LEADERSHIP

Tony Estrella, Artistic Director

Tony has been artistic director at The Gamm for more than 20 seasons. Since his first show with the company (Antony & Cleopatra), he has appeared in or directed more than 75 productions. His favorite roles include Roy Cohn in Angels in America, George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Frank in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, George in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, the title roles in Hamlet and Macbeth, Moe Axelrod in Awake and Sing!, Valere in La Bete, Katurian in The Pillowman, Teach in American Buffalo, and Vanya in Uncle Vanya. Directorial highlights include Hamlet, Amadeus, Hangmen, Bad Jews, Describe the Night, Assassins, JQA, True West, Festen, Sara Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis, A Streetcar Named Desire, Red, and the U.S. premieres of Howard Brenton’s Paul and Sarah Waters’ The Night Watch. Tony has written several works for The Gamm stage including A Lie Agreed Upon (2021), and adaptations of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, and Barry Unsworth’s acclaimed novel Morality Play. In addition to The Gamm, he has appeared on numerous regional stages including most recently The Huntington Theatre in Boston. His film credits include appearances in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and The Good House. He is a recipient of the Claiborne Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts and is a longtime member of the theater faculty at his alma mater, URI.

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Myran Parker-Brass, Interim Executive Director

Myran, who assumed the role of interim executive director for The Gamm in January 2026, is a non-profit arts executive, administrator, educator, consultant and musician with more than four decades of expertise and experience in arts and cultural organizations, K-12 and higher education, public policy and education reform. Myran has held senior leadership positions with the Boston Public Schools, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Longy School of Music at Bard College. Myran is a visionary, dedicated and results-focused professional with proven ability to build collaborative visions across communities and create and implement sustainable, replicable models. 

 

Myran has received local, national and international recognition for her work in arts and culture, arts education and arts policy reform. Her recognition includes EdWeek’s “Leader to Learn From” award, Mass College of Art and Design’s “Excellence in Arts Education” and the “Unsung Hero” award from Boston Dance Alliance.

 

Myran’s board participation, which includes the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston Arts Academy, Community Music Center of Boston, EdVestors and Longy School of Music at Bard College, provides an opportunity for broader discussions on the importance of arts, culture and education both locally and nationally. Myran also continues her career as a professional musician and has appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and was awarded the “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist” award at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival. She is co-founder of the New England Spiritual Ensemble, which is dedicated to the preservation, performance and education of the Negro Spiritual.