THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT

by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell directed by Dan Workman

Based on a true story, this 2018 critically acclaimed Broadway play is a fast-paced story exploding with blistering comedy and timely relevance. Facts become blurry when they’re twisted into fiction in the high-stakes world of publishing. The demanding editor-in-chief of a high-end magazine hires a determined millennial fact-checker to work on a groundbreaking essay written by a famous author. The deadline is tight, the essay is dense, and everyone must make a good faith effort in telling the story honestly. But the overly eager Jim’s over-the-top fact-checking creates the ultimate showdown of fact versus fiction.

RATED PG-13*

*Advisory: The Lifespan of a Fact is suitable for adults and older teenage audiences. Characters lock horns in a debate of fact vs. fiction, and they drop some F-bombs in the process. Their explosive dialogue features other mature themes, including discussions of suicide.

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The story leaves the decision to us as the what should be done, I hope it makes the conversation lively on your way home.

Director ................................................................................................................................................................. Dan Workman

Scenic Designer Kathy Voecks

Costume Designer Christina Olson

Lighting Designer Stephen Matthew

Projection Designer Brittany Merenda

Stage Manager ................................................................................................................................................. Madison Kessell

Sound Designer .......................................................................................................................................... Connor von Rentzell

Technical Director .......................................................................................................................................... David Wintersteen

Assistant Technical Director Adriene Grigsby

Carpenter Intern Carroll LeClair, Neil Peltier, Edan Clow

Stagecraft Intern Taury Himmerich, Payton McGinty

Head Electrician Stephen Matthew

Sound Engineer /Assistant Head Electrics .............................................................................................................. Lane Bode

Electrics Intern ............................................................................................................................................. Connor von Rentzell

Properties ............................................................................................................................................................. Eliana J. Spitler

Properties Intern Jared McCurren

Charge Painter Julie Lasonczyk

Scenic Painter Cody Crisman

Costume Shop Manager Christina Olson

First Hand/Cutter/Draper ................................................................................................................................ Kylie McDonald

Stitching Interns ................................................................................................. Tailer Benson, Kady Nankivel, Krista Laughlin

Cast

Jim Fingal ................................................................................................................................................................. Nate Petsche

John D’Agata .................................................................................................................................................. Michael Matthys*

Emily Penrose Carolyn Wintersteen

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell

Based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT was originally produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Norman & Deanna Twain, Will Trice, Barbara H. Freitag, Suzanne Grant, Gold/ Ross Productions, Jamie deRoy, Jennifer Manocherian, Barbara Manocherian, ManGol Productions, Carl Moellenberg/ Wendy Federman, Ken Greiner, Van Kaplan, Dominick LaRuffa Jr., Marc David Levine, WitzEnd Productions, Eric Falkenstein/ Moreland Mott, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, & Jayne Baron Sherman

July 15, 2023 | 5:30pm - 9:30pm MT

Usd Night At The Black Hills Playhouse

Join alumni, friends and family for this year’s USD Night at the Black Hills Playhouse and performance of The Drowsy Chaperone! Dinner and networking will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Hab Hall, which is located just feet from the stage. The meal will be provided courtesy of the USD Alumni Association.

The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a run time of approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. A limited number of discounted tickets are available to alumni and friends. Register today by calling the BHP box office at 605-255-4141 or by emailing tickets@ blackhillsplayhouse.com and mentioning the USD Alumni event.

THE BROADWAY RAFFLE IS BACK!

$125.00 - ONLY 400 WILL BE SOLD

Win an all expenses paid trip to New York City!*

*or a cash prize of $2500.00

Travel from any airport in the continental US.

Hotel Accommodations for 2 (Dbl occupancy, 2 dbl beds) at a midtown hotel for 5 DAYS. 4 NIGHTS.

Gray Line bus tour of Manhattan.

Tickets for two to 3 New York shows, selected by you.*

*Tickets to HADESTOWN, HAMILTON, or SOME LIKE IT HOT are not available during November/December. Any other time of year is good. (Any other Broadway show may be substituted with seating in a premium location. Some restrictions apply)

Post show dinner at Joe Allen with Broadway luminary Bill Russell** and a former BHP actor/actress.

**Dinner with Bill Russell contingent upon Mr. Russell’s schedule.

Pre-show dinner for 2 at Sardi’s.

Tickets for 2 to the Museum of Broadway. Visit www.blackhillsplayhouse.com/raffle for full terms and conditions or to purchase tickets.

Tickets go on sale at 9 AM on *August 14,2023. But *patrons can purchase tickets at select performances prior to the official launch date! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Two winners have taken their trips already! Here’s what they have to say:

“This was a trip of a lifetime!” “I’ve never had this much fun!”

Director,

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Welcome to the Black Hills Playhouse! Thank you for taking the time to join us for The Drowsy Chaperone! Each time I get to work on this quirky little show, I find something new to love. This story of an isolated man who finds connection through sharing his favorite musical always manages to leave audiences with “a little tune to carry in (your) head”. This show, full to the brim with musical theater homages and nuggets of old Broadway has at its center, a universal reminder of how the art we love equips us in our day-to-day lives.

Simon Callow said, “To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination.” I hope you find the magical space of imagination in this delightful show.

JULY 9–JULY 23