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WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
22|6THE REM|X OF A GLOBAL EXPER|MENT
WR|TTEN + D|RECTED BY
JAMARIO STILLS PERFORMANCES
SEPT. 28 - OCT. 15, 2023 |
"A powerful, immersive performance piece that showcases melodies, memories, and stories not yet told"
- Broadway World "Go see it - it's important!"
- MOTIF Magazine "How do we create a space in which people feel like 'okay, this is why I left Netflix tonight.'"
- JaMario Stills on The Public's Radio (interview) |
“what if?” is the question that motivates my creative process and the stories I write.
- playwright JaMario Stills
*WORLD PREMIERE*
22|6
THE REM|X OF A
GLOBAL EXPER|MENT
BY JAMARIO STILLS
SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 15
Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents the first show of its 2023/24 Season: the world premiere 22|6: THE REM|X OF A GLOBAL EXPER|MENT written and directed by JaMario Stills.
22|6 is an immersive and thought-provoking theatrical experience that weaves together personal narratives, historical truths, and futuristic possibilities - exploring the lives of an ensemble of actors representing nationalities around the globe as they create and reenact a new world doctrine that connects and transcends time, and invites the audience to reflect on their own roles in shaping the groups experience. 2216 challenges us to actively participate in a hilarious, and sometimes tragic, journey imagining our future.
22|6 THE REM|X OF A GLOBAL EXPER|MENT is made possible with support from The Pearlman Charitable Fund, a Community Fund Grant from the Rhode Island Foundation, and audience members like you.
PRESS + MEDIA
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"A powerful, immersive performance piece...The performances are impressive, and the execution is highly engaging, yet the most profound effect is at the conclusion, when Stills directly addresses those in attendance and encourages an open forum discussion about what they witnessed and how they feel about it. His artistry poses a pivotal question: at what point do we evolve (or digress) from observing to participating in history?" - Broadway World
"An immersive theatrical experience launches Thursday at Wilbury Theater, the first of the ‘23/’24 season, weaving together personal narratives, historical truths, and futuristic possibilities. All without a script." - Rhode Island Monthly |
"22|6 is being billed as an immersive and thought-provoking theatrical experience that weaves together personal narratives, historical truths, and futuristic possibilities while exploring the lives of Stills and five other actors representing nationalities around the globe as they create and reenact a new world doctrine that connects and transcends time. A collective soul, they each bring an element of themselves to the production. Innovative to say the least, they invite the audience to reflect on their own roles in shaping the group’s experience...Go see it - it's important!" - MOTIF Magazine
"Let's tell the stories we want to tell, without the constructs of the "well-made" play, you know what I mean? Let's actually just do our own thing...Let's see this show from various textures. Let's see it from a video media that represents maybe a confessional. Let's see it from a voiceover, let's – I mean, theater is so dope, like, you could do anything. And so it's about actually finding the bendability of the stage. How can it become something in which a modern audience who is already so consumed, actually goes to the theater and have a theatrical experience, right? Like, how do we make them part of the show? How do we create a space in which people feel like, okay, this is why I left Netflix tonight." - 22|6 playwright JaMario Stills on The Public's Radio
"Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents the first show of its 2023/24 Season: the world premiere 2216: The Remix of a Global Experiment written and directed by JaMario Stills, recent awardee of a prestigious directing residency with the National Black Theatre." - Read the PRESS RELEASE
"Let's tell the stories we want to tell, without the constructs of the "well-made" play, you know what I mean? Let's actually just do our own thing...Let's see this show from various textures. Let's see it from a video media that represents maybe a confessional. Let's see it from a voiceover, let's – I mean, theater is so dope, like, you could do anything. And so it's about actually finding the bendability of the stage. How can it become something in which a modern audience who is already so consumed, actually goes to the theater and have a theatrical experience, right? Like, how do we make them part of the show? How do we create a space in which people feel like, okay, this is why I left Netflix tonight." - 22|6 playwright JaMario Stills on The Public's Radio
"Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents the first show of its 2023/24 Season: the world premiere 2216: The Remix of a Global Experiment written and directed by JaMario Stills, recent awardee of a prestigious directing residency with the National Black Theatre." - Read the PRESS RELEASE
CAST + CREATIVE TEAM
Becci Davis
Chingwe Padraig Sullivan
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Lorraine Guerra
Brianna K. Rosario
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Cedric Lilly
JaMario Stills*
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2216: THE REMIX OF A GLOBAL EXPERIMENT
written + directed by JaMario Stills Costume Designer Jaimy Escobedo Music Composer Queen D. Scott Sound + Light Designer Andy Russ Scenographer Sara Ossana Dramaturg Bonnie Jones Technical Director Dave Carney Stage Manager Gavin DiFranco* Assistant Stage Manager Allison Marchetti Production Asst. Laurel Franczek, Edward Galts Costume Assistant Arianna C. Davey Front of House Management by Christine Treglia Volunteer Management by Renee Bessette Production Photographer, Erin X. Smithers Press Inquiries: Niki Healy, Bright Publicity |
*Appears courtesy Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
JaMario Stills is a transdisciplinary artist from Jacksonville, Florida (Duval). His creative praxis intertwines playwriting, acting, digital media, music, and movement. The scope of JaMario’s projects center and highlight Southern Black Futurity as a form of protest and liberation, and is in direct opposition to normative storytelling practices which often conflate the lives and experiences of those of the Afro-diasporic. As a Director, JaMario’s work includes immersive experiences, solo-shows, classical works ranging from Black folklore to the European cannon, multimedia works, and dance theater. With an active career as a performer, Stills has performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The McCarter Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. JaMario’s residencies and fellowships have been with The National Black Theater, The Mercury Store, Williamstown Theater Festival, Brown Arts Initiative, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville. As an educator, Stills is a professor of practice at the Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he has innovated and implemented new course curriculums. Holding BFA in acting from The Juilliard School, and a MFA in Theatre Directing from Brown/Trinity Rep– JaMario has studied screenwriting and scenography at the Rhode Island School of Design, and weaves these skills into his creative practice and artistic mission.
JaMario is currently on the teaching staff at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Directing Fellowship at the National Black Theatre in New York, NY.
His newest work, 22|16: The Remix of A Global Experiment, will receive its world premiere production at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI in September 2023. More at www.jamariostills.com
JaMario is currently on the teaching staff at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Directing Fellowship at the National Black Theatre in New York, NY.
His newest work, 22|16: The Remix of A Global Experiment, will receive its world premiere production at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI in September 2023. More at www.jamariostills.com
ABOUT
An award-winning*, not-for-profit professional theatre company, the Wilbury Theatre Group engages our community in thought-provoking conversation through new works, reimagined classics and adventurous playmaking. We are idealistic, ambitious, and stubborn in our resolve to create theatre that entertains, enlightens, and inspires.
*WINNER of the 2018 National Theatre Company Grant from the American Theatre Wing (The Tony Awards).
*WINNER of the 2018 National Theatre Company Grant from the American Theatre Wing (The Tony Awards).
