Our 2026-2027 Season!

 

JCS Photos Link and Google Photos Announcement

 Hello Folks, 

I hope that you all are having a nice start to your break! Please find the link to the JCS PHOTOS here. 

Additionally, I am currently working on archiving all of the photos from previous shows because we are running out of space on our drive. This means that I will be removing many shows from our drive and storing them on an external hard drive for safe keeping. I will however, be keeping a rotation of the last five years of shows (which will be updated each year) active on our drive for folks to pull from for reels and portfolios. 

All of this is to say (and please tell your friends), if you would like any of the photos from previous shows that you have been in or worked on, please obtain them before AUGUST 1, 2026. This is when I will be removing all shows beyond the past 5 years. 

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Taylor Santoro. 

The Gamm Theatre Needs People!

HOUSE MANAGERS:

The house manager is responsible for ensuring that the lobby, restrooms and audience seating area are clean and orderly before each performance. They are also responsible for the safe passage and conduct of the audience during the entire time that the audience is on the premises. The house manager opens the house to an audience under the supervision of the stage manager. The house manager is also responsible for training the ushers and ensuring that they are familiar with the venue, including emergency exits.

    HOURS & COMPENSATION:

Reports to: Ticketing Services & Operations Manager 

Work Schedule:  Evenings and weekends during Gamm season productions

Work Location: The Gamm Theatre in Warwick

Status: Part-time, seasonal

Compensation: $60-$75 per shift

Benefits: Free and discounted tickets to The Gamm Theatre

Please send a letter of interest and resume to boxoffice@gammtheatre.org. In the letter of interest, tell us why you are the ideal person for this job and indicate how you became aware of this position (e.g. website, current employee, or other source). Applications without a letter of interest will not be considered.

 

BARTENDER: (Must be TIPS certified) 

The Gamm Theatre seeks Concessions & Bartender staff to be a vital part of our theatergoing experience. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance The Gamm’s brand as a regional destination for provocative, professional theater, and a perfect job for someone looking to supplement their income. Love of theater is a plus! Reporting to the Events and Marketing Manager, this position is fast-paced and fun. This individual will interact with administration, box office, house management, and production staff. This position requires being self-motivated and ability to work independently. Shifts may occasionally include free movie screenings for the public, as well as special events. 

    HOURS & COMPENSATION:

        Hours: Shift schedule, varies per production run

        Compensation: $15/hourly plus tips

        Free tickets for each show  

        Please send a letter of interest and resume to boxoffice@gammtheatre.org. In the letter of interest, tell us why you are the ideal person for this job and indicate how you became aware of this position (e.g. website, current employee, or other source). Applications without a letter of interest will not be considered.

USHERS:

Volunteer and see the show for free, no long term commitments needed. Our ushers are essential to a positive Gamm experience for all. Ushers are required to arrive one hour prior to each performance for which you are scheduled. House management will share show-specific information, review general information about the theater, and assign pre-performance projects and usher duties. The usher call time for each performance is listed on the signup form, and will be sent to you in your reminder email. 

Sign up here for Cat on a Hot Tin roof:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAFAA2AA6F9C70-58255574-catona#/

TIME-SENSITIVE ELECTION: Theatre Org Treasurer

With Chris DePina's graduation (go, Chris!) we will be left without a Theatre Org Treasurer for the next school year. 

Taylor Monte has expressed interest in taking on the role, but, per Theatre Org by-laws, Theatre Org will need to have a formal election (all officers must be elected -- we will have other elections in the Fall, but need to have a Treasurer established before the end of the school year). 

Please vote for 1 of the options below (I have left a space for a write-in candidate) 

BY END OF DAY FRIDAY MAY 15, 2023. 

Here is the LINK

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

Casey SK

Pilobolus Summer Workshop Series

 I’m reaching out to share information about the 2026 Pilobolus Summer Workshop Series and to invite your students and broader dance community to participate. Given Rhode Island College’s commitment to immersive training and creative inquiry, I believe this program could be a strong complement to your students’ work. Open to university students, teachers, and movement enthusiasts, this immersive experience offers a deep dive into Pilobolus technique, repertory, and creative process.

Participants are welcome to attend individual weeks or the full series:

• Week One: Technique & Philosophy — June 22–26

• Week Two: Performance: Onstage & Beyond — June 29–July 3

• Week Three: Creation: Vision and Revision — July 6–10

Resources & Registration:

• View the Flyer: 2026 Pilobolus SWS Flyer

• Register Here: 2026 Pilobolus SWS Registration

• On-Campus Housing: Available for purchase in single or double rooms for all participants 18+.

Special Offer:

We are thrilled to offer your community a 15% discount through May 29, 2026. Use code RI15 at checkout for:

• Summer Workshop Weeks 1, 2, or 3

• Pilobolus Pedagogy Workshop

• Pilobolus Rep Intensive

Please feel free to share these materials with your network. If you or anyone in your community have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out, I’d be happy to help!

Abra Leonard

Office Assistant

O 860-868-0538

Weekly Schedule: May 4 - 12

MONDAY, 5/4
Last Day of Classes!

12:00pm - Music Theatre Singing presents songs from some of their favorite composers (Dance Studio)

7:00pm - "Villains" Cabaret (Forman Theatre)

TUESDAY, 5/5

Reading Day

WEDNESDAY, 5/6

1st Day of Exams

THURSDAY, 5/7

7:00pm - Beckie Menzie Showcase (for participants only)

FRIDAY, 5/8

1:00pm - Day 3 of MT/Performance 091s

7:00pm - Senior Showcase (Forman)

SATURDAY, 5/9

SUNDAY, 5/10

MONDAY, 5/11

TUESDAY, 5/12

Last day of exams!

Have a great summer!  

Watch this space for information on fall auditions, which will be happening in August.

Musical Theatre Company Cabaret Invite

 Please click here to access the invitation to VILLAINS: AN ALL-STUDENT CABARET

Come Support your Fellow Students!

Topics class presents Songs From '80s and '90s musicals-Thursday 4/30 at 1PM  in the BABS. 

Musical Theatre Performance class presents "American History In The Key Of Broadway"-Thursday 4/30 at 2 PM in the BABS. 

Music Theatre Singing presents songs from some of their favorite composers-Monday 5/4 at noon in the Dance Studio. 

Rhode Island College Theatre mourns the passing of Bob Colonna

Rhode Island College Theatre mourns the passing of Bob Colonna, a longtime adjunct professor and director whose presence shaped our department for years.  His life in the theatre was not simply long—it was deeply rooted, generous, and profoundly influential. For more than fifty years, he gave himself fully to the stage and to the people who shared it, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond any single production.

As a teacher, Bob was unforgettable. He didn’t simply instruct—he performed, entertained, and regaled students with stories from a lifetime in the business. He challenged them, believed in them, and inspired them to go further than they thought possible. His direction of The Heiress and The Tempest reflected not only his mastery of craft, but his deep faith in the potential of every actor in the room. He had a rare ability to see what others might overlook, and he guided his students toward discoveries that would stay with them long after they left the stage.

We will miss his endless jokes, his show business stories, and his exuberant, larger-than-life spirit. The theatre community—especially here in Rhode Island—has lost a cornerstone. Yet his influence endures, woven into the fabric of the artists, students, and productions he helped bring to life.

Featured Film Audition

 Please send self tapes to selftapes@bostoncasting.com by Thursday 4/30 at 12pm.

RUBBER HUT

SAG-AFTRA Low Budget 

Feature Film 

Writer/Director: Hanna Gray Organschi 

Producers: Elizabeth Woodward, Tara Sheffer  

Executive Producers: Jason Michael Berman, Anne Carey

Production Companies: WILLA, Stone Fruit Productions, Unlikeable Woman Productions

Casting Director: Matthew Glasner 

Local Casting Director: Lisa Lobel, CSA

Local Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris, CSA

Shoot Dates: June 2026 

Location: Rhode Island  

Grace Van Patten is ‘Emanuella’ 

**SEEKING NEW ENGLAND BASED ACTORS ONLY** 

[PATTY] Female, white, 18+ to play 17 years old. She’s a Pixar character come to life, but very pregnant and battling misery. Highly impressionable. Intelligent and inquisitive. She used to have a spark and wants to get it back, but right now the world feels unkind. Is there anything worth being excited about? Works at the local deli. Likes The Pixies and The Violent Femmes. SUPPORTING 

[KITTY] Female, white, 18+ to play 15-17 years old. A small-town New England teen who’s ready to rebel but unsure how. Has a real spark. Emotionally mature, naturally savvy, insatiably curious. Frequently gets in trouble for cursing and talking back but isn’t ever trying to be difficult, just wants to make her point as convincingly as possible. Fancies herself political (radically progressive in the context of her tight-knit Italian Catholic family and community). Feels like the black sheep, which works for her. SUPPORTING 

Logline: Rhode Island, 1992. An entrepreneurial ex-Pan Am stewardess opens a drive-thru condom kiosk in her Italian Catholic town. Overnight, Emanuella becomes the local lightning rod, a radical hero to the neighborhood teens and an unlikely threat to her tight-knit community.  

Audition Instructions:

Slate (in a separate tape from your audition): Name, Height & Where you are based

Audition: Create a self tape using the attached sides.

Sides:

Kitty

Patty