Additional honoree announced for June 9 fundraiser event for Trinity Rep Trinity Repertory Company announces Francis Parra will receive the Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts at the 2026 Pell Awards Gala. Parra, the Teatro ECAS Founding Artistic Director, joins Trinity Rep’s outgoing Artistic Director Curt Columbus and philanthropist and volunteer Paul J. Choquette, Jr. as the evening’s honorees. Columbus will receive the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts in recognition