (TRAIN) FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, AND LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. MOST TRAIN AND BROWN/TRINITY MFA PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO OPERATE IN PERSON, WHILE TRINITY REP'S OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUED ONLINE. DURING THE 2020-21 SEASON, TRINITY REP SERVED MORE THAN 18,000 K-12 STUDENTS, ADULTS, AND TEACHERS FROM MORE THAN 1,100 SCHOOLS DIGITALLY, AND NEARLY 500 WITH IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING.

THE BROWN UNIVERSITY/TRINITY REP MFA PROGRAMS IN ACTING AND DIRECTING ENROLLED 40 STUDENTS. THIS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM COMBINES CONSERVATORY TRAINING WITH THE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING CONNECTED TO A PROFESSIONAL THEATER AND THE ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF AN IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY. UNDER STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS, THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE.