Following the death of her brilliant mathematician father, Catherine struggles to come to terms with his legacy. Inheriting some of both his brilliance and his instability, she is torn between her sister, Claire, who wants to take her back to New York, and Hal, a former student of her father's, who tests both her knowledge and her emotions. In Proof, David Auburn has fashioned an exhilarating and assured play -a subtle and gripping exploration of loss, guilt, discovery, instability, and, ultimately, the elusive nature of truth.
"Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human."--John Simon, "New York"
"An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story."--Bruce Weber, "The New York Times"
"Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . ["Proof's"] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice."--"The New Yorker"
""Proof" . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human." --John Simon, "New York"
"An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story." --Bruce Weber, "The New York Times"
"Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . ["Proof's"] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice." --"The New Yorker"
"Proof" . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human. "John Simon, New York"
An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story. "Bruce Weber, The New York Times"
Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . ["Proof's"] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice. "The New Yorker""
"Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human." --John Simon, New York
"An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story." --Bruce Weber, The New York Times
"Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [Proof's] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice." --The New Yorker
