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Public Performances Cancelled
Based on the recommendation from the governor to cancel or postpone all indoor, public gatherings of 250 people or more, we have decided the most responsible decision, for the safety and comfort of our patrons and staff, is to cancel public performances of Safety...
PTC’s Statement on the Coronavirus
Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, and based on recommendations from city, state, and local governments, we have decided the most responsible decision, for the safety and comfort of our patrons and staff, is to cancel our currently scheduled public performances....
Open Casting Call for Penobscot Theatre Company’s 47th Season
Adults and youths aged 16+ are invited to schedule auditions, March 28-29, 10:00 am-5:00 pm at 51 Main St. BANGOR, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company has issued an open casting call for roles in its upcoming season. Adults and youths aged 16 and up will be seen Saturday...
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...