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Bio:
Josh Short is the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilbury Theatre Group, where his directing credits include; Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King (w/ Rebecca Noon), Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, and the New England premieres ... (read complete bio)

Latest News on Josh Short:

Review: THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group
(Nov 20, 2022)
Photos: First Look at the Rhode Island Premiere of THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Group
(Nov 18, 2022)
Cast Announced For THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Group
(Oct 24, 2022)
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Josh Short Headshot

Bio:
Josh Short is the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilbury Theatre Group, where his directing credits include; Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King (w/ Rebecca Noon), Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, and the New England premieres ... (read complete bio)

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Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Drive-in CONSTELLATIONS By The Wilbury Group
Date:
12/09/2020

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Drive-in CONSTELLATIONS By The Wilbury Group
Date:
12/09/2020

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Drive-in CONSTELLATIONS By The Wilbury Group
Date:
12/09/2020

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Drive-in CONSTELLATIONS By The Wilbury Group
Date:
12/09/2020

Josh Short Photo

Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Drive-in CONSTELLATIONS By The Wilbury Group
Date:
12/09/2020

WaterFire Founder/Executive Director with Wilbury Group Artistic Director Josh Short Photo

WaterFire Founder/Executive Director with Wilbury Group Artistic Director Josh Short at FUN(d) HOME The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala; photo by Erin X. Smithers. More photos online at https://thewilburygrou

From:  Photo Flash: Inside FUN(d) HOME,The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala
Date:
05/06/2019

Wilbury Artistic Director Josh Short, Phyllis Kay, honoree Richard Donelly, Gamm Thea Photo

Wilbury Artistic Director Josh Short, Phyllis Kay, honoree Richard Donelly, Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella, and Jim O''Brien at FUN(d) HOME The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala; photo by Erin X. S

From:  Photo Flash: Inside FUN(d) HOME,The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala
Date:
05/06/2019

Josh Short and Rachel Dulude perform at FUN(d) HOME The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala; phot Photo

Josh Short and Rachel Dulude perform at FUN(d) HOME The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala; photo by Erin X. Smithers. More photos online at https://thewilburygroup.org/fund-home-gala.html

From:  Photo Flash: Inside FUN(d) HOME,The 2019 Wilbury Group Gala
Date:
05/06/2019

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At The Wilbury Theatre Group
Date:
03/20/2019

Josh Short Photo

Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At The Wilbury Theatre Group
Date:
03/20/2019

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At The Wilbury Theatre Group
Date:
03/20/2019

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short Photo

Rachel Dulude and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At The Wilbury Theatre Group
Date:
03/20/2019

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (left) and Artistic Director Josh Sho Photo

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (left) and Artistic Director Josh Short (right).

From:  Photo Flash: Wilbury Group accepts 2018 National Theatre Company Award From American Theatre Wing
Date:
11/19/2018

Wilbury Theatre Group artists, Brien Lang (5th from left), Josh Short (center) and Jo Photo

Wilbury Theatre Group artists, Brien Lang (5th from left), Josh Short (center) and Jo-án Peralta (last on right) gather with representatives from National Theatre Company Awardees at the Viacom Ceremony.

From:  Photo Flash: Wilbury Group accepts 2018 National Theatre Company Award From American Theatre Wing
Date:
11/19/2018

Representatives of The Wilbury Theatre Group at the Viacom Ceremony include Resident Photo

Representatives of The Wilbury Theatre Group at the Viacom Ceremony include Resident Artist Brien Lang (left), Artistic Director Josh Short (center), and Board Member Jo-án Peralta (right).

From:  Photo Flash: Wilbury Group accepts 2018 National Theatre Company Award From American Theatre Wing
Date:
11/19/2018

Chairman of the Board of The American Theatre Wing and Tony Award-winning playwright Photo

Chairman of the Board of The American Theatre Wing and Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (left) and Wilbury Theatre Group Founder / Artistic Director Josh Short (right).

From:  Photo Flash: Providence's Wilbury Theatre Group Accepts 2018 National Theatre Company Award
Date:
11/19/2018

Brien Lang, Josh Short, and Jo-An Peralta Photo

Brien Lang, Josh Short, and Jo-An Peralta

From:  Photo Flash: Inside the American Theatre Wing's 2018 National Theatre Company Grants Ceremony
Date:
11/14/2018

Maggie Papa, Jennifer Mischley, Sarah Leach, and Sherry Romanzi in THE PIRATES OF PEN Photo

Maggie Papa, Jennifer Mischley, Sarah Leach, and Sherry Romanzi in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY at The Wilbury Theatre Group, directed by Josh Short with music direction by Matt Requi

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY At Wilbury Group
Date:
05/18/2018

Sherry Romanzi, Emma Sacchetti, Maggie Papa, Sarah Leach, and Brian Kozak in THE PIRA Photo

Sherry Romanzi, Emma Sacchetti, Maggie Papa, Sarah Leach, and Brian Kozak in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY at The Wilbury Theatre Group, directed by Josh Short with music direction by

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY At Wilbury Group
Date:
05/18/2018

Shannon Hartman in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY at The Wilbury Theat Photo

Shannon Hartman in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY at The Wilbury Theatre Group, directed by Josh Short with music direction by Matt Requintina and choreography by Ali Kenner Brodsky. Ph

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY At Wilbury Group
Date:
05/18/2018

Maggie Papa, Emma Sacchetti, Sarah Leach, and Sherry Romanzi in THE PIRATES OF PENZAN Photo

Maggie Papa, Emma Sacchetti, Sarah Leach, and Sherry Romanzi in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY at The Wilbury Theatre Group, directed by Josh Short with music direction by Matt Requinti

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE OR, THE SLAVE OF DUTY At Wilbury Group
Date:
05/18/2018

Christopher Johnson and Phoenyx Williams Photo

Christopher Johnson and Phoenyx Williams

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Christopher Johnson, Sarah Leach, and Phoenyx Williams Photo

Christopher Johnson, Sarah Leach, and Phoenyx Williams

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Phoenyx Williams, Sarah Leach, and Christopher Johnson Photo

Phoenyx Williams, Sarah Leach, and Christopher Johnson

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Phoenyx Williams Photo

Phoenyx Williams

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Christopher Johnson Photo

Christopher Johnson

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Sarah Leach, Phoenyx Williams, and Christopher Johnson Photo

Sarah Leach, Phoenyx Williams, and Christopher Johnson

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Sarah Leach and Phoenyx Williams Photo

Sarah Leach and Phoenyx Williams

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Date:
11/02/2017

Josh Short and Richard Donelly Photo

Josh Short and Richard Donelly

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Josh Short Photo

Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Josh Short Photo

Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Josh Short and Richard Donelly Photo

Josh Short and Richard Donelly

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Richard Donelly and Josh Short Photo

Richard Donelly and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Richard Donelly and Josh Short Photo

Richard Donelly and Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at THE CARETAKER at Wilbury Group
Date:
09/14/2017

Josh Short, Gunnar Manchester, Dave Rabinow, Roger Lemelin Photo

Josh Short, Gunnar Manchester, Dave Rabinow, Roger Lemelin

From:  Photo Flash: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at The Wilbury Group
Date:
11/18/2016

Josh Short, Dave Rabinow, Gunnar Manchester, Roger Lemelin Photo

Josh Short, Dave Rabinow, Gunnar Manchester, Roger Lemelin

From:  Photo Flash: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at The Wilbury Group
Date:
11/18/2016

Josh Short and Gunnar Manchester Photo

Josh Short and Gunnar Manchester

From:  Photo Flash: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at The Wilbury Group
Date:
11/18/2016

Dave Rabinow, Gunnar Manchester, Josh Short Photo

Dave Rabinow, Gunnar Manchester, Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at The Wilbury Group
Date:
11/18/2016

Josh Short and Shannon Hartman Photo

Josh Short and Shannon Hartman

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at STUPID F-ING BIRD at The Wilbury Group
Date:
01/19/2016

Josh Short Photo

Josh Short

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at STUPID F-ING BIRD at The Wilbury Group
Date:
01/19/2016

Josh Short, Wrenn Goodrum and Jo-an Peralta Photo

Josh Short, Wrenn Goodrum and Jo-an Peralta

From:  Photo Flash: First Look at Trinity Rep's 2014 Pell Awards
Date:
06/13/2014

 

Josh Short Biography

Josh Short is the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilbury Theatre Group, where his directing credits include; Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King (w/ Rebecca Noon), Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, and the New England premieres of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (w/ David Tessier), Lisa D'Amour's Detroit, and Wallace Shawn's adaptation of The Threepenny Opera.

As an actor with the Wilbury Group he appeared in the New England premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries, and the group's inaugural production, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Other theatres include; Perishable Theatre (Providence, RI), The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (Pawtucket, RI), Elemental Theatre Collective (Providence, RI), The LaJolla Playhouse (San Diego, CA), The Gaslamp Quarter Drama Department (San Diego, CA), The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival (Provincetown, MA), and The Providence Black Repertory Company, where he served as Associate Producer from 2008 until their closing in 2010. He lives outside Providence with his wife Christine, and daughters, Raegan and Olivia.




Josh Short News

Review: THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group Photo Review: THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - Nov 20, 2022

What did our critic think of THE HUMANS at Wilbury Theatre Group?

Photos: First Look at the Rhode Island Premiere of THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Grou Photo Photos: First Look at the Rhode Island Premiere of THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2022

Get a first look at Wilbury Theatre Group's Rhode Island premiere of Tony-Award winner for Best Play (2016) The Humans by Stephen Karam, directed by Josh Short.  Running through December 11, the production features Jim O’Brien, Jeanine Kane, Rachel Dulude, Jessie March, Dave Rabinow, & Carol Varden. 

Cast Announced For THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Group Photo Cast Announced For THE HUMANS At Wilbury Theatre Group
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2022

Wilbury Theatre Group presents the Rhode Island premiere of Tony-Award winner for Best Play (2016) The Humans by Stephen Karam, directed by Josh Short.  Running November 17 – December 11, the production features Jim O'Brien, Jeanine Kane, Rachel Dulude, Jessie March, Dave Rabinow, & Carol Varden. 

Rhode Island Premiere Of THE HUMANS Announced At Wilbury Theatre Group Photo Rhode Island Premiere Of THE HUMANS Announced At Wilbury Theatre Group
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2022

 Wilbury Theatre Group presents the Rhode Island premiere of Tony-Award winner for Best Play (2016) The Humans by Stephen Karam, directed by Josh Short.

Review: SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE at Wilbury Theatre Group Photo Review: SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE at Wilbury Theatre Group
by John McDaid - Oct 3, 2022

Rose Weaver has impeccable credentials: a highly respected actress, singer, and writer, whose star turn as Aunt Ester in last season's 'Gem of the Ocean' at Trinity was transcendent. Alas, the world premiere of her new play, 'Silhouette of a Silhouette' at the Wilbury aims high, but never quite soars.

Photos: First Look At World Premiere Of SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE At Wilbury Theatre Photo Photos: First Look At World Premiere Of SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE At Wilbury Theatre Group
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2022

Wilbury Theatre Group will present the World Premiere of Silhouette of a Silhouette by Rhode Island icon Rose Weaver and directed by Don Mays - September 30 through October 16. See photos from the production.

Wilbury Theatre Group to Present World Premiere Of SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE Startin Photo Wilbury Theatre Group to Present World Premiere Of SILHOUETTE OF A SILHOUETTE Starting This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 25, 2022

Wilbury Theatre Group will present the World Premiere of Silhouette of a Silhouette by Rhode Island icon Rose Weaver and directed by Don Mays - September 30 through October 16.

Wilbury Theatre Group Presents In Collaboration With Afri Productions, The Public's R Photo Wilbury Theatre Group Presents In Collaboration With Afri Productions, The Public's Radio & Brown Arts Institute
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2022

The Season Two finale of God Talks to An Agnostic – a twelve-part audio drama written, directed and featuring Don Mays – airs on Saturday, September 24 at 3:00pm on The Public's Radio.

Full Schedule & Free Events Announced for FringePVD This Month Photo Full Schedule & Free Events Announced for FringePVD This Month
by Grace Cutler - Jul 7, 2022

The full schedule of events have been announced for FringePVD: The Providence Fringe Festival® presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with WaterFire Providence: July 17 - 30, 2022.

Two World Premieres & More Announced for Wilbury Theatre Group 2022/23 Season Photo Two World Premieres & More Announced for Wilbury Theatre Group 2022/23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2022

Wilbury Theatre Group has announced the plays for their upcoming 2022/23 Season.  They include the world premiere of Rose Weaver’s Silhouette of a Silhouette, the world premiere of a new musical by playwright and poet Darcie Dennigan, Off With Their Heads, and more.