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...
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...
From Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News: At long last, Bari Newport, producing artistic director for the Penobscot Theatre Company, has brought to the Bangor Opera House a play that not only entertains but illuminates the human condition — warts and all. Newport’s...
From American Theatre: Penobscot Theatre Company has announced its 2015–16 season, the theatre’s 42nd. The bill includes four Maine premieres, one world premiere and a selection of musicals. “The goal with every season is to create a savory blend of outstanding...
By Judy Harrison from the Bangor Daily News: Rachel Stein thought her life couldn’t get any worse…Deborah Zoe Laufer’s play “End Days,” the latest offering of the Penobscot Theatre Company, is a little bit about the clash between science and religion. At its...
By Natalie Feulner from the Bangor Daily News: Director Bari Newport hopes audience members of Maine’s inaugural production of the play “End Days” walk away from the performance at Penobscot Theatre with two things: one, a feeling they’ve had a good time and, two,...
