(CHATHAM, NJ) -- Chatham Players presents Things I Know to Be True by Andrew Bovell across two weekends from June 5-14, 2026. In the play, Bob and Fran Price have worked their fingers to the bone, and with their four children grown and ready to fly the nest, it might be time to relax and enjoy the roses. But, as each season brings changes, it becomes clear that life never works out as planned.
With insight and humanity, playwright Andrew Bovell taps into the poetry, beauty, and tragedy of everyday life to create a deeply moving play that will resonate with anyone who has ever been part of a family.
The cast includes Lauri MacMillan (Fran), Bill Barry (Bob), Brooke A. Stephenson (Rosie), Robert Colon (Ben), Aaron Carr (Mark), and Wendy Schibener McMullen (Pip).
The production team includes Director Sharon Cullen Garry; Producers Sarah Pharaon and Jeanne Johnston; Stage Manager Sarah Pharaon; Construction Lead Steve Ruskin; Lighting Design Alex Fritsch; and Sound Design Alan Ellis.
Performances take place Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00pm; Sunday matinees at 3:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. The theater is located at 23 N. Passaic Avenue in Chatham, New Jersey.
The Chatham Community Players have been entertaining residents of Morris County and the surrounding area since 1922. They continue to be a vital cultural component of the Chatham community, Morris County, and the surrounding area. Their mission is to produce high quality theater for a diverse audience, while elevating our standard of excellence and providing a creative outlet with educational opportunities and outreach programs.
Andrew Bovell's beautifully touching, funny and bold play Things I Know To Be True was premiered in Adelaide, Australia, as a co-production between Frantic Assembly and the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
Bovell is a celebrated writer for both stage and screen. Andrew’s plays have won numerous awards in Australia, including the Victorian Green Room, State Premier’s Awards, and the peer-judged AWGIE awards. Equally successful are his films, which include "Lantana," which won over ten major awards in Australia in 2001 and was critically acclaimed internationally. It won Best Screenplay at the 2003 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. Additionally, his feature film "Head On," which was co-written with Ana Kokkinos and Mira Robertson, premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival to plaudits. Andrew also co-wrote the original screenplay of "Strictly Ballroom" with Baz Lurhmann and Craig Pearce.
