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The Sandra Feinstien 'Gamm Theatre' is a small theater in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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About the Gamm Theatre

Artistic and Managing Directors

Artistic Associates

Board of Directors

Gamm Staff

2007-8 Season

About the Gamm Theatre

The Gamm Theatre was founded in 1984 by seven members of the graduating class of Trinity Rep Conservatory and was then called Alias Stage.
Little more than five years had passed when a fire forced the actors out of their original space in an old mill. Thankfully, support from the public allowed them to move to a second mill location.
In 1998, the theatre accepted a donation from Alan Shawn Feinstein and it was renamed the Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre, for his beloved sister. The theatre was becoming very popular and the 75 seat house that was currently in use was not enough. The theater staff searched for a new venue and found one in Pawtucket. It was the Pawtucket Armory Annex.
In 2003, the new season at their new home opened with A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.
Soon, The Gamm Theatre became a member of New England Area Theatre.
The theatre has acquired much praise and support from the City of Pawtucket, subscribers, and fans.

Artistic and Managing Directors

Anthony (Tony) Estrella, a Pawtucket native, has been a director and actor with the Gamm for over seven years. He has appeared in over a dozen productions including The Lonesome West, Crime and Punishment, Red Noses, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Julius Caesar, The Crucible, The Tempest, The Homecoming, Travesties, Much Ado About Nothing, The Grapes of Wrath, and the title roles in Henry V and Hamlet. He has also directed the company's productions of Twelfth Night, The Beard of Avon, An Enemy of the People, A Child's Christmas in Wales, Hot L Baltimore and Uncle Vanya.
He has also appeared in theaters across New England and teaches acting and script analysis at the University of Rhode Island.
Estrella will be appearing in the Martin Scorsese's upcoming film The Departed and the Disney film Underdog.
Tony is a graduate of Trinity Rep Conservatory and the University of Rhode Island.
Yvonne Seggerman spent seven seasons as the director of sales and marketing at Trinity Repertory Company where the theater's annual revenue doubled. Yvonne serves on the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Pawtucket Arts Festival, and is president of the RI Citizens Arts Board.
Yvonne is a former professional choreographer and dancer and a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College.

Artistic Associates

The Gamm has several artistic associates who have helped the company obtain its reputation through time and talent.
They are: Sam Babbit, Jeanine Kane, Jim O'Brien, Christopher Byrnes, David T. Howard, Wendy Overly and Casey Seymour Kim.

Board of Directors

★ Coline Covington, President

★ Pia Potter, Vice President

★ Samuel F. Babbitt, Treasurer

★ Richard Blockson, Secretary

★ Marc Ardizzone

★ Lawrence G. Brown

★ Anthony Estrella

★ Dr. Stephen Gamm

★ Lynne Kelly

★ Robert Martin

★ Lea Montalto-Rook

★ Diane Rocco

★ Maury Ryan, Esq.

★ Dr. Albert Scheiner

★ Yvonne Seggerman

★ Dr. Irving A. Spaulding

★ Dr. Kathleen Swann

★ William P. Wingate

Gamm Staff

Artistic Director -
Tony Estrella
Managing Director -
Yvonne Seggerman
Communcations & Marketing Director -
Gail Hulbert
Accounting & Box Office Manager -
Tom DiMaggio
Education Outreach Coordinator -
Steve Kidd
Group Sales -
Elizabeth Bochichio
Accountant -
Michael Criscione of Lefkowitz, Garfinkle, Champi and De Rienzo
Graphic Designers -
Fresh Oil Design, Two Russos Design, Kendrick Design
Web Designer -
Embolden Design
Photographer -
Peter Goldberg

2007-8 Season

The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance
directed by Tony Estrella
September 6 - October 7, 2007
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Nixon's Nixon by Russell Lees
directed by Judith Swift
October 25 - November 18, 2007
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The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Peter Sampieri
January 24 - February 24, 2008
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Boston Marriage by David Mamet
Directed by Judith Swift
March 20 - April 13, 2008
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Sampieri
May 15 - June 15, 2008