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WELCOME to our 31st season!

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versatility, vision, AND�willingness to challenge audiences, the Gamm has emerged as one of the most dynamic theater companies in New England.– BOSTON GLOBE, March 2015

This promises to be another unique, surprising, and remarkable year at The Gamm, with provocative, bold, stylistically varied works and the best writing old and new that the theater has to offer. You'll see the greatest of American dramas, one of Shakespeare's most moving and magical plays, two up-to-the-minute works about how we live publicly and privately today (both new to our audience!), and the dark comic genius of Martin McDonagh with our final production of his award-winning “Leenane Trilogy”. Become a season subscriber today and be a vital part of it all: each laugh, each gasp, each sob, each tear drop, each drop of sweat! Please read on for exciting details, and I’ll see you in the lobby.

– Tony Estrella, Artistic Director

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Fading southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives unexpectedly on the doorstep of her sister, Stella, searching for solace from a life undermined by romantic delusions and the vicissitudes of living. But the sultry New Orleans summer proves too much for the former beauty whose brutish brother-in-law, Stanley, cruelly exposes Blanche’s genteel façade, and brings her last grasp at meaning to a tragic end. Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize and a landmark of 20th-century theater, Tennessee Williams' A Street Car Named Desire remains an undisputed masterpiece and one of the most remarkable plays of our time.

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“In ‘Streetcar’ Williams found images and rhythms that are still part of the way we think and feel and move.” –�NEWSWEEK

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One summer night in Brooklyn, an unarmed black teenage boy is gunned down by the police. When the department closes ranks around the accused officer, an investigator assigned to the shooting takes what she knows to a tabloid reporter. But she quickly learns that the story she fed to the press is still only part of the truth. Alone, she must wade through prejudice, deceit, and a volley of anonymous threats to find where culpability and truth really lie. Based on playwright Andrew Case’s eight years’ experience working on police misconduct issues for New York City, The Rant is a gripping, timely drama exploring racial bias and police codes on the perilous path to justice.

NOV. - DEC. 2015

BY ANDREW CASEDIRECTED BY Tyler Dobrowsky

THE RANT

“Case has brought a welcome breath of fresh air to American

socio-political theatre.”–�TALKIN’�BROADWAY

“In his sharp new play, Case challenges us to examine how our own prejudices affect our most firmly held beliefs.” �–�PHILADELPHIA�WEEKLY


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Deb is a divorced suburban mom who reimagines herself as a righteous, liberal avenger following the death of her activist mother. Her daughter, Hannah, is a typical texting teenager—at least until she discovers the real reason Mom moved them next door to a certain Alaskan presidential candi-date. From George Brant, author of the one-woman tour-de-force Grounded (Season 30), Grizzly Mama is a pitch-black comedy about motherhood, feminism, and the shallowness of sound-bite politics, eliciting shocks and laughs in equal measure.

JAN. - FEB. 2016

THE RANT

BY GEORGE BRANTDIRECTED BY Rachel Walshe

GRIZZLY MAMA

“Hilarious...clever on so many fronts...engaging, fluid and delightfully entertaining.” – THE NEWS-HERALD

Winner of the 2011 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright


“Roars with biting humor...outstanding...

genuinely funny.”– CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

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BY martin mCdonaghDIRECTED BY JUDITH SWIFTThe Gamm stages the last of

its wildly popular productions of McDonagh’s multi-award-winning “Leenane Trilogy” —including The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Season 29) and The Lonesome West (Season 21)—with another macabre mini-masterpiece!

For one week each autumn, Mick Dowd is hired to disinter bones in sections of his local cemetery to make way for the new arrivals. But as the time approaches for him to dig up the bones of his own late wife, rumors about his possible involvement in her sudden death seven years ago resurface. Popu-lated by misfits and miscreants all digging for the truth, A Skull in Connemara is a blasphemously funny whodunit complete with flying skulls and bloody hatchets.

A SKULL FEB. - MAR. 2016

“Wickedly funny and brilliantly abrasive. …[McDonagh] loves to push both feeling and humor to the extreme.” – NEW YORK TIMES

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Celebrating the 400th year of Shakespeare’s death, The Gammtakes an epic, exhilarating journey through The Winter’s Tale, one of the last and most intriguing of our favorite author’s plays.

A royal family is ripped apart when crazed King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons his wife on unfounded suspicions of infidelity, exiles his newborn daughter, then tries to murder his life-long friend. Sixteen years pass before he can confront the true consequences of his brutal actions. But can love and time mend the devastating effects of blinding jealousy and regret? Gorgeously poetic with twists and turns, laughter, and unexpected surprises, The Winter’s Tale is magical, emotionally complex, and breathtakingly theatrical.

APR. - MAY 2016


THE WINTER’s TALE BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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CLASSESTheater Classes For AdultsFor the amateur actor, the working professional actor, and everyone in between, The Gamm Studio provides an enjoyable and unique learning experience in a comfortable, nurturing environment. The Gamm Studio does not offer a method of theater training; rather, the emphasis is on the individual student.

Typical Class Offerings:• Intro to Acting• Advanced Acting• Playwriting Basics• Directing Fundamentals• Intro to Improv• Shakespearean Scene Study

For our current classes, visit gammtheatre.org and register today!

YOUTH CAMPS & CLASSESWith professional goals and expectations, Gamm Summer Intensive (GSI) and Gamm Studio for Youth are for middle-and high-school age students serious about expanding their acting skills.

Learn more about the many education programs happening in the community at gammtheatre.org.

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BOX OFFICE THE SANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE

172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI, 02860

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm | Summer and holiday hours vary. On show days, the Box Office phone is answered until ½ hour before curtain.

PURCHASE TICKETSOnline: gammtheatre.orgPhone: 401.723.4266 Visit: 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI

Group TicketsGroups of 10 or more attending the same performance save as much as 20%. Bring 25 and your ticket is free!

TICKET PRIcES: PRIME TIME: Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm $49 Regular | $44 Senior (62+) $20 Student (excludes Sat)

EARLY EVENING: 7pm performances Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun $41 Regular | $34 Senior (62+) $20 Student

PREVIEWS: First 5 public performances of each run Thu at 7pm, Fri & Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm & Sun at 7pm $30 Regular | $20 Student

Individual ticket sales are final and non-exchangeable.

STUDENT MATINEESBring your class to The Gamm! The Gamm makes live, professional theater accessible and affordable to the region’s middle- and high-school audiences through 10am weekday performances at significantly reduced rates. A minimum of 10 students is required for group rates. Call Tracy Morreo at 401.723.4266 ext. 12 or visit gammtheatre.org for details.

USHERINGUshers create a welcoming atmosphere for our patrons. Sign up with a family member or friend, or make new friendswith fellow theater lovers while you’re here...and see the show for free!

For more information, please contact Shannon Carroll, Box Office Manager: 401.723.4266 ext. 10 or [email protected]


Ticket sales cover less than 50% of The Gamm’s artistic and educational programs. Please make a gift today.


“A reputation for challenging, innovative works by emerging playwrights and incisive,

topical reinterpretations of classics.” – PROVIDENCE MONTHLY



“…challenging, innovative works by emerging playwrights and incisive,

topical reinterpretations of classics.” - PROVIDENCE MONTHLY

Julia Bartole�i, Marc Dante Mancini, Rachel Dulude, Steven Liebhauser, Tom Gleadow,Karen Carpenter, Jeanine Kane, Joan Ba�ing, JonPaul Rainville | The House of Blue Leaves





“…challenging, innovative works by emerging playwrights and incisive,

topical reinterpretations of classics.” - PROVIDENCE MONTHLY

“The great work the Gamm Theatre is doing is making a Big difference to our kids, their

families, and the community in which we live.”– PATRICIA DICENSO,

Superintendent of Schools, Pawtucket


BECOME A DONOR

Friends of The Gamm (gifts up to $999)Friends of The Gamm give to the Annual Fund to sustain our artistic and educational activities.

PRODUCERS CIRCLE (gifts of $1,000 and above)The Producers Circle recognizes leading donors to The Gamm Annual Fund. Members receive a range of benefits including sneak peeks inside productions and intimate access to special programming.

GAMM GUARDIANSGamm Guardians are donors who make a monthly contribution of any size. Your monthly donation is a gift we can count on.

SPONSORSSponsor a play and become part of the production!Benefits include tickets, special event invitations, and listings on marketing materials. Sponsorships start at $2,500.

For more information, contact Kate Anderson at [email protected] or call 401-723-4266 ext. 16.

Your donation makes a BIG IMPACT on our stage and in your community. Every gift matters. Every donation counts. Thank you!

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WHY SUBSCRIBE?BEST SEATS • Subscribers are given priority seating.• Keep your same seats each year you re-subscribe.

BEST SAVINGS• See all 5 plays for significantly less than face value.• Get a $5 discount on additional regular-price tickets for family and friends.• Save at area restaurants, retailers, and attractions with your Gamm Card.• Enjoy 2-for-1 discounts at many New England theaters.

BEST FLEXIBILITY • Exclusive ticket exchange privileges. Call the Box Office at least 24 hours in advance to exchange your tickets for another performance for the same production (subject to availability and upgrade charges, if any).• Save time. Subscription tickets are mailed in advance, so no waiting at the “will call” window.• Exclusive post-date exchanges. Missed a performance? As a subscriber, you’ll have the ability to purchase new tickets for another performance at a substantial discount.

SUBSCRIBING IS EASY!Phone: 401.723.4266 | Online: gammtheatre.org | Mail: Visit: Box Office Hours: 10am–5pm, weekdays Summer and holiday hours vary. Please call or visit gammtheatre.org to confirm.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!See all 5 plays AND never hear the words “SOLD OUT!”

Order form on opposite page to:The Gamm TheatreAttn: Subscriptions172 Exchange Street Pawtucket, RI 02860

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