One of the things that we are asked most often is

“What does ITR mean?” So here is the the story.

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The history of ITR started way back in 1973 when a bunch of friends got together to perform Jesus Christ SuperStar at St. Brigid's Church on River Road. They subsequently performed a number of times at St. Leonard's School located in the Village of Manotick.

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When it appeared that the group was going to continue to perform, it was decided they needed a name. What many people don't know is that Manotick is the Ojibwa word for "island in the river".

In order to honour their roots, our founders incorporated that into the official new name of the theatre company -

Isle in the River Theatrical Review

(yes we have shorted it a bit because it is a mouthful). 

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Sadly, we are no longer able to perform in Manotick, but through our name, we carry the Manotick heritage of our theatre company with us wherever we go.

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Find out more about ITR in the following documents:

• Our Constitution revised September 2020.

• Our Statement of Values