Theater Resources Unlimited Congratulates TRU member Brent Buell

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) sends sincere congratulations to TRU member Brent Buell and the success of A24's movie, Sing Sing, released in August 2024. Mr. Buell, a playwright, producer, director and novelist, is a collaborator and co-producer on the film.

Sing Sing is based on his experience directing theater in New York's maximum-security prisons and his creating the play "Breakin' the Mummy's Code," described as a kind of historical musical revue,

for the incarcerated individuals in his program. The play premiered inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York.

In Buell’s own words: "When I decided to add producing to my directing career, TRU was there from day one providing education, support and community. I was mentored by Jane Dubin and Cheryl Wiesenfeld in a way that remains invaluable to this day. Whatever new challenges arose, I knew I could call knowledgeable people, including very much Bob Ost. I met people from every walk of theater life at TRU and began to build the kind of friendships that are both a joy and crucial to success. When I was brought on board with A24's movie, Sing Sing, as a collaborator as well as a co-producer, I had gotten the education and experience needed to step into those roles with confidence. I don't know of any other theater organization that has the breadth and depth that TRU provides year after year. I'm very grateful and proud to tell people that I am a TRU friend."

The list of awards and nominations for Sing Sing continue to grow but includes:

• Golden Globes Nominee: Best Actor, Colman Domingo

• Gotham Awards Winner: Outstanding Supporting Performance, Clarence Maclin; Outstanding Lead Performance, Colman Domingo; Social Justice Award, Cast

• SXSW Winner: Audience Award

• Seattle International Film Festival Winner: Audience Award & Ensemble Award

• Hamptons Film Festival Breakthrough Performer Award Winner, Clarence Maclin

• Newport Beach Film Festival Maverick Award, Colman Domingo

• San Diego Film Critics Nominee: Best Picture; Best Director, Greg Kwedar; Best Actor, Colman Domingo; Best Supporting Actor, Clarence Maclin; Best Adapted Screenplay, Clint Bently & Greg Kwedar; Best Cinematography, Pat Scola; Best Use of Music, Film; Best Ensemble, Cast

• St. Louis Film Critics Nominee: Best Picture; Best Actor, Colman Domingo; Best Supporting Actor, Clarence Maclin; Best Adapted Screenplay: Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley; Best Ensemble, Entire Cast

• Las Vegas Film Critics Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay, Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley; Best Actor, Colman Domingo; Best Supporting Actor, Clarence Maclin; Best Song: "Like a Bird"-Abraham Alexander

• Chicago Film Critics Nominee: Best Actor, Colman Domingo; Best Supporting Actor, Clarence Maclin; Best Adapted Screenplay: Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley

• AFI Winner: Top Ten Films of the Year

• National Board of Review Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay, Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is the leading network for developing theater professionals, a thirty-two-year-old 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and navigate the business of the arts. Membership includes self-producing artists as well as career producers and theater companies. TRU publishes an email community newsletter of services, opportunities and productions; presents weekly Community Gatherings; offers a Producer Development & Mentorship Program taught by prominent producers and general managers in New York theater, and also presents Producer Boot Camp workshops to help aspirants develop business skills. TRU serves writers through the TRU Voices Play Reading Series, TRUSpeak: Hear Our Voices evening of short plays about social issues, Writer-Producer Speed Date, a Practical Playwriting Workshop, How to Write a Musical That Works and a Director-Writer Communications Lab. Programs of Theater Resources Unlimited are supported in part by the Montage Foundation, The Storyline Project and the Leibowitz Greenway Foundation; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. For more information about TRU membership and programs, visit http://www.truonline.org.