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GAMM Welcomes Community to Food Truck Night

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Members of the GAMM Theatre Staff gave tours of the 1245 Jefferson Blvd. space Thursday night.
WARWICK, RI — The GAMM Theatre opened its doors to about 100 members community Thursday with food trucks, face painting, an acoustic guitar player/singer, clown, and tours of its theater space in progress.

GAMM Artistic Director Tony Estrella explained the seating in the remodeled space, when finished, will be stadium seating and much closer to the actors on stage than patrons of Ocean State Theatre.

The new space will afford them the ability to create sets that are two stories high, and give them a wider stage to perform in, the space has been remodeled to maintain the intimacy theater goers will remember from the Gamm’s Pawtucket location. No one will be further than eight rows from the actors, he said, which will make the experience of watching a show at the Gamm an immersive experience.

The Gamm Theatre opens its 34th season Oct. 11 with The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams. 

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] GAMM Artistic Director Tony Estrella directs a tour through the interior of the GAMM’s new performance space, still under construction.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Crowds enjoyed a look at the work in progress to transform the GAMM’s new space in to a more intimate theater.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] About 100 people at one time passed through the GAMM Theatre’s new space at 1245 Jefferson Blvd. Sept. 6.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Gabrelle Zabinski spends some time with Juggles the Clown, aka Neil Kitrosser and Kofi the monkey. The three were enjoying the GAMM Theatre’s new space at 1245 Jefferson Blvd. Sept. 6.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] From left, Kate Hanson paints a design on the face of Finnley, 4. In back, Edith Kilduff, 3, gets her face painted by Susie Schutt at the GAMM Theatre’s new space at 1245 Jefferson Blvd. Sept. 6.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Solo Acoustic Musician Andre Arsenault performs at the GAMM Theatre’s new space at 1245 Jefferson Blvd. Sept. 6.
About half a dozen food trucks served food to a hungry crowd at The GAMM Theatre Sept. 6.

 

 

 

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