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Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy — an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
$50 for single tickets
20% discount when you build a package with 3+ mainstage shows
25% discount when you build a package with 7+ mainstage shows
$10 off per ticket when you buy 10+ tickets to a single performance
85 minutes with no intermission
Please be advised that this production includes adult language and mentions of suicide.
February 5, 2023 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons
February 10, 2023 | Happy Hour @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Discounted tickets are $40 and include 1 pre-show drink, exclusive access to our upstairs lounge, and a seat for the evening’s performance
Prize-winning journalist who has covered the Washington scene since the Johnson administration
February 12, 2023 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons
Join us at Botanical Bar (1633 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036)
March 3, 2023 | 6:00 pm
$25 event ticket includes drink and appetizer (show ticket sold separately)
Broadway World Review
“THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT is a play that will make you think about the meaning of writing with integrity when it is so intricately connected to the fragility of human life.”
DC Theater Arts Review
“Under Susan Marie Rhea’s direction, the actors maintain a high level of energy throughout, and the cast’s timing does justice to the script’s many witty lines, particularly in the exchanges between D’Agata and Fingal.”
Washington City Paper Review
“Director Susan Marie Rhea deftly handles the transition from workplace farce, complete with one liners and slapstick, to the ethics of telling the truth…”
DCist Review
“As a journalist, it’s hard not to have a vested interest in the outcome of The Lifespan of a Fact … Lifespan (incredibly based on a true story) has interesting things to say about which details are most important…”
