Proof, produced by Mason Community Players, opens on Friday, February 23rd. MCP’s first show of 2024 is the 2001 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, New York Critics’ Circle Best Play, Tony Award Best Play, and Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama.
The play, by David Auburn, centers around Catherine, a college student and daughter to Robert, a world-famous mathematician and college professor. Soon after completing his ‘greatest work’, Robert becomes mentally unstable and Catherine cares for him until her mental stability comes into question. Claire, Catherine’s sister, comes to visit and help, however, their relationship has always been on rocky terms. Hal, a graduate student of Robert’s, visits to look at some of Robert’s latest work to determine if it is worth publishing.
The production boasts an amazing cast of Abby Farmer as Catherine, Claire LaNicca as Claire, Andy Crawford as Robert, and Michael Knorr as Hal. It is being directed by Jim Cronin and produced by Tess Catlin.
Performances are:
- Friday, February 23 at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, February 24 at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, February 25 at 2:00 PM
- Thursday, February 29 at 8:00 PM
- Friday, March 1 at 8:00 PM
- Saturday, March 2 at 8:00 PM
All performances are at Mason Community Playhouse, 5529 Mason Road, Mason, OH 45040
Tickets are on sale now at MasonPlayers.org.
Don’t miss this outstanding work!
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