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Proof
San Francisco,October6, 2010—Bell Jar Theater presents David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, Proof, on Fridays and Saturdays, October 15 through 30, 8 p.m. at Exit Stage Left Theatre, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door or online at www.belljartheatre.com
Proof, directed by 34-year theater veteran Suzanne Birrell, centers on a young woman, Catherine, who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician struggling with mental illness; and who worries that his mental illness is hereditary. A discovered notebook of importance raises the questions: A work of genius or madness? and more importantly; whose work? Playwright David Auburn focuses on the fine line between genius and insanity. With his intelligent and witty dialogue, he weaves together elements of drama and comedy in story telling at its finest.
In an unusual twist, Birrell, takes the stance that mental illness is the actual and only antagonist; it is the entity that interferes or inhibits. With this new focus, Proof is a play full of surprises and suspense. Bring a tissue; prepare to laugh - Proof is a play that satisfies.
This original and dynamic production of Proof features four Bay Area actors. PianoFights' Eric Reid, seen most recently in The Position, Forking and ShortLived, takes the character Hal from a shy awkward youth to an overbearing ambitious professor. Kevin Copps, who has appeared with numerous theater companies including Sleepwalkers Theatre, Theatre Q, Ragged Wing, Dragon, No Nude Men, and Moore Theatre, is Robert; quirky, caring, full of life, and tragic. Theresa Adams, who most recently played Estella in Great Expectations at the Contra Costa Theatre in El Cerrito, brings to the role of Claire a sense of comedy finely balanced with the pathos of the moment. PianoFights' Gabrielle Patacsil imbues the dark and dynamic role of Catherine with wit and tenderness.
Proof, is directed by Suzanne Birrell (S.A.G.), who has just recently relocated to the Bay Area from New Mexico where she directed numerous plays, most recently the comedy Crossing Delancy.
Title: Proof
Playwright: David Auburn
Director: Suzanne Birrell
Location: Exit Stage Left
156 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA
Dates: October 15,16, 21, 22, 23, 29 and 30, 2010
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20.00--available at the door and through Brown Paper Tickets
www.belljartheatre.com
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LocationExit Stage Left
156 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA
United States
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