Tony Estrella, Artistic Director

Born in Pawtucket, Tony has been an actor and director with The Gamm/Alias Stage since 1996. He has appeared in more than 20 productions including A Doll’s House (which he also adapted), Glengarry Glen Ross, Rock ’n’ Roll, Much Ado About Nothing (2009 & 2000), Awake and Sing!, The Pillowman, the world premiere of Paul Grellong’s Radio Free Emerson, La Bête, Crime and Punishment 
and the title roles in Hamlet and Henry V. He adapted and directed new versions of Friedrich Schiller’s Don Carlos and Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales, and has directed many productions for the company since 1997, including the North American premiere of Howard Brenton’s Paul and Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis.

Tony has appeared in theaters throughout New England including Trinity Repertory Company and Boston Playwrights. In addition to being The Gamm’s artistic director, Tony teaches at the University of Rhode Island, where he has been on the theater faculty for the past 15 years.

Tony’s film credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and The Company Men. His television credits include episodes of the Showtime TV series “Brotherhood” and NBC’s “Law & Order” and he is a graduate of Trinity Rep Conservatory and the University of Rhode Island.

Yvonne Seggerman, Executive Director

Yvonne has been leading The Gamm’s administration since it moved to Pawtucket in 2003. She spent seven seasons as director of sales and marketing for Trinity Repertory Company under Oskar Eustis. Other positions include: director of development for WaterFire Providence and film producer under the guidance of the Feature Film Program of The Sundance Institute. She served for 11 years as vice president and general manager for The Cumberland Company for the Performing Arts. She is former state captain for Rhode Island for Americans for the Arts and serves as chairperson of the City of Pawtucket Armory Arts District Study Group. Yvonne is a cum 
laude graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and has studied at Harvard Business School. She is currently a Hassenfeld Public Service Fellow, studying at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is a 2004 Omega class graduate
of Leadership RI and a member of the 2011 class of “Rhode Island Fellows” through the Rhode Island Foundation. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, Normand Beauregard, and three children: Irene, Harry and Mike.