‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ will be performed at West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park beginning April 15.

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Playhouse on Park welcomes the cast and creative team of “The Lifespan of a Fact,” the blisteringly relevant comedy based on a true story, in preparation for the play’s run in West Hartford April 15-May 3. Written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, the play is based on the critically-acclaimed book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal.

“The Lifespan of a Fact” follows an eager intern at a top literary magazine who is given a career-making assignment: fact-checking a new work by celebrated author John D’Agata, who has just written a groundbreaking magazine essay. But is the story true? When the world’s most neurotically precise fact-checker starts dissecting the author’s work, it begins to split at the seams. As the final deadline looms, hard facts square off against emotional truths in a funny and searing high-stakes showdown.

Matt Pfeiffer returns to Playhouse on Park as Director after previously directing “This is our Youth.” Other credits include Arden Theatre, Delaware Theatre Co, Theatre Horizon, Walnut St Theatre, The Gulfshore Playhouse, and 26 seasons with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, among others. Matt is a 13-time Barrymore nominee and winner for best Director for The Whale and The Invisible Hand, both with Theatre Exile.

Playhouse on Park is thrilled to welcome the cast of “The Lifespan of a Fact”:

• Shannon Michael Wamser (John D’Agata). Previous Playhouse on Park shows: George, OF MICE AND MEN, Davis, RED LIGHT WINTER, Mike, COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED, Theatre Raleigh: Thomas, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre: Jack, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
• Suzanne O’Donnell (Emily Penrose) Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Mistress Quickly, MERRY WIVES, Narrator, EVERY BRILLIANT THING, Arden Theatre Company: Stephanie, POTUS, Ophelia, HAMLET. Orlando Shakes: Hermione, WINTER’S TALE, Kate, TAMING OF THE SHREW
• Edward Montoya (Jim Fingal) New Orleans Shakespeare Festival: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and ROMEO & JULIET. Graduate of the SUNY Purchase BFA Acting Conservatory

The performance schedule is as follows:

• PREVIEWS: Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 16 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• REGULAR PERFORMANCES (April 17-May 3, 2026): Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. (followed by talkback with the cast), Tuesdays at 2 p.m., Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

Additional discounted morning performances at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, May 1: all morning seats $25 (plus $3.50 service charge).

Tickets are now on sale for “The Lifespan of a Fact.” Preview tickets cost $35, while regular performances range from $45-$55 for adults (plus a $3.50 service charge). Senior and military discount of $2.50 is available. Plus, patrons under 40 can purchase $35 tickets for any show (plus service charge).

For more information on “The Lifespan of a Fact” or to purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 860-523-5900 ext. 10 or visit www.playhouseonpark.org. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119.

About Playhouse on Park:

Managed under the direction of Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc., Playhouse on Park is Greater Hartford’s award-winning destination for the performing arts. Playhouse on Park offers a wide range of thought-provoking, inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable professional theatre productions that leave audiences often smiling, sometimes crying, and always talking about what they have just experienced. 

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