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Bruce Weber, The New York TimesOriginally produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club on May
23, 2000. Subsequently produced on Broadway by the Man-
hattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry
Grove, executive producer; Roger Berlind, Carole Shorenstein
Hays, Jujamcyn Theatres, Ostar Enterprises, Daryl Roth, and
Stuart Thompson on October 24, 2000.
Proof was directed by Daniel Sullivan; sets were designed by
John Lee Beatty; costumes by Jess Goldstein; lights by Pat
Collins; and sound by John Gromada. The production stage
manager was James Harker.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Robert Larry Bryggman
Catherine Mary-Louise Parker
Hal Ben Shenkman
Claire Johanna Day‘The back porch of a house in Chicago
CHARACTERS
Robert, fifties
Catherine, twenty-five
Hal, twenty-eight
Claire, twenty-nine
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SETTING |
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Act One
Scene 1
Night, CATHERINE sits in a chair. She is exhausted, haphazardly
dressed. Eyes closed. ROBERE is standing bebind her, He is CATHER-
INe's father: Rumpled academic look. CATHERINE does not know he is
there. After moment:
Roper: Can'c sleep?
CATHERINE: Jesus, you scared me,
ROBERT: Sorry,
CATHERINE: What are you doing here?
RopeRr: I thought T'd check up on you. Why aren't you in
bed?
CATHERINE: Your student is still here. He's up in your study.
ROBERT: He can let himself out.
‘CATHERINE: I night as well wait up till he’s done.
ROBERT: He's not my student anymore. He's teaching now.
Bright kid.
(Beat.)
carHERine: What time is it?
ROBERT: It's almost one.
(CATHERINE: Hub.
nopert: After midnight
CATHERINE: So?