A howl against entropy.
A gesture toward awareness.
An intimation of the sacred silence at the center of it all.
A gesture toward awareness.
An intimation of the sacred silence at the center of it all.
*WORLD PREMIERE*
FROM HERE TO WHERE
BOOK BY UMBERTO CRENCA
MUSIC BY THE GILLEN STREET ENSEMBLE
PERFORMANCES
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 5
MUSIC BY THE GILLEN STREET ENSEMBLE
PERFORMANCES
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 5
Part lyrical sermon, part political exorcism, and part late-night jam session, From Here to Where is an ensemble-driven living composition that confronts questions of existence, power, and transformation. Structured less like a story and more like a reckoning, it unfolds through monologue, music, movement, sculpture, film, and satire—swerving between psychic vignettes, sacred ritual, and primal scream.
At the heart of the piece is The Gillen Street Ensemble - Heather Ahern, Chris Anderson, Susan Clausen, Umberto Crenca, Alan Greco, Alice Jackson (a.k.a. Cyberbully), Mitch Mackenzie, and Cliff Wood – whose performances are simultaneously intentional and abstract. With design by Monica Shinn and Andy Russ, what may appear formless gradually reveals a delicate outline of connection. No two shows will be the same. You can never step into the same river twice. But it is unmistakably a piece—clashing, harmonizing, fiddling at the edge of collapse.
At the heart of the piece is The Gillen Street Ensemble - Heather Ahern, Chris Anderson, Susan Clausen, Umberto Crenca, Alan Greco, Alice Jackson (a.k.a. Cyberbully), Mitch Mackenzie, and Cliff Wood – whose performances are simultaneously intentional and abstract. With design by Monica Shinn and Andy Russ, what may appear formless gradually reveals a delicate outline of connection. No two shows will be the same. You can never step into the same river twice. But it is unmistakably a piece—clashing, harmonizing, fiddling at the edge of collapse.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Umberto (Bert) Crenca is a multidisciplinary artist with a long exhibition and performance history. His work appears in the permanent collections of the Rhode Island School of Design and Newport Art Museums, and in numerous private collections in the US and abroad. Bert’s most recent work is an ongoing series of paintings called DIVINE PROVIDENCE, a loving but unsentimental glimpse into the corners, crevices and in-between spaces in which life happens in the city.
Well known for being co-founder and longtime artistic director of AS220, a nonprofit center for the arts in downtown Providence, Bert is a passionate advocate of the conviction that all people should have access to the means to cultivate and express their creativity. He has received numerous honors and awards for his community work and holds honorary doctorates from Roger Williams and Brown Universities.
Well known for being co-founder and longtime artistic director of AS220, a nonprofit center for the arts in downtown Providence, Bert is a passionate advocate of the conviction that all people should have access to the means to cultivate and express their creativity. He has received numerous honors and awards for his community work and holds honorary doctorates from Roger Williams and Brown Universities.
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2025/26 Memberships
Join us at for Season 16 at Providence's home for groundbreaking artists and adventurous audiences. Membership includes admission to our 2025/26 Main Series productions and special events, including Rhode Island premieres of Bess Wohl's Small Mouth Sounds and Girl from North Country by Conor McPherson with music by Bob Dylan, the New England premieres of Dave Malloy's Chamber Musical Octet and Lilana Padilla's How to Defend Yourself and the world premiere of From Here to Where by Umberto Crenca with music by The Gillen Street Ensemble.
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Providence's 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.
