by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: One of Bangor’s longest-tenured artistic organizations is preparing to kick off yet another season. Penobscot Theatre Company is just days away from the kickoff…
Read Moreby Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: Fourteen-year-old Raven Sockalexis grew up hearing stories about Gluskabe, the transformer who shaped the landscape and the traditions of the Wabanaki people….
Read Moreby Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: I walked into the Bangor Opera House on Friday night fully prepared to dislike Penobscot Theatre Company’s production of “Rock of Ages.” But, then,…
Read Moreby Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: Penobscot Theatre Company is closing out the 2015-2016 season in a big way with the rock musical “Rock of Ages,” directed and choreographed…
Read Moreby Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: Over a year ago, the Penobscot Theatre Company mailed a number of items to Samuel French Inc., a theatrical licensing and publishing company…
Read Morefrom The Maine Edge: Penobscot Theatre Company is set to bring the massive musical “Rock of Ages” to the stage this month for its Maine premiere. For four weeks, the…
Read Moreby Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: What happens when a tabloid reporter tracks down a story that might actually be true? That’s one of the questions raised by Penobscot Theatre…
Read Moreby Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: Technical wizardry and some truly fine comedic performances lift Penobscot Theatre Company’s production of “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel”… Read more.
Read Moreby Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel,” the poster reads, the giant white lettering splashed across a photo of a hunter with a gun being interviewed…
Read Moreby Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: Regarding the theater, most of us have a very specific idea of what a musical is. Musical theater elicits images of huge sets…
Read Moreby Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: Penobscot Theatre Company’s world premiere of “Hair Frenzy” is a triumph for Orono playwright Travis G. Baker, thanks to fine directing and…
Read Moreby Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: When Bari Newport was on a plane bound for Bangor in 2011, someone said something to her she has never forgotten. Read more.
Read Moreby Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: The Bangor Opera House has been transformed into a broadcast studio complete with large microphones, a live band, jingles advertising local businesses,…
Read Moreby Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: On a recent day, a melody of shouts, saws and background music drifted from the former fire station on Griffin Road, which…
Read Moreby Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: The faint hum of a sewing machine drifts from the room, mixing with the sounds of rustling fabrics. He sits at a…
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