Proof (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Auburn
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: September, 1999, with flashbacks to September, 1995
- Setting: Chicago, Illinois, at the home of Catherine’s deceased father, Robert
- Principal Characters: Robert, Catherine, Claire, Dr. Harold “Hal” Dobbs
- Genres: Social realism, Domestic realism, Drama
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Family or family life, Education or educators, Genius, Mental illness, College life, Fathers, Sisters, Death or dying, Identity, Funeral rites or ceremonies, Colleges or universities, Students or student life, Mathematics or mathematicians
- Locales: Chicago, IL
The Play
Proof revolves around a young woman, Catherine, and her reaction to her father’s recent death, her sense of self, her connection with her sister, and a new relationship with one of her father’s former students. On the night before her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine prepares for her father’s funeral and her newly arrived sister, who has her own plans for Catherine. Catherine also deals with Hal, a scholar who is searching through her father’s numerous notebooks for new ideas and possible sparks of inspiration for new mathematical discoveries.
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