by Gail M. Burns “There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.” – Thelonious Monk Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) sang a lot of notes that were less right – there are recordings that give irrefutable proof of her vocal ineptitude – and yet for the last…
BENNINGTON, VT—Oldcastle Theatre Company is excited to open its 50th season on June 17, 2022 with “Souvenir—A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” by Stephen Temperley, directed by Nathan Stith. “Souvenir” tells the fictionalized story of the infamous real-life wealthy socialite and musical cult-figure Florence Foster Jenkins, who…
BENNINGTON, VT—Oldcastle Theatre Company opens its 50th season on June 17, 2022 with “Souvenir—A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” by Stephen Temperley, directed by Nathan Stith. The play tells the imagined story of the real-life wealthy socialite and musical cult-figure Florence Foster Jenkins, who suffered under the delusion…
