Tony Estrella News

Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), has announced the theater's 2013-2014 Season.

Howard Brenton breathes new life into Boleyn's public persona as Queen and delves deeply into her private and fiercely-held personal faith; he also employs the characters to examine the realities and intersections of state, religious, and gender politics at work in Tudor England.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Rhode Island in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens 2013 with the U.S. premiere of British playwright Howard Brenton's Anne Boleyn. The hit of two consecutive seasons (2010, 2011) at Shakespeare's Globe, London, Anne Boleyn plays on the fringe of the costume drama, employing intellectual debate and irreverent humor in an unforgettable recasting of doomed queen as religious reformer. Ambitious and captivating, Anne Boleyn shows 'the Tudor pack at their most snarling, scheming, ribald, pleasure-seeking and gaily entertaining,' says The (London) Daily Telegraph

The board of directors of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has announced the appointment of David M. Wax as managing director of the theater, effective November 30, 2012.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) stages Red, John Logan's passionate play about the celebrated abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. 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?

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? BroadwayWorld has a promo video below.

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Rhode Island

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) stages Red, John Logan's passionate play about the celebrated abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. 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?

Samuel Babbitt, president of the board of directors of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), announces the resignation of Executive Director Yvonne Seggerman effective January 1, 2013.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens Season 28 with the Rhode Island premiere of After the Revolution by rising American playwright Amy Herzog (4,000 Miles, Belleville). Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella directs Herzog's engrossing contemporary drama about a loving clan of leftist 'idealists'. At the center is the story of Emma Joseph (Diana Buirski) and her father, Ben (Jim O'Brien), whose close bond, built on shared politics, is shattered by a family revelation.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens Season 28 with the Rhode Island premiere of After the Revolution by rising American playwright Amy Herzog (4,000 Miles, Belleville). Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella directs Herzog's engrossing contemporary drama about a loving clan of leftist 'idealists'. At the center is the story of Emma Joseph (Diana Buirski) and her father, Ben (Jim O'Brien), whose close bond, built on shared politics, is shattered by a family revelation.

David M. Wax, President of the Board of Directors of The Sandra Fenstein-Gamm Theatre, has announced a sabbatical for Executive Director Yvonne Seggerman from July 1 through December 31, 2012, during which he will serve as the organization's acting executive director.

The Gamm Theatre's production of 1984, George Orwell's famous novel newly adapted for the stage by Nick Lane, directed by Tony Estrella runs through May 27 and includes several extra, behind-the-scenes offers along the way. These exciting community discussions will surround The Gamm's staging of George Orwell's 1984. Forums will immediately follow Sunday matinee performances of1984 (show attendance is encouraged but not required).

The Gamm Theatre's production of 1984, George Orwell's famous novel newly adapted for the stage by Nick Lane, directed by Tony Estrella, runs through May 27 and includes several extra, behind-the-scenes offers along the way.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, announces that digital-marketing pioneer and best-selling author Seth Godin will speak at the 22nd annual TCG National Conference in Boston from June 21 to 23, 2012. This multiday convening will bring 1,000 theater practitioners together from around the world to conclude TCG's year-long 50th anniversary celebration.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will 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.'

The Gamm Theatre opens its production of 1984, George Orwell's famous novel newly adapted for the stage by Nick Lane, directed by Tony Estrella, next Thursday, April 26. The show runs through May 27 and includes several extra, behind-the-scenes offers along the way. These exciting community discussions will surround The Gamm's staging of George Orwell's 1984. Forums will immediately follow Sunday matinee performances of1984 (show attendance is encouraged but not required).

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will 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.'

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) present Boom, described as 'an explosive, highly acclaimed comedy by rising American playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Gamm Resident Director Fred Sullivan, Jr., directs this delightfully warped and ultimately hopeful view of the apocalypse through the eyes of a marine biology grad student as he prepares for the end of the world. Developed in Rhode Island at Brown/Trinity Playwright's Rep, Boom was America's most produced play of 2009-2010, according to Theatre Communications Group.'