Press Releases
PAWTUCKET, RI (April 11, 2013) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) concludes its 29th Season with what promises to be a hilariously comic, aggressively dark and highly entertaining production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh. The Irish-born playwright’s multi-award-winning play, called “Riveting...and cruelly amusing” by The New Yorker, focuses on the suffocating relationship between forty-year-old spinster Maureen (Jeanine Kane) and her aging and increasingly needy mother, Mag (Wendy Overly) ― two seriously flawed characters locked in mutual loathing.
PAWTUCKET, RI (February 18, 2013) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is excited to stage The Real Thing, British playwright Tom Stoppard’s Tony-award-winning “best play” about the nature and mystery of love. Featuring a play within a play with constantly reconfiguring relationships, The Real Thing toys with the audience’s sense of reality to create “...not only Mr. Stoppard's most moving play, but also the most bracing play that anyone has written about love and marriage in years,” says The New York Times.
THE GAMM THEATRE ANNOUNCES SEASON 29 (2013-2014)
PAWTUCKET, RI (February 15, 2013) — Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), is pleased to announce the theater’s 2013-2014 season: An exhilarating line-up of contemporary plays making their Rhode Island premiere, anchored by an explosive staging of Shakespeare’s most thrilling tragedy.
GAMM THEATRE STAGES TONY AWARD-WINNER RED: Broadway Hit Explores the Soul of an Artist
PAWTUCKET, RI (October 12, 2012) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) stages Red, John Logan’s passionate play about the celebrated abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. Winner of the 2010 Tony Award for “Best Play,” Red swept Broadway with its masterful exploration into the soul of an artist, spanning grief and despair, ecstasy and hope. Logan’s stunning two-person play fictionalizes Rothko’s artistic and emotional journey as he creates a series of highly lucrative murals commissioned for Manhattan’s newest, most exclusive restaurant. But at what personal cost
Thrilling New Adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 Makes American Debut at Gamm Theatre
PAWTUCKET, RI (April 11, 2012) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to present a new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s landmark novel, 1984. British playwright Nick Lane’s reimagining of Orwell’s dystopian nightmare comes to life in a stark, futuristic vision with The Gamm’s trademark pull-no-punches staging. Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella helms the first U.S. staging of this gritty, electrifying script with thrilling multimedia effects that bring home the work’s never-ending relevance, including the influence of mass media on daily life.
London and Broadway Stage Hit Festen Makes New England Premiere at The Gamm
PAWTUCKET, RI (December 12, 2011) —The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens 2012 with the New
England premiere of Festen, the hugely successful London and Broadway play about a modern Danish family with a dark and
disturbing secret.
Gamm Theatre Launches Season 27 with Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker's Obie Award-winning "Best New American Play"
PAWTUCKET, RI (August 15, 2011) — Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to open Season 27 (2011-2012) with Annie Baker’s Off-Broadway hit, Circle Mirror Transformation.
Gamm Theatre Announces “Shakespeare in Rep: The 1601 Project”
PAWTUCKET, RI (July 12, 2011) —The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to present “Shakespeare in Rep: The 1601 Project”, comprising 3 performances each of Twelfth Night and Hamlet from July 21 through July 24.
Gamm Theatre Closes Season with Record Sales, Fiscal Year in Black
PAWTUCKET, RI (June 6, 2011) — Artistic Director Tony Estrella is pleased to announce that The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has closed its 2010-2011 season with the highest ticket sales in its 27-year history, projecting a balanced operating budget for the fiscal year ending June 30.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre Elects David M. Wax as Board President
PAWTUCKET, RI (May 9, 2011) — The board of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) elected David M. Wax to the position of president at is monthly meeting on April 26. He succeeds Coline S. Covington, who has served in that post since 2004.
Gamm Theatre Closes Season with Durang Laugh-fest: Rhode Island Premiere of Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
PAWTUCKET, RI (April 18, 2011) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The
Gamm) is pleased to stage the Rhode Island premiere of Why Torture Is
Wrong, and the People Who Love Them.
Gamm Hosts Glam Night!
PAWTUCKET, RI (March 29, 2011) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) invites arts supporters and the general public to put on their glad rags and step out for Glam Night. This sophisticated party with The Gamm’s signature flair for fun will take place on Friday, April 29, from 7-10 p.m. at the elegant and renowned Providence Art Club situated at 11 Thomas St. in the historic College Hill Neighborhood.
The Gamm Theatre Announces Auditions For Season 27 (2011-12)
PAWTUCKET, RI (March 11, 2011) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will hold auditions for its 27h Season as follows: Equity Principal Auditions will be held on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3, 2011 from 10 am–1:30 pm and 2 pm- 5:30 pm.
Gamm Stages North American Premiere of Howard Brenton's Powerful, Provocative Paul
PAWTUCKET, RI (March 28, 2011)—Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage the North American premiere of Paul, British playwright Howard Brenton's powerful and provocative play exploring the extraordinary phenomenon of faith.
Gamm Theatre Announces New “Season of Transformation”
PAWTUCKET, RI (February 16, 2011) — Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), today announced the theater’s 27th Season (2011-2012) — an exciting and powerful lineup delivering The Gamm’s trademark one-two punch of reinvigorated classics and powerful, provocative, up-to-the-moment contemporary dramas.
Spirited New Version of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Entertains and Resonates on Gamm Stage
PAWTUCKET, RI (December 20, 2010) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to launch the new year with a fresh adaptation of A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen’s landmark play for the ages.
The Gamm Stages Brand-New Adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales
PAWTUCKET, RI (October 25, 2010) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage a brand-new production of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales, a play with music, adapted and directed by Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella.
Comic Thriller Mauritius Explores Seedy Underbelly of Stamp Collecting at The Gamm!
PAWTUCKET, RI (October 4, 2010) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage the Rhode Island premiere of Mauritius.
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross Rocket Launches Season 26 at The Gamm
PAWTUCKET, RI (August 3, 2010) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens Season 26 with Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about four unethical Chicago real estate agents embroiled in a ruthless contest to sell questionable investments to reluctant buyers.
Season 26 Ushers in New Era for Gamm Theatre
PAWTUCKET, RI (February 18, 2010) — Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), today announced the theater’s 26th Season (2010-2011) — an exhilarating lineup of 5 plays including a U.S. premiere and two Rhode Island premieres. |