Proof - Dept. of Theatre and Dance

Artistic & Management Team Director: Logyn Molloy Producer: Brent Maddox Stage Manager Nicolette Manrique Set & Properties Design Josilyn Seftchick* Technical Director Jerry Stratton Lighting Design Anna Radley Costume Design Rachel Phinney Sound Design Sydney Tripp

Cast Catherine...............................................................................................Hope Kobus Hal...................................................................................................Benedict Yancey Claire.............................................................................................Shelby McDonald Robert.............................................................................................Michael Gualtieri

Production Run Crew Light Board Op.................................................................Brennan Hupenbecker Sound Board Op...........................................................................Lauren Brown House Manager.................................................................................Grace Cuda House & Box Coordinator.......................................................Erin Grace Bailey Run Crew...................................................................................Cameron Walker Ashlynn Boyle

Production Staff Set Crew Emily Aeschbach

Simon Armour

Ashlynn Boyle

Lauren Brown

Brielle Cohen

Hayden Curry

Michelle Easler

Sophie Eastone

Grace Fields

Zariya Foster

Ellie Ferrara

Chloe Henderson

Virginia Hirsch

Ava Kolker

Zachary Ligasan

Maurlea Long

Keegan McCarthy

Brooke Miller

Kuzey Palmer

Cooper Powell

Anja Reimer

Ella Schuman

Brooklyn Starkey

Ellie Thompson

Patricia Weispfennig

Zoe Zink

Light Crew Ashley Angerman

Lillian Apostolou

Lydia Baker

Genesis Biondi*

Zebee Carnahan

Grace Cuda

Jack Freedman

Michael Gualtieri

Paige Hardy*

Claire Hickey

Whitney Johnson

Hope Kobus

Sarah Memmo

Carter Stammel

Eli Moore

Props Crew Sofia Cross

Jay Diestelkamp

Reagan Lane

Victoria Pregent

Savannah Raeder*

Ky;ie Sumner

Joshua Boyd

Genevieve Bevell

Daniella Flom*

Emma Jones

Carolina Silander

Ki’Ara Lynch

Hannah Smith

Caroline Morris

Lindsay Weidfelder*

Carolina Wood

Costume Crew

*indicates member of APO, National Theatre Honor Society

Director’s Note David Auburn’s Proof tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant mathematician, who works with a former grad student, Hal, to find any mathematical proofs worth publishing in her late father’s journals. Robert, Catherine’s father, was a mathematical genius. When Robert’s life ends, his legacy lives on in Catherine. However, Catherine is severely underestimated by her family and friends. They refuse to believe that a woman like her is capable of creating something groundbreaking because they have never seen her try before.

This is a play, on one level, about trust: trust that is gained and then ripped apart. Hal and Claire, Catherine’s sister, vie for her trust through their clumsy attempts at connection and relationship-building. Their attempts are flawed, however, and both emotional and physical connection fail because neither truly listens to Catherine. This ties into the title. Not only do the characters stumble upon a groundbreaking mathematical proof that becomes the center of the conflict, but the play is about trying to prove yourself against all odds.

Catherine tries to show Hal and Claire that she is capable of creating something magnificent like her father, while also showing that she is more than his illness. She is also trying to prove this to herself; Catherine must learn to trust her abilities and her instincts about her gifts and talents. As this story unfolds, I invite you to watch a young woman come to the realization that while trust can easily be shaken, it can still grow into something…elegant.

SPECIAL THANKS

DR. STEPHEN EAVES DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS FRIENDS OF THE ARTS AT BELMONT

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