Pacific Repertory Theatre will present the second production of
its 2003 season with the Central Coast premiere of David
Auburn’s
”
Proof
”
March 6 at the Circle Theatre in Carmel at 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Repertory Theatre will present the second production of its 2003 season with the Central Coast premiere of David Auburn’s “Proof” March 6 at the Circle Theatre in Carmel at 7:30 p.m.
The theater is on Casanova Ave. between 8th and 9th streets.
“Proof” is a highly acclaimed drama that has earned a number of awards since its Broadway opening in 2001, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Performed in conjunction with the Pacific Repertory Theatre’s production of “Medea,” Auburn’s “Proof” begins its run with a half-price preview on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $6 for children to $27 for general admission. Performances run through March 30.
“Proof” won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play, the John Gassner Playwriting Award, the New York Drama Critics’ Best American Play, the Drama League’s Best Play and Hull-Warriner/Dramatists’ Guild Awards.
There will be a special matinee performance of “Proof” Wednesday, March 19, at 2:30 p.m., the first time Pacific Repertory Theatre has offered a weekday matinee.
The plot centers around Catherine, the reclusive daughter of a brilliant but schizophrenic mathematician who has devoted herself to taking care of her father, Robert.
After his death, the groundbreaking proof of an important mathematical theorem is found among his belongings. Catherine claims authorship. But her sister, Claire, and Robert’s student, Hal, are skeptical, concerned that Catherine may share her father’s schizophrenia.
“Proof” only superficially explore topics of mental stability and genius. More significantly, it’s about character, about finding solutions to life’s problems and the trust we place in these solutions, in ourselves, and in each other. The proof in Auburn’s play is less about mathematics than it is about putting trust to the test.
For more information, call the Pacific Repertory Theatre’s box office at (831) 622-0100.
