Decide for yourself who
wrote a brilliant mathematical theory in Lone Star College-Montgomery’s
production of Proof. The show will
run July 6-9 at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre located in Building D on the
LSC-Montgomery campus. There will be a matinee performance Saturday, July 9 at
3 p.m.
“The show delves deep within
one’s self to find the truth of our own existence,” said Chase Waites, drama
department chair. “It is funny, poignant and powerful. Without a doubt it is
one of the great American plays of contemporary theater.”
Proof follows Catherine who has cared
for her father and esteemed professor, Robert, during his battle with mental
illness. She inherits his mathematical brilliance, but fears like the
mathematical order of operations that she will also inherit his debilitating
illness. Caught between a new connection with Hal, one of her father’s former
students and the reappearance of her sister, Catherine finds her mind growing
unstable. She’s dealing with a complicated algorithm of grief, sibling rivalry
and romantic tension, but most of all she is saddened that the people closest
to her are turning out to be the most negative and least likely to listen to
her. After the professor’s death, Hal discovers a groundbreaking mathematical
proof. He hypothesizes the professor wrote it, but can Catherine prove him
wrong?
The cast of four are a blend of
LSC-Montgomery students, Sam Houston State University students and members of
the community. To bring this story to life, LSC-Montgomery stages the play on
the back porch of a house near the University of Chicago.
Proof made its Broadway debut nearly 16
years ago. Written by American playwright David Auburn, the show has won
several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best
Play. The show was even made into a 2005 movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow and
Anthony Hopkins.
The play is rated R for
adult language and adult situations. Tickets can be purchased online by
visiting www.LoneStar.edu/Theatre-Montgomery or at the box office on the day of the performance. Tickets are $15 for
general admission, $10 for seniors (55+) and $7 for students/faculty/staff.
On Wednesday, July 6 there
will be a special preview at 5:30 p.m. with tickets discounted to $5 for general
admission and free for all students/faculty/staff. Expected running time is two
hours with intermission.
For more information, please
contact Lauren Lazo, program coordinator for theater/fine arts at
LSC-Montgomery, at Lauren.E.Lazo@LoneStar.edu or 936.273.7021.
LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200
College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The
Woodlands. For more information about the college, call 936.273.7000, or visit LoneStar.edu/Montgomery.
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total enrollment of 95,000 students. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the
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