NEW YORK CITY—The importance of being believed, despite probable evidence to the contrary, is one of the central themes in the stellar Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama, “Proof.” Its title carries multiple meanings.
Chicago native, 25-year-old Catherine (Ayo Edebiri) finds herself at a crossroads. A once-vivacious and outgoing woman, she has put her life on hold for the last five years to care for Robert (Don Cheadle), her ailing father. He’s a widely respected University of Chicago mathematician who made significant contributions in the field, but his once brilliant mind has been clouded by mental illness. The strain of being her dad’s round-the-clock caregiver has had a lasting impact on Catherine as she tries to pick up the pieces of her life.
