Wilbury Theatre Group was founded in 2010. The name is a reference to the Traveling Wilburys. After years performing in warehouses and unconventional performance spaces throughout Providence, the group became the theatre company in residence at the Southside Cultural Center in 2013. The group moved from the Southside Cultural Center to its own space in Olneyville in 2017.Susan McDonald. "New Season, New Spaces; Wilbury Theatre Group Finds A Home In Olneyville, While Burbage Theatre Company Moves To Pawtucket". Providence Journal, September 10, 2017 Sunday. https://advance-lexis-com.ccriezp.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5PFJ-MC11-JBKX-9122-00000-00&context=1516831. Accessed February 4, 2020. They moved again in 2021 to the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence's Valley Arts District. The group's artistic director, Josh Short, has been with the Wilbury Theatre since it began.
