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PRESS RELEASE: PTC’s Dramatic Academy presents SQUATCH
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy presents Squatch, World Premiere of new play by Travis Baker, Zane Baker & Isaac Miller BANGOR, ME-- Penobscot Theatre Company, the country's northeastern most regional, professional theatre company, is pleased to...
Press Release: PTC presents GASLIGHT
Penobscot Theatre Company presents creepy Victorian melodrama, GASLIGHT October 17-November 3 Bangor, ME - Penobscot Theatre Company is pleased to announce GASLIGHT, a suspenseful thriller that will keep audiences guessing until the very end. Set in late 19th...
PRESS RELEASE: Casting Call for Matilda
CASTING CALL FOR MAINE PROFESSIONAL PREMIERE OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL Bangor, ME – Penobscot Theatre Company is issuing a local casting call for specific roles in their holiday production of MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Based on the beloved short story by Roald Dahl, MATILDA...
REVIEW: ‘Fun Home’ soars with perfection, packs emotional wallop, too
By Judy Harrison Penobscot Theatre Company’s “Fun Home” packs an intellectual and emotional wallop. It is a welcome punch in the solar plexus from Bangor’s only professional theater group that more often than not chooses simply to entertain rather than soar with the...
REVIEW: Coming of age and coming out – ‘Fun Home’
BANGOR – A musical tale of coming of age and coming out, a story of family and fate, is showing at the Bangor Opera House. Penobscot Theatre is presenting “Fun Home,” a musical based on Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine...
PRESS RELEASE: PTC announces 2019-2020 Season
BANGOR, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company proudly announces its 2019-2020 Season, an assortment of plays and musicals professionally produced and staged at the company's historic home, the Bangor Opera House. The season will open just after Labor Day and extend into early...
PRESS RELEASE: PTC presents FUN HOME
Bangor, ME - Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to present the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home. Refreshingly honest and wildly innovative, Fun Home is based on Vermont author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel's acclaimed graphic memoir. Audiences will...
PTC’s ‘Ripcord’ a thrilling comedic ride
From the Maine Edge As part of its 45th season, Penobscot Theatre Company presents “Ripcord,” a comedy written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Bari Newport. The show runs through March 31 at the Bangor Opera House. David Lindsay-Abaire is well-known in...
Press Release: PTC Appoints Director of Development and Communications
PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY APPOINTS KATHRYN RAVENSCRAFT AS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS. BANGOR, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company is pleased to announce the hiring of Kathryn Ravenscraft as Director of Development and Communications. Kathryn will work in...
Press Release: Mamma Mia
Bangor, ME - Penobscot Theatre Company will close out its 45th Anniversary Season by kicking off summer with the international smash hit Mamma Mia!, from June 13 to July 14. The enchanting, hilarious story that has become an international sensation is told through...