Wilbury Theatre Features Immersive 360˚ Virtual Reality Experience From Becci Davis This Weekend

Wilbury Theatre Features Immersive 360˚ Virtual Reality Experience From Becci Davis This Weekend

The Wilbury Theatre in Providence is presenting Becci Davis' "Whose Name Was Writ in Water" immersive virtual reality experience this weekend, broadcast live. 

The performance features dual narratives woven together; the interrogation of history through an imagined conversation with the artist’s enslaved 4th great-grandmother and a rite of passage for her teenage son. Water serves as the device that connects them through time and space.

PERFORMANCES

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Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 7pm
Saturday, May 1, 2021 @ 7pm
Sunday, May 2, 2021 @ 2pm
Friday, May 7, 2021 @ 7pm
Saturday, May 8, 2021 @ 7pm
Sunday, May 9, 2021 @ 2pm
Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 7pm
Saturday, May 15, 2021 @ 7pm

TICKET / CONTRIBUTION LEVELS

The Wilbury Theatre is asking that people take advantage of its "Pay What You Can" offer. 

"If you’re able to contribute more, to help someone else pay less, please do," says Wilbury. "You can join us on any device — phone, tablet, computer, tv, or VR headset."

$5 — I Just Need to Smile Right Now
$15 – Fan of The Wilbury Group
$25  – Supporter of The Wilbury Group
$50* – Patron of The Wilbury Group
$100 – Benefactor of The Wilbury Group

While you don't need a headset for the performance, it will enhance your experience, according to the theatre.

PURCHASE TICKETS & HEADSETS HERE

About Artist

Becci Davis was born on a military installation in Georgia named after General Henry L. Benning of the Confederate States Army. Her birth initiated her family’s first generation after the Civil Rights Act and its fifth generation post-Emancipation. Becci is a Rhode Island-based interdisciplinary artist who finds inspiration in exploring natural and cultural landscapes, in addition to her experiences as a daughter, mother, American, and Southern born and raised, Black woman.

​After earning a MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design, Davis was the recipient of the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award in Visual Art, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship in New Genres, the Providence Public Library Creative Fellowship, and the RISD Museum Artist Fellowship. Davis lives with her family in Wakefield, Rhode Island, maintains a studio in Providence, and is currently an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Visual Art at Brown University.

Davis' previous work with The Wilbury Group includes performances in God Talks to An Agnostic and ​Fire Flowers and a Time Machine.

THE WILBURY THEATRE GROUP is an ever-evolving collaboration of artists committed to creating the highest quality professional theatre. Founded on the belief that quality theatre should be an affordable and accessible means of enrichment to the community; The Wilburys strive to create work that will simultaneously engage, inspire, and provoke-thought among audiences.

www.TheWilburyGroup.org