Proof

Proof is a local drama production done entirely by volunteers of Th’YARC and written by playwright David Auburn.

Show Dates & Times

• January 16th, 2025 – 7:30pm
• January 17th, 2025 – 7:30pm
• January 18th, 2025 – 7:30pm
• January 23rd, 2025 – 7:30pm
• January 24th, 2025 – 7:30pm
• January 25th, 2025 – 7:30pm

Show Synopsis

The play focuses on Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius in his fifties and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness.

Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon Robert’s death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in Robert’s office.

The title refers both to that proof and to the play’s central question: Can Catherine prove the proof’s authorship? Along with demonstrating the proof’s authenticity, Catherine also finds herself in a relationship with Hal.

Throughout, the play explores Catherine’s fear of following in her father’s footsteps, both mathematically and mentally and her desperate attempts to stay in control.