Proof (play)

Proof is a play by David Auburn which won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play.

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Play - David Auburn - 2001 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama - Tony Award - Best Play

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It concerns the daughter of a recently-deceased professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. The daughter had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness; upon his death, a paradigm-shifting proof for Sophie Germain primes was found in his office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can the daughter prove the proof's authorship? Along with proving the proof, the daughter also finds herself in a relationship with an ex-student of her father, 28-year-old Hal.

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Mathematics - University of Chicago - Proof - Sophie Germain prime

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Proof played in the Williamstown Theatre Festival 2001 in Williamstown, Massachusetts (home to Williams College) starring Gwyneth Paltrow who reprised her role in the film version.

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Proof has been adapted into a film released in 2005, directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Proof - 2005 - John Madden - Gwyneth Paltrow - Anthony Hopkins - Hope Davis - Jake Gyllenhaal

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