Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre

The Gamm Theatre
The Gamm Theater at the Armory
Address 172 Exchange St.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
United States
Type Regional theatre
Capacity 137
Website
www.gammtheatre.org

Coordinates: 41°52′49″N 71°22′49″W / 41.88028°N 71.38028°W / 41.88028; -71.38028 The Gamm Theatre (previously The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre) is a non-profit theater in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is housed in the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts.

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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Awards

Elliot Norton Awards

  • 2008- Outstanding New Script (Paul Grellong, Radio Free Emerson)
  • 2009- Outstanding Production by a Small Company (Awake and Sing!)
  • 2010- Special Citation for having "firmly established itself as a theatrical jewel in our region"[5] celebrating its 25th season

Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts

  • 2013- Artistic Director Tony Estrella

Seasons

2017-18 Season

2016-17 Season

2015-16 Season

30th Anniversary Season (2014–15)

2013-14 Season

2012-13 Season

2011-12 Season

2010-11 Season

25th anniversary season (2009–10)

2008–09 Season

2007–08 Season

2006–07 Season

2005–06 Season

2004–05 Season

2003–04 Season

References

  1. ↑ "Our History".
  2. ↑ Gale, Bill (26 June 1998). "Alias Stage previews 'King Lear'". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Gale, William K (16 June 1998). "Alias Stage accepts gift, will change name". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Curley, Robert Patrick (2010). Rhode Island: A Guide to Unique Places. Globe Pequot. p. 21. ISBN 0-7627-5053-7.
  5. ↑ "Our History".
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