Penobscot Theatre Company names new leader
By Alex Acquisto, BDN Staff • April 13, 2018 5:00 pm Updated: April 19, 2018 10:57 am The Penobscot Theatre Company has hired John Hedges as its new executive director. Hedges joins the theater…
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The Spitfire Grill Is Cooking with Gas
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge Penobscot Theatre Company has cooked up another crowd pleaser. PTC’s “The Spitfire Grill” – with music and book by James Valcq and lyrics and…
Read MoreMore than skin deep – ‘Ugly Lies the Bone’
by Katie Toole and Adam Cousins of The Maine Edge The title intrigues you first: from an aphorism attributed to Einstein, concluding “beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its…
Read More‘Escanaba in the Moonlight’ at Opera House zany, silly escape from winter
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News Fudgesuckers beware. You’re not in the flatlands any more. No, siree. You are in Yooper Territory, now, where UFOs drop in, the maple…
Read MorePTC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ cast, costumes, set dazzles audience
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News A fairy tale about a bright and beautiful young woman who transforms a beast into a prince with love and understanding hardly…
Read MoreDark Side of the Muse – “Misery”
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge They say that misery loves company. Well, for the next few weeks, one company – Penobscot Theatre Company – loves “Misery.” And you…
Read More“Fabulous Lipitones,” New Look for Bangor Opera House Sets Upbeat Tone
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News New seats, shiny chandeliers, fresh paint and and good old fashioned harmony set an upbeat tone for Penobscot Theatre Company’s 44th season,…
Read MoreA New Look for a New Season: Previewing PTC’s 2017-18 Offerings
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A Bangor artistic institution is getting ready to launch another season. Penobscot Theatre Company is just a few days away from getting officially underway…
Read MoreThe Full Monty a Triumph as PTC Cast Bares More Than Just Skin
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: “The Full Monty” is a triumph for director and choreographer Ethan Paulini and his talented cast of local actors and pros from away….
Read MoreComfort Food: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A bounteous feast of a love story is being served at Penobscot Theatre Company. PTC’s latest offering is “I Loved, I Lost, I Made…
Read MoreThe Passion and Pathos of “Papermaker”
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A tale of a Maine paper mill written by a Maine playwright on a Maine stage – that’s the latest from Penobscot Theatre Company….
Read MoreBangor Embraces Silly Sappy Lumberjacks in Love at Opera House
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: When the groundhog sees its shadow and 12 more weeks of winter are forecast for northern Maine, it’s time to head to the…
Read MoreOliver! at Opera House a Satisfying Holiday Concoction
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: Theater lovers should rush to the Bangor Opera House box office and beg: “Please, sir, I want some more.” Not more of the…
Read MoreDynamic Duo – Murder for Two
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: There’s murder afoot at the Bangor Opera House. Penobscot Theatre Company presents ‘Murder for Two,’ a thrilling musical murder mystery. The book is written…
Read MoreTight Ensemble Hits All the Right Notes
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: What the members of the Knapely branch of the Women’s Institute wanted in 1998 was to buy a settee for the visitors’ lounge…
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