ISLE Theater Company Announces PLAYING MERCURY At Horsepower Farm
ISLE Theater Company announces the world premiere of Anna Fitzgerald's PLAYING MERCURY, a medieval-period comedy inspired by William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, with outdoor performances at Horsepower Farm from August 4-14 and digital on-demand released in mid-September.
BWW Review: Suppliants in Stonington: Isle Theater Company Premiere New Work
Born out of pandemic necessity, the recently formed Isle Theater Company premiered a video-on-demand version of their new play, DO NOT MOVE STONES, a modern retelling of Aeschylus’ THE SUPPLIANTS. Beautifully filmed in the breathtaking outdoor setting of the rock quarry on Deer Isle, this modern version of an ancient classic demonstrates both the uncanny relevance of Aeschylus’ original and the compelling issues its story and characters present for a 21st century.
Written and directed by Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, DO NOT MOVE STONES tells the story of fifty sisters – intended as unwilling brides for their cousins to fulfill a contract based on property issues – who flee from the altar and sail to the rocky coast of Maine where they seek asylum at the home of Piero and his family, only to be pursued by their grooms. There, three of the sisters negotiate for their future, as all the nine characters come to reassess their perspectives and values.
Casting Announced For Opera House Arts' 20th Anniversary Season
Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House in Maine announced today the complete casts and creative teams for the company's 20th Anniversary Season, which includes Shakespeare in Love (July 18-28), based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall as well as Avalon (August 15-25), a world-premiere by Melody Bates.