David auburns proof won the pulitzer prize for drama in 2001. There are four months of cold, and four of heat, leaving four months of indeterminate temperature. Published on oct 22, 2018 my contemporary monologue for college auditions. In a play we very often find soliloquies monologues. Catherines monologue from david auburns play, proof proof by david auburn. Catherines monologue from david auburn s play, proof stay safe and healthy.
Proof catherine daily actor monologues monologues, theatre. The character is referring to the creative powers of his mind, but he might as well be referring to david auburns pulitzer prizewinning drama, which unfolds with the precision of a welloiled. In order to find the exact time of action, auburn requires the reader to investigate the script more closely. He is the recipient of the guggenheim foundation grant, helen merrill playwrighting award, and joseph kesselring prize for drama. Woman taking care of his exgeniusnuts father comedic monologues, filmmaking. Catherines monologue from david auburns play, proof. This is the main theme of proof, a play by david auburn and a recipient of the pulitzer prize. Monologues are presented on stageagent for educational purposes only. Auburn returns to hyde park for proof the university of. David auburn s play proof premiered at the manhattan theatre club in may 2000, and opened at broadways walter kerr theatre on october 24, 2000. Near the end of act i, scene 1, hal reads catherine a note from one of roberts journals. Halan exstudent of catherines late father who was a brilliant mathematician with a receding mind, has found a very important proof that would revolutionize the world of mathematics in catherines fathers study. Jan 14, 2020 proof by david auburn premiered on broadway in october 2000.
Marylouise parker, larry bryggman, johanna day, ben shenkman. Proof script transcript from the screenplay andor gwyneth. Robert, her father, had once been a gifted, groundbreaking professor. He died after suffering from a prolonged mental illness. David auburn born november 30, 1969 is an american playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director. Jan 11, 2016 catherines monologue from david auburns play, proof. Finally, the proof script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the gwyneth paltrow movie based on the david auburn play. Proof after spending some time going through catherines fathers notebooks, she and hal discuss her father and how much more there is to be done. David auburn wrote proof in 2000, though his play is set in the present. David auburn left sat down for a conversation with court theatres artistic director charles newell to talk about the creative process for his tony award and pulitzer prizewinning play, proof. Proof is the story of an enigmatic young woman, catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father, and an. Young david auburn succumbed one hopes merely because of his immaturity to the romantic and popular notion. It focuses on catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her.
Catherine from proof by david auburn monologue search. Proof by david auburn thesis reconciliation in the play only follows the presence of trust, rather than conclusive evidence. Catherine says that she wrote the proof herself, but. Catherine a 25 year old woman who inherited much of her fathers. Her fathers brilliance dissolved into lunacy not long after a mathematical discovery that made him famous. Includes young adult, adult, mature adult characters. It received national attention, earning the drama desk award, the pulitzer prize, and the tony award for best play. Auburn contrasts the instability of life with the unwavering permanency of mathematics. Proof by david auburn catherine i ought to be in pictures by neil simon libby dream girl by elmer rice georgina the crucible by arthur miller abigail our town by thornton wilder emily st. This monologue lies just before the end of the play. Catherines monologue from david auburns play, proof stay safe and healthy. The play is an intriguing story about family, truth, gender, and mental health, set in the context of academic mathematics. Joan a dolls house by henrik ibsen nora tigers be still by kim rosenstock various 4000 miles by amy herzog. The play is an intriguing story about family, truth, gender, and mental health, set in.
David auburns play proof premiered at the manhattan theatre club in may 2000, and opened at broadways walter kerr theatre on october 24, 2000. One of the most acclaimed plays of the 19992000 season, proof is a work that explores the unknowability of. Catherine gave up her life and schooling to take care of her father until his recent death. Daily actor monologues acting tips become an actor services proof by david auburn catherine. Proof by david auburn casting call sylver spoon theater. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Oct 22, 2018 my contemporary monologue for college auditions.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He was the screenwriter for the movie version of proof in 2005, as well as for the movie the lake house in 2006, starring keanu reeves and sandra bullock. Proof by david auburn premiered on broadway in october 2000. Life is always changing and no one has complete control of the changes in their life. Oct 28, 2015 catherines monologue from david auburn s play, proof proof by david auburn. Wimberley players, wimberley playhouse, 450 old kyle rd. Catherine says that she wrote the proof herself, but hal and her sister claire did not believe she could have. Natasha krishnan proof by david auburn monologue slam. On saturday september 14th, 20, i saw a performance of david auburns proof the 2001 winner of the pulitzer prize for drama and tony award for best play by raleigh playhouse and theatre in corroboration with treehouse arts ensemble. Its an intense drama that theatres around the world have continually produced because it addresses issues of family, identity, and purpose with frightening honesty. Suspicious, catherine accuses hal of taking one of the notebooks from the house.
Mathematics and madness in proof at merrimack rep the. However, there is only one in proof and it is the one delivered by robert. Proof by david auburn 9780822217824 paperback barnes. Proof was developed at george street playhouse in new brunswick, new jersey, during the 1999 next stage series of new plays. One of the most acclaimed plays of the 19992000 season, proof is a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Educational material proof by david auburn proof is a pulitzer prize and tony award winning family drama that explores the relationship between brilliance and madness. By david auburn proof tells the story of catherine, the brilliant, mathminded daughter of an even more brilliant mathematician robert. He is best known for his 2000 play proof, which won the 2001 tony award for.
Casting skilled actors for proof by david auburn, an award winning drama. Monologue from proof by david auburn sofia weinberg. Proof is a 2000 play by the american playwright david auburn. Auburn was on campus for the opening of the reva and david logan center for the arts in october 2012. Its both exhilarating and a bit frightening when you turn your script over to the director and the actors who will try to make it live. It centers on the character of catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, a oncegreat mathematician now stricken with mental illness. Proof is a play youll remember and which will haunt you forever.
The months of cold equal november through february. Catherine and hal disregard their previous assumptions about each other. This is natasha krishnan proof by david auburn monologue slam online may 11th, 2020 by natasha krishnan on vimeo, the home for high quality videos. Oct 20, 20 on saturday september 14th, 20, i saw a performance of david auburns proof the 2001 winner of the pulitzer prize for drama and tony award for best play by raleigh playhouse and theatre in corroboration with treehouse arts ensemble. Proof is a 2005 film about catherine, a mathematician who allows hal, a phd student, to go through her recently deceased fathers papers, a fields medal winner who had gone insane. Catherine a 25 year old woman who inherited much of her fathers mathematical genius, and, she fears, his instability as well. Apr 01, 2016 by david auburn proof tells the story of catherine, the brilliant, mathminded daughter of an even more brilliant mathematician robert. The play won the 2001 pulitzer prize for drama and the tony award for. Along with his short plays and proof, auburn is best known as the author of skyscraper, a darkly comedic play that ran offbroadway in 1997. Halan exstudent of catherines late father who was a brilliant mathematician with a receding mind, has found a very important proof that would revolutionize the world of mathematics in catherines.
Hal finds a mathematical proof to a problem that has eluded mathematicians for years however, catherine insists that she wrote it, and neither she nor hal know. Catherine, the twentysomething daughter of an esteemed mathematician, has just laid her father to rest. Selected monologues from proof including video examples, context and character information. Proof is the winner of the 2001 pulitzer prize for drama. The role of harold dobbs hal in david auburns proof a. Catherine has spent years taking care of her father, a famous mathematician. He is best known for his 2000 play proof, which won the 2001 tony award for best play and pulitzer prize for drama. The character is referring to the creative powers of his mind, but he might as well be referring to david auburn s pulitzer prizewinning drama, which unfolds with the precision of a welloiled. This is david auburnproof monologue catherine by marjorie cabrera on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. In the wake of his death, catherine grapples with what she may or may not have inheritedfrom brilliance to madness. Auburn contrasts the instability of life with the unwavering permanency of. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of proof.