WATCH LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT: The Wilbury Theatre at 7 PM

WATCH LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT: The Wilbury Theatre at 7 PM

The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence is bringing a series of performances and theatrical classes to the public online.

The award-winning theater company is offering two performances this weekend - LIVE and STREAMING. 

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TONIGHT AT 7 PM: Reading of Naty and My Chaotic Stench by Shey Rivera Ríos (MORE BELOW)

The entire Rhode Island theater community has been shut down by the coronavirus restrictions.

“Live-streaming is the next frontier for performing arts companies, and we’re excited to make the leap with the group of artists that we’ve assembled. In addition to the incredibly popular drop-in classes by Mycah Hogan and Jen Mischley, this work represents our shared commitment to supporting local artists and the development of new works. We’re glad that with the support of GoLocalProv we’re able to find a new way for these artists to continue to move the development of their work forward," said Josh Short, founder, and artistic director.

The Wilbury was the winner of the 2018 National Theatre Company Award from the American Theatre Wing.

GoLocal will carry all of the performances and promote them on social media and through advertising at no charge to the theater company.

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Friday, March 27 at 7 pm
Reading of Naty and My Chaotic Stench by Shey Rivera Ríos
Ali is a queer teenager growing up in rural Puerto Rico, going to punk shows with her friends. She is haunted by a bad smell that doesn't seem to go away. Naty is Ali's madrina, a bruja, about to be crowned as santera. Naty tries to help Ali by taking her to various healers and witches, doing readings, and preparing despojos (baths) to break spells. But nothing seems to work. That is, until Ali recognizes who she truly is. Read by interdisciplinary artist Shey Rivera Ríos Naty and My Chaotic Stench is the magical realism, coming of age story of a young witch living in the mountains of Puerto Rico sure to resonate with audiences of all ages.

Sunday, March 29 at 6 pm
Reading of Chernobyl Babies by Darcie Dennigan
The perfect nuclear family--father, mother, son, daughter-- finds itself quarantined with serious radiation poisoning. And each of them is inexplicably pregnant. The doomsday clock is ticking and their terrible pregnancies are progressing. From the Wilbury Group’s Resident Playwright comes a brand new play about how trauma and gamma rays can change chromosomes.