Proof, David Auburn
Proof, David Auburn
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Proof

Author: David Auburn

Narrator: Anne Heche, Robert Foxworth, Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2001


Synopsis

An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn's dynamic play. Starring Anne Heche and Jeremy Sisto, Proof is a winner of the 2001 Tony award for Best Play as well as the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Includes an interview with Dr. Carrie Bearden, a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California-Los Angeles. Dr. Bearden is working to identify brain-based traits that may provide clues as to the underlying causes of psychosis and bipolar disorder. She joined us to talk about the role of heredity in mental illness and the links between genius and madness.

Also includes an interview with Steven Strogatz, a professor at the Cornell University School of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics. Dr. Strogatz is the author of three books, including Sync and The Calculus of Friendship, and has authored a column on mathematics for the New York Times. Dr. Strogatz joined us to talk about popular stereotypes of mathematicians, math as a "young man's game," and the question of gender bias in the field.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Anne Heche as Catherine
Jeremy Sisto as Hal
Robert Foxworth as Robert
Kaitlin Hopkins as Claire

Directed by Jenny Sullivan. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

Proof is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on June 26, 2019

I loved this. The writing was so clear and succinct. No wasted words or emotions. It felt like a clock with each part there that needed to be working together in harmony. I have heard of this for years and I'm so glad I went ahead and read it. I love to read a play now and again. It is rewarding. Cat......more

Goodreads review by catherine ♡ on March 19, 2017

(Read for school.) This is definitely one of my favorites! The line between fiction and reality was blurred, and I absolutely love how ambiguous things were - it lets us use our imagination.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on January 22, 2016

December of Drama 2015, day twenty "Every morning there are mountains to climb, Taking all my time. When I get up this is what I see: Welcome to reality." --Realiti, by Grimes Solid. Am I spoiling myself by continuing to pick Pulitzer Prize winners to read? Probably. In any event, this isn't quite as heav......more