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Emerald Isle Repertory closes its 2005 season early, July 21, 2005

Also EIR 2005 Early Season Closure

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TypeEvent
Date2005-07-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005-07-21
Kind
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Summary

Emerald Isle Repertory closed its 2005 season early after the July 21 presentation of Wives of an American King. The Beacon attributed the decision to disappointing attendance, actor compensation and lodging costs, royalty fees, Parish Hall demand, and the delayed Community House opening.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s explanation of the closure and does not provide EIR’s financial statements or a complete performance ledger.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "EIR Theatre Closes its Doors."
    Reports that EIR closed its season after the July 21 presentation of Wives of an American King because of disappointing turnouts, actor salary and lodging costs, royalty fees, Parish Hall demand, and the delayed Community House opening. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the closure report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle Repertory closes its 2005 season early, July 21, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-eir-early-season-closure-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "EIR Theatre Closes its Doors." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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