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…
Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington, VT seeks Equity Actors (and those interested in joining the union) for our 50th Anniversary Season (there are no non-union roles available). Oldcastle Theatre Company Artistic Director: Nathan StithAssociate Artistic Director: Richard HoweExecutive Director: Jennifer JasperOldcastle Theatre Company331 Main StreetBennington VT 05201www.oldcastletheatre.org Equity LOA Contract. …
Oldcastle Theatre Company, the professional theatre company in residence at the Bennington Performing Arts Center in downtown Bennington, Vermont, is thrilled to announce its 50th season of professional theatre. “After several years of transition and a highly successful 2021 season, we are so excited to celebrate 50 years of professional…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 I don’t know too much about Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), other than she was an peculiar looking woman married to one president (Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)) and related to another (Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, was her uncle), who was greatly admired for her own work…
