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50th Season
Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its 50th anniversary season! Under Artistic Director Jonathan Berry, the season features a fantastic mix of beloved plays from PTC’s past and brand-new productions never-before seen on the PTC stage. The season...
Holiday Job Posting-Backstage Runcrew
PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY in downtown Bangor is looking to hire crew positions for their upcoming holiday production of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER: START DATE: Tuesday, 11/22/22 TECH: 11/22/22 – 11/30/22. (Off for Thanksgiving 11/24– tech hours evening/weekends)...
Stage of the Union | Watch it Now!
A Conversation with Artistic Director Jonathan Berry
Why did you pick Clarkston to open PTC's 49th Season? The 49th PTC season is my first here so I wanted it to serve, in some ways, as an introduction – an opportunity for me to meet this community and for the community to meet me. So I chose a playwright and a play...
Penobscot Theatre Company Announces General Auditions Now Casting Roles for 49th Season
Penobscot Theatre Company announces an open casting call for their newly announced 2022-2023 Season! Extending from September through July, Season 49 will include seven professional productions with a variety of roles available. Actors of all ages, races, and gender...
2022 PTC Winner’s Choice Travel Raffle
THIS RAFFLE HAS CLOSED Help us fund our 49th Season and Dramatic Academy Programming. Drawing to be held August 10, 2022 at the "Stage of the Union". 1 Entry: $50 3 Entries: $100 Package One: Montego Bay, Jamaica 2 People Roundtrip Airfare 5 nights all-inclusive...
PTC Announces New Artistic Director Jonathan Berry – Chicago to Bangor
Penobscot Theatre Company Announces New Artistic Director Jonathan Berry - Chicago to Bangor Penobscot Theatre Company is delighted to announce that Jonathan Berry will be the company’s next Artistic Director. Mr. Berry succeeds Bari Newport, and current Acting ...
A Celebration of Innovation & Creativity
Penobscot Theatre Company was proud to be recognized alongside other performing arts organizations for the work and strategies that allowed performances to continue throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Our 2020-2021 season, known as "Digitus Theatrum" allowed us to...
Penobscot Theatre Company Announces UPDATED Covid Protocol
Joins the growing number of performance venues Bangor, ME – Penobscot Theatre Company is joining other Maine theatres and performance venues and relaxing their Covid Policy. While continuing to follow all Maine CDC, federal, and Actor’s Equity Union guidelines, the...
Founder of Acadia and Penobscot Theatres dies at 88
PTC is sad to announce the passing of our founder, George Vafiadis. George was a creative force that gave Bangor and Maine a great legacy of two theaters. George Vafiadis - actor, stage director, voice-actor, theatre producer and founder of three Maine theatre...