David Auburn's Proof Essay

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Thesis: David Auburn’s Proof is an important play about believing in yourself. This paper will talk about how I would put on this show as if I was the one directing it. It will include the tech designs, the plot summary and acting choices.
The title Proof gives the audience so much more insight to the play. I believe that there are two themes taken from the title. First, is the mathematical proof that is an argument, which convinces other people that something is true. Catherine and Claire’s Father, Robert, is famous for writing two of these proofs in his past, before his mental illness effected him. Catherine has been known to be as smart if not smarter then her Father. Catherine writes one however, no one believes she did, but she is in fact taking credit for her Father’s work. This leads us to the other theme of the title, that the characters search for the proof …show more content…

David was born in the late 60’s in Chicago however he grew up in Ohio and his family moved to Arkansas in the early 80’s. Even in high school, David was involved in theatre, working as a stagehand or assistant to the lighting designer. He attended the University of Chicago where he wrote scripts for a performance group outside of the university. David also wrote theatre reviews for the local paper called, Maroon. After receiving a BA in English literature in 1991, David won a fellowship with Amblin Entertainment for a year. Following the fellowship, David spent two years in the Juilliard playwriting program. He has several successful plays after his schooling, some running in an off-Broadway theatre. Proof was produced in 2000 and ran for three years. Proof not only won a Tony award for Best Play in 2001, but David also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in the same year. After Proof, his bigger credits include: the screenplay for The Lake House, The Columnist and Lost

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