ISLE Theater Company

ISLE Theater Company ("ISLE") is a Maine-based organization known for creating original, community-driven theater productions.[1]

ISLE Theater Company
TypeCommunity Organization
PredecessorANNA + MARVIN
Founded2020 (2020) in Deer Isle, Maine
FoundersMarvin Merritt IV, Anna Fitzgerald
Websiteisletheater.org

Founded in 2020 by Anna Fitzgerald and Marvin Merritt IV under the name ANNA + MARVIN, ISLE Theater Company began on Deer Isle as its two founders graduated from Harvard University and sought to make safe, accessible theater in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2] Merritt serves as the Artistic & Executive Director, while Fitzgerald serves as the Associate Director.[3]

In their first year, ISLE Theater Company produced two shows: Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries at Moss Ledge Cottage, an oceanfront cottage overlooking Penobscot Bay, in January of 2021, and the founders' own Do Not Move Stones at the Settlement Quarry Preserve, a defunct granite quarry in Stonington, ME where they reached an audience of one thousand,[4] in August and October of 2021.[5][6] Fitzgerald and Merritt aim to produce two shows annually.[7]

References
  1. Keyes, Bob (26 September 2021). "Artists sought refuge from pandemic by returning to Maine, and found opportunity". The Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. Bonneville, Brenda (29 May 2021). "Artists Anna Fitzgerald and Marvin Merritt IV Produce Live Theater with Island Partners". Maine Art Scene. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "MARVIN MERRITT IV BIOGRAPHY". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 28 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Verdino-Süllwold, Carla Maria. "BWW Review: Suppliants in Stonington: Isle Theater Company Premiere New Work". Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. Rabinowitz, Chloe (3 August 2021). "Harvard Artists To Produce Live Production of DO NOT MOVE STONES With Maine Community Partners This Summer". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 28 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Landrigan, Leslie (19 August 2021). ""Do Not Move Stones"—huge project, epic space". Island Ad-Vantages. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. "Virtual comedy "Do Not Move Stones" to debut". 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-03-11.


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