Auditions for “The Lifespan of a Fact” by Gateway Players Theatre

Gateway Players Theatre in Southbridge, MA is hosting auditions for “The Lifespan of a Fact” written by by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based off the non-fiction book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal. Auditions will be held on Sunday November 8th and Thursday November 12th at 6:30pm, in Fellowship Hall at Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA.

Auditions will consist of cold-readings from the script. Show dates are February 5th, 6th, and 7th. Rehearsals will be on Sundays and Thursdays at 7 pm, starting December 3rd. The initial read-through will be on Thursday, November 19th. Character information is listed below. This is an adult production. Directed by Deb Hollett, and Produced by Patrick Bracken. For more information, please contact Gateway at 508-764-4531, or Patrick Bracken at pmbracken@gmail.com. Presented by permission through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, A Dramatists Play Service Title.

Synopsis:

Jim Fingal is a fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a writer with an essay on a teenage boy’s suicide that could save the magazine. When Jim is assigned to fact check the essay, the two come head-to-head.

The production is seeking 3 actors to fill the following roles:

JIM FINGAL – male, mid 20s – an earnest, rule-bound young intern and fact-checker
EMILY PENROSE – female, 40s-60s – an ambitious, high-pressure magazine editor-in-chief caught in the middle
JOHN D’AGATA – male, 40s-60s – a celebrated, fiercely creative essayist who bends facts for artistic effect.