Trinity Repertory Company

During our 2021-22 season, Trinity rep welcomed audiences to live performances after serving our community online during a pandemic hiatus of more than 20 months. The annual favorite "a christmas carol" reimagined every year for 44 years played to live audiences totaling nearly 15,000 and streamed to more than 1,500 families who preferred the online experience. 12,050 students and teachers watched together in their classrooms, since field trips did not resume until spring. The season went on to include "tiny beautiful things" by cheryl strayed, august wilson's "gem of the ocean", "sueo" by jose rivera, and "fairview", jackie sibblies drury's 2019 pulitzer prize-winner. We continue to invest in diverse playwrights through our commissioning and new play development program, with the resumption of our in-person new plays workshop in june. Trinity rep's wide range of education programs gradually shifted back to in-person meetings, serving students and teachers through project discovery student matinees, discussions, and study guides; in-school residencies and workshops, professional teacher development, after-school and summer programs; the Trinity rep active imagination network (train), for people with autism and cognitive and physical disabilities; and lifelong learning opportunities. The brown/trinity rep m.f.a. Programs in acting and directing adjusted to operate in person throughout the pandemic. During the 2021-22 season, education programs served more than 12,000 k-12 students, adults, and teachers digitally, and more than 2,000 with in-person programming. Trinity rep served over 56,455 people in fy22, including 42,525 in person and 13,930 digitally.

The brown university/trinity rep m.f.a. Programs in acting and directing enrolled 37 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. A fourth year of opportunity was added to offset the semesters lost to the pandemic for students who were affected.