PROOF
BY DAVID AUBURN
WINNER of the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?
DAVID AUBURN is a playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is currently directing Abe Lincoln in Illinois, at Berskhire Theatre Group, where he also serves as Associate Artistic Director. ​​​Plays include Summer, 1976 (now available on Audible); The Adventures of Augie March (based on the Saul Bellow novel); Lost Lake; The Columnist; and Proof (2001 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award). ​His Radio Plays can be heard here. ​Film work includes "The Girl in the Park" (writer/director), "Georgetown," and "The Lake House." Stage directing credits include Long Day's Journey into Night (Court Theatre, Chicago); Photograph 51, Dracula, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Petrified Forest, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Anna Christie, A Delicate Balance, Period of Adjustment, Sick (all Berkshire Theatre Group); and the Off-Broadway world premiere of Michael Weller’s Side Effects (MCC).​
CAST & CREW
SANDY CLANCY
BRAD WALKER
MIKE DANIEL
SONYA RICHARDS
CATHERINE
ROBERT
HAL
CLAIRE
DIRECTOR
STAGE MANAGER
JOHN WAYLAND SOMERS*
MORGAN FITZPATRICK
INTIMACY DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION MANAGER
KATELYN MORAN
LYDIA COCHRAN
TECH DIRECTOR/DESIGNER
SOUND DESIGNER
DAVID PLANTE
TOM POWERS
DRAMTURGY
GRAPHIC DESIGN/SOCIAL MEDIA
LYDIA COCHRAN, AYA KHOURY
SANDY CLANCY
PUBLICITY COORDINATOR
SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT
ROB KLIMECZKO
MARIELLE SCIORE
RUN CREW
LIZZIE SEABURG
SET BUILDERS
MEGAN BACHANT, ERIK JOHNSEN, OLLIE ARNOLD, AVERY TRAVIS, JULIE MCGOURTY, BRITTANY PLANTE, DENNIS FITZPATRICK
ON-SITE LICSW/LHMC
SUZY LANGEVIN, ROSE SEIBOLD FASANO, JOHN MONFREDO
*Denotes member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the theatrical union for professional stage directors and choreographers.
MEDIA
BEST PERFORMER IN A PLAY (PROFESSIONAL)
SANDY CLANCY
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PLAY (PROFESSIONAL)
BRAD WALKER
BEST PLAY (PROFESSIONAL)
PROOF
WINNERS
NOMINATIONS
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PLAY (PROFESSIONAL)
MIKE DANIEL
SONYA RICHARDS
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY (PROFESSIONAL)
JOHN WAYLAND SOMERS
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL (PROFESSIONAL)
DAVID PLANTE
BEST ENSEMBLE (PROFESSIONAL)
PROOF
"Studio Theatre Worcester (STW) offers up some conclusive evidence of top notch ensemble performing in the drama "PROOF" by David Auburn. The STW production is gripping, unnerving, uncomfortable and absolutely splendid throughout as we witness a father and daughter who must each come to terms with their respective declining
mental health."
"...Somers overall thoughtful approach to the material shows a great sensitivity, empathy and care taken to respect Auburn's original text and the subject matter at hand."
"The set used for "PROOF" is extremely well designed by David Plante and efficiently utilizes the entire Academy Performance Center space... The attention to detail is extraordinary with a fine use of the upper level of the set, as well."
"The scenes between Clancy and Walker exquisitely show the deep bond between father and daughter, and the painful reality of Robert's worsening condition and how that bond extends even beyond his passing."
- Kevin Baldwin, METRMAG
