by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News Fudgesuckers beware. You’re not in the flatlands any more. No, siree. You are in Yooper Territory, now, where UFOs drop in, the maple sap ferments and Ojibwe magic conjures up cures for curses. This is not just any old kind of...
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News A fairy tale about a bright and beautiful young woman who transforms a beast into a prince with love and understanding hardly sounds like holiday fare. But if Scrooge’s metamorphosis from miserable miser to generous and genial...
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge They say that misery loves company. Well, for the next few weeks, one company – Penobscot Theatre Company – loves “Misery.” And you will too. Read more
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News New seats, shiny chandeliers, fresh paint and and good old fashioned harmony set an upbeat tone for Penobscot Theatre Company’s 44th season, which opened over the weekend with “The Fabulous Lipitones” at the Bangor Opera...
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A Bangor artistic institution is getting ready to launch another season. Penobscot Theatre Company is just a few days away from getting officially underway with their 44th season of producing live professional theater for the greater...
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: “The Full Monty” is a triumph for director and choreographer Ethan Paulini and his talented cast of local actors and pros from away. It is funny, touching, charming and delightful. With his debut at PTC, Paulini has directed...
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A bounteous feast of a love story is being served at Penobscot Theatre Company. PTC’s latest offering is “I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti,” a one-woman show based on author Giulia Melucci’s memoir of the same name and adapted for...
by Allen Adams of The Maine Edge: A tale of a Maine paper mill written by a Maine playwright on a Maine stage – that’s the latest from Penobscot Theatre Company. PTC’s latest production is “Papermaker,” the first play from Maine novelist Monica Wood. The story of one...
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: When the groundhog sees its shadow and 12 more weeks of winter are forecast for northern Maine, it’s time to head to the Bangor Opera House and spend time with burly men swinging axes who chase away the winter doldrums with...
by Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: Theater lovers should rush to the Bangor Opera House box office and beg: “Please, sir, I want some more.” Not more of the gruel served to workhouse orphans in the musical “Oliver!” being performed there this holiday season,...
