Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre


The Gamm Theatre is a non-profit theater in Warwick, Rhode Island.

History

The theater was founded in October 1984 as Alias Stage by seven members of the graduating class of Trinity Rep Conservatory. They performed at the Riverside Mills in Providence's Olneyville neighborhood, but that space was destroyed by a fire on December 18, 1989. Alias reopened at the Atlantic Mills with a production of "The Dragon" on January 18, 1990, immediately adjacent to the Riverside Mills. The group moved to a semi-permanent garage space in the Providence Jewelry District in 1994, backed by a board of directors.
In 1998, the theater staged its last performance as the Alias Stage with King Lear. They then changed their name to the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre after receiving a donation of $100,000 from Alan Shawn Feinstein in memory of his sister. The theater remained in the cramped Jewelry District until October 2002, when they were in need of a larger space and financial re-organization. The Gamm announced a hiatus following a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Shortly after, they hired Tony Estrella as Artistic Director and Yvonne Seggerman as managing director, and the Gamm reopened in November 2003 with a 135-seat house in an old police garage, part of the Pawtucket Armory Center.
Their 34th season, in 2018-2019, was the first full season after relocating from Pawtucket to their new, permanent home on Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick at the old Ocean State Theatre building. A renovation is underway while they still produce their 35th season in 2019–2020, using elements of the original building fused with newer elements and technology to upgrade the theatre on a full scale. An additional 30 square feet will allow for a dedicated backstage space, dedicated wing space, a portable lighting and sound booth and a state-of-the-art rigging system. In addition, an on-site production workshop will mean that, for the first time, The Gamm's designers and production team will have a full array of artistic resources to bring new imaginative worlds to the stage.
With an innovative, flexible design, the studio theatre's stage will be able to shift from partial thrust to full Shakespearean courtyard or an in-the-round stage. And the back wall of the studio box can open up to create a 300-seat traditional proscenium theater.

Awards

Elliot Norton Awards
Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts
2019–20 Season
2017–18 Season
2016–17 Season
  • Arcadia dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • American Buffalo dir. Tyler Dobrowsky
  • The Children's Hour dir. Rachel Walshe
  • The Nether dir. Judith Swift
  • King Elizabeth Adapted and Directed by Tony Estrella
2015–16 Season
  • A Streetcar Named Desire dir. Tony Estrella
  • The Rant dir. Tyler Dobrowski
  • Grizzly Mama dir. Rachel Walshe
  • A Skull in Connemara dir. Judith Swift
  • A Winter's Tale dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
30th Anniversary Season
  • Grounded dir. Judith Swift
  • Hedda Gabler adpt. and dir. Tony Estrella
  • Morality Play dir. Tyler Dobrowski
  • The House of Blue Leaves dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Marie Antoinette dir. Rachel Walshe
2013–14 Season
  • A Number/Far Away dir. Judith Swift/Tony Estrella
  • Good People dir. Rachel Walshe
  • The Big Meal dir. Tyler Dobrowski
  • Macbeth dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Blackbird dir. Tony Estrella
2012–13 Season
  • After the Revolution dir. Tony Estrella
  • Red dir. Tony Estrella
  • Anne Boleyn dir. Rachel Walshe
  • The Real Thing dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • The Beauty Queen of Leenane dir. Judith Swift
2011–12 Season
  • Circle Mirror Transformation dir. Rachel Walshe
  • Hamlet dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Festen dir. Tony Estrella
  • Boom dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • 1984 dir. Tony Estrella
2010–11 Season
  • Glengarry Glen Ross dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Mauritius dir. Rachel Walshe
  • A Child's Christmas in Wales adpt. and dir. Tony Estrella
  • A Doll's House dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Paul dir. Tony Estrella
  • Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them dir. Tony Estrella
25th anniversary season
  • Much Ado About Nothing dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Romeo and Juliet dir. Tony Estrella
  • The SantaLand Diaries by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello
  • 4:48 Psychosis dir. Tony Estrella
  • The Glass Menagerie dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Rock 'n' Roll dir. Judith Swift
2008–09 Season
  • Don Carlos dir. Tony Estrella
  • An Ideal Husband dir. Judith Swift
  • Awake and Sing! dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
  • Grace dir. Tony Estrella
  • The Scarlet Letter dir. Judith Swift
2007–08 Season
  • The Elephant Man dir. Tony Estrella
  • Nixon's Nixon dir. Judith Swift
  • The Pillowman dir. Peter Sampieri
  • Boston Marriage dir. Judith Swift
  • The Taming of the Shrew dir. Peter Sampieri
2006–07 Season
  • Mother Courage and Her Children dir. Tony Estrella
  • The SantaLand Diaries and Season's Greetings dir. Chris Byrnes and Wendy Overly
  • Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: A Hand Witch of the Second Stage dir. Peter Sampieri, One for the Road, Press Conference, Catastrophe dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr
  • Sin: A Cardinal Deposed dir. Judith Swift
  • Radio Free Emerson dir. Peter Sampieri
2005–06 Season
  • Crime and Punishment dir. Peter Sampieri
  • Twelfth Night dir. Tony Estrella
  • The Lonesome West dir. Judith Swift
  • Top Girls dir. Wendy Overly
  • La Bête dir. Fred Sullivan, Jr.
2004–05 Season
2003–04 Season'