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
Hal...................................................................................................
Hope Kobus
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 Maurlea Long
Keegan McCarthy Brooke Miller Kuzey Palmer Cooper Powell
Anja Reimer Ella Schuman Brooklyn Starkey Zachary Ligasan
Patricia Weispfennig Zoe Zink Ellie Thompson
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
Props Crew
Sofia Cross Jay Diestelkamp Reagan Lane Eli Moore
Victoria Pregent Savannah Raeder* Ky;ie Sumner
Costume Crew
Joshua Boyd Genevieve Bevell Daniella Flom* Emma Jones
Carolina Silander Ki’Ara Lynch Hannah Smith Caroline Morris
Lindsay Weidfelder* Carolina Wood
*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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