BANGOR – 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 mirror. A pretty rhyme for a vaguely malignant reminder, and your first indication that you are intended to witness cruelty entwined with kindness, pain with beauty.

“Ugly Lies the Bone” is still making a name for playwright Lindsey Ferrentino: appearing Off-Broadway, garnering a New York Times Critics’ Pick and eventually playing at the National Theatre of London. Its Maine premiere at Penobscot Theatre Company further emphasizes that this specific story of a single family in Titusville, Florida is universally relevant.

But “specific” should not be confused with “small.” How can one play encompass so many variations on what it means to heal? Its scope and complexity make significant demands of its artistic team and audience alike.

BANGOR – Something remarkable is taking shape at the Bangor Opera House.

Penobscot Theatre Company is mounting its latest production – “Ugly Lies the Bone,” written by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by PTC Artistic Director Bari Newport – starting this weekend and running through April 1. It is a show that promises to be unlike anything PTC has ever done – and unlike anything many area theatergoers have ever seen.

BANGOR – Many theatre patrons probably don’t associate Jeff Daniels with the stage. You might think of his Emmy-winning turn in HBO’s “The Newsroom,” one of his various Golden Globe-nominated roles or appearances in notable films - yes, even “Dumb and Dumber.”

But he’s also recently received a Tony nomination for Broadway’s “Blackbird,” and in his home state of Michigan, he’s known as the founder of the Purple Rose Theatre Company, where he wrote and produced “Escanaba in da Moonlight.” 

BANGOR – Penobscot Theatre Company is inviting audiences to be their guests this holiday season as they bring to life a beloved musical version of a classic tale.

A face familiar to some local patrons of the arts – the ones with long memories – is currently the centerpiece of a beloved holiday musical extravaganza.

Erik Gratton plays Buddy the Elf, the title character in the national touring production of “Elf: The Musical,” based on the 2003 Will Ferrell movie of the same name. The show is currently in Boston at the Wang Theatre in the Boch Center, running through December 10. After that, “Elf” lands in New York City, where it will play The Theater at Madison Square Garden December 13-29.

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Comic musical offers big laughs, big songs and big … feelings.

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