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Comedic performances, tech wizardry lift PTC show
by 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.
‘Laugh-out-loud’ Penobscot Theatre play also poses tough questions about human frailty, God
by 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 by two men in suits ... Read more.
Forward and backward with ‘The Last Five Years’
by 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 and massive casts singing big songs – sheer spectacle across the board. And for the most part, that’s what...
Fine direction, impeccable cast make ‘Hair Frenzy’ a PTC triumph
by 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 an impeccable cast. Read more.
World premiere of play ‘Hair Frenzy’ to be staged in Bangor
by 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.
Penobscot Theatre’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is delightful homage to film, radio
by 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, actors playing multiple roles and flashing “applause” signs that tell...
Penobscot Theatre crew creates ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ set
by 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 has been converted into the Theatre Factory, where the sets of Penobscot Theatre Company plays are...
How a PTC costume designer transforms actors for ‘Doctor Cerberus’
by 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 table laden with spools of thread, scissors and empty coffee cups. To his left, a flowing cape split down the...
‘Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash’ performed at Charleston prison
by Nok-Noi Ricker of The Bangor Daily News: Nearly 100 inmates at the Charleston Correctional Facility and Mountain View Youth Development Center filed into the medium-security prison’s gym on Thursday, creating a scene reminiscent of when Johnny Cash recorded his...
Penobscot Theatre Co. to open ‘Theatre Factory’ in former firehouse
by Shelby Hartin of The Bangor Daily News: The former Bangor Fire Station No. 6 has been transformed over the past few months into the Theatre Factory, a place for Penobscot Theatre Co. to create the sets and costumes necessary to stage productions, and they will open...