Rebel Alliance Theatre Presents Proof
February 14, 2011
Rebel Alliance Theatre presents
Proof
A Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Auburn
Feb 17 – 19 and 24 – 26
7pm at Rebel Alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts
404 South Webster St, Omro WI 54963
www.rebelalliancetheatre.org
What constitutes genius? Which qualities cause a person to be characterized as “crazy”? Is it possible for one person to be both brilliant and mad? Are genius and insanity really different manifestations of the same condition? And while we’re at it – what is the nature of realtiy anyway?
If your intellect has been feeling a bit sluggish and chilled by the long Wisconsin winter, then Rebel Alliance Theatre has the show to warm up your mental machinery! “Proof”, a Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Auburn, tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius and professor at the University of Chicago. It follows her attempt to prove her authorship of a groundbreaking mathematical proof discovered in her father’s office after his death, and her struggle to forge her own identity in the shadow of her father’s.
As the playwright tells Catherine’s story, he also challenges our understandings of the boundries between brilliance and insanity, appearance and reality, truth and illusion. The play’s title refers not only to the proof of a mathematical theorem, but also Catherine’s struggle to prove her worthiness as a scholar, her importance to her family, her identity as a woman, and her value as a human being.
“Proof” will be presented Feb 17 – 19 and 24 – 26, 2011 at Rebel Alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts (404 South Webster St in Omro). All shows will begin at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Tickets are $8 or $15 and are offered on a sliding scale (visit our website for an explanation of the sliding ticket scale pricing). Tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.rebelalliancetheatre.org and clicking the red link below the “Proof” poster.
Special Offer: Attend “Proof” during Valentine’s Day Weekend and receive a Sweet Treat for your Sweet Heart!
To reserve seats for “Proof” or for more information, contact Rebel Alliance Theatre at 920 426 8580 or email jen@rebelalliancetheatre.org. To learn more about upcoming shows, educational programs and community outreach, visit rebelalliancetheatre.org.
