Auditions - Proof

By David Auburn

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play

Directed by Brian Zoldessy
Performing at Tri-C Western Campus
Auditions are:
Sun, March 3rd @ Western Campus Theatre: 1pm
Mon, March 4th @ Western Campus Theatre: 5pm

There will be no callbacks.

Audition requirements: Please bring a headshot and resume (if available) and be prepared to read from the script. No appointment needed. Group auditions begin promptly at 1pm on Sunday and 5pm on Monday.

*Rehearsals begin Monday, March 18th*
- Possible Rehearsal Schedule - Monday-Thursday (Early Evening) & Saturday (Late Morning/Early Afternoon)
- Rehearsals and Performances on the Western Campus Stage
- Performances are April 25th – 27th @ 7:30pm, April 28th @ 2:00pm

SYNOPSIS: 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?

CHARACTERS:

Catherine: (20’s) The daughter of esteemed mathematics professor Robert.

Hal: (20’s) A former, devoted student of Robert’s who wishes to search through his idolized mentor’s notebooks.

Claire: (30’s) Catherine’s older sister, a practical and business-minded woman.

Robert: (50’s) Catherine and Claire’s father; Mathematician praised for his groundbreaking work in his youth.

Tri-C Western Campus 11000 West Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, Ohio 44130

Questions: Kristen.boehnlein@tri-c.edu

(216) 987-5536 

Proof is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New Yo