Thespo X Plays

Proof (English)

Thursday, 11th December 2008
Venue: Prithvi Theatre
Time: 9 pm
Directed: Kashin Shetty

Proof is a Pulitzer prize winning play by David Auburn that revolves around a brilliant but eccentric mathematician and his daughter. When the mathematician dies, his daughter is forced to confront the thin line between genius and madness. Has she inherited the professor's brilliance, or is she simply suffering the same mental degeneration? Proof delves into the world of mathematics, sibling rivalry and love, raising compelling questions about the nature of genius.

Cast: Preetika Chawla, Ali Fazal Tahira Nath, Kashin Shetty.

Running Time: 2 hours. With Interval.