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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...

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....

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: 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...

Up Next: Feb Vacation Camp

February 18-22      9:00 am – 4:00 pm $50/Day  or $225/Week Spend February Vacation Camp week with us! Our vacation camp is perfect for students who are looking for something creative and fun to do during the chilly February break. Come and explore one day or...

Next Up: Honky Tonk Laundry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:  Magnus Stark   626-674-0942      magnus@penobscottheatre.org        www.penobscottheatre.org HONKY TONK LAUNDRY WASHES AWAY WINTER BLUES Country-N-Western musical set to spin onto the stage January 31 – February...

PTC makes the most of ‘Elf the Musical’ with glitter and glitz

By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff There’s a lot of glitz and glitter on stage at the Bangor Opera House this holiday season. Even in the dark, the proscenium sparkles with giant, glittering snowflakes and candy canes. On stage, giant snow banks shimmer and shine, Santa’s...

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 book by Fred Alley – is currently running at the Bangor Opera House. Based on the 1996 Lee...

More 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 own.” It is a familiar sentiment skewed sideways; a refraction, a sliver of broken...