Trinity Repertory Company celebrates the arts with the Pell Awards on Monday , June 5 , 2023 .
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Trinity Repertory Company celebrates the arts with the Pell Awards on Monday , June 5 , 2023 .
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Celebrating national and local excellence in the arts , Trinity Repertory Company ’ s signature gala event took place at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence and featured unforgettable moments as the theater honored individuals who are committed to bettering the world through art . Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen received the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts . Local honorees included : Trudy Coxe , Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts ; Barnaby Evans , Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts ; Suzanne Magaziner , Charles Sullivan Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts ; and Marta V . Martínez , Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts .
1 . Trinity Rep Artistic Director Curt Columbus and Executive Director Katie Liberman at the 2023 Pell Awards . Photo by Mike Mejia .
2 . Trinity Rep resident company members Jackie Davis and Angela Brazil cheer on the audience . Photo by Mike Mejia .
3 . Barnaby Evans , creator of WaterFire , accepts the 2023 Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts . Photo by Mike Mejia . 4 . Trudy Coxe , CEO and executive director of the Preservation Society of Newport County , accepts the 2023 Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts . Photo by Mike Mejia .
5 . Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen , recipients of the 2023 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts . Photo by Marisa Lenardson .
6 . William Young and Trinity Rep resident company member Taavon Gamble . Photo by Mike Mejia .
7 . The Pell Awards Gala co-chairs : Richard Jenkins , Sharon Jenkins , Kibbe Reilly and Tom Reilly . Photo by Marisa Lenardson .
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