Auditions: 2nd Stage's "The Lifespan of a Fact"

Auditions Information for 2nd Stage presents "The Lifespan of a Fact"

By Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal

Directed by Zach Whitt

Performances: January 30 - February 1, 2026

Jim is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John 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 John's essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.

Auditions Details

In person auditions: December 1st, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Call backs, if needed on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00 pm.

Prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue followed by cold reads. Will have monologues from the show prepped for anyone who does not have one prepared for the audition.

Video virtual auditions must be submitted via email to b2ZmaWNlIHwgZmVudG9udGhlYXRyZSAhIG9yZw== by 7:00 pm on December 1st to be considered. Submit a video recording of a one-minute contemporary monologue. With your submission, either attach a PDF of a completed audition form or include all of your answers from the form in your email.

Roles available

[JIM FINGAL] - Male presenting, early to mid 20s. Fledgling fact checker, hired by Editor-in-Chief Emily Penrose to comb through John D’Agata’s essay for inaccuracies before it can be published the following Monday. However, the essay is riddled with half-truths and embellishments, making it unfit to print. Jim is just doing his job, but the writer refuses to listen to reality and fix his mistakes.

[JOHN D'AGATA] - Male presenting, 40s and up. Renowned essayist. Jim is all too happy to label John’s artistic liberties as inaccuracies, which is completely missing the point; John is portraying something greater than mere truth, and he chafes against Jim’s criticism.

[EMILY PENROSE] - Female presenting, 40s and up. Seasoned Editor-in-Chief of an illustrious but struggling New York magazine. When Emily reads John D’Agata’s essay, she recognizes it as a piece that could save the publication from financial ruin. She hires Jim Fingal to fact-check the essay before it goes to print the following Monday, but what should be a quick job is taking longer than expected, and the clock is ticking…

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