Albright Theatre Company
Proof

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Description:

Catherine spent years caring for her now-deceased father, a brilliant mathematician and professor at the University of Chicago who suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Feeling alone, she tries to pick up the pieces of her life without her father in it. Fearing she may have inherited her father's illness, Catherine finds both her world and her mind growing increasingly unstable and is soon caught between Hal, one of her father's former students, and her sister, Claire, who has recently reappeared in Catherine's life. When Hal discovers a groundbreaking mathematical proof hidden amidst the delusional scribblings in one of the notebooks Catherine's father left behind, Catherine is forced to confront her deepest fears. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn's "Proof" is a passionate story of complicated family dynamics, the nature of genius and mental illness, and the power of love.

Casting 2 Men (20s - 60s) and 2 Women (20s - 40s)

Character Descriptions:

CATHERINE: A young woman who inherited much of her father's mathematical genius, and, she fears, his insanity. She gave up her life and schooling to take care of her father until his recent death. (20s - 30s)

ROBERT: Catherine's recently deceased father. Robert was a mathematician praised for his groundbreaking work in his youth, but whose later years were plagued by delusional mental illness. He is seen in Catherine's imagination and in flashbacks. (50s - 60s)

CLAIRE: Catherine's older sister. She left Robert and Catherine behind and moved to New York, distancing herself from the run-down family home of her youth. Claire is a practical and business-minded woman who has been comfortably successful in her work and relationships. (30s - 40s)

HAROLD (HAL) DOBBS - One of Robert's last Ph.D. students, who comes to the house to sort through Robert's papers. (20s - 30s)

Time Commitment:

Performance dates for "Proof" are September 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24. The rehearsal schedule will be determined by the Director and is subject to the availability of the confirmed cast and crew.

Material To Prepare:

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Contact Info:

Phone: 630-406-8838
Website: www.albrighttheatre.com