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Rosalind Productions Inc. in association with QED Productions presents
Winner of Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award for Best Play
Proof
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Elina de Santos
Starring:
Greg Mullavey, Micah Freedman, Ariana Johns and Abigail Rose Solomon
Set & Lighting Designer Adam Blumenthal
Production Stage Manager Julie Simpson
On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman.
has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a
famous mathematician. Now, following his death,she must deal with
her own volatile emotions; the return of her estranged sister,
Claire; and the attentions of Hal, her father's former student,
who's searching for valuable work in the 103 notebooks her father
left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a romance, and the
discovery of a secret notebook draw Catherine into the most
difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness, or
genius, did she inherit?
"Effective and affecting..." -Back Stage West
"Under the focused, inventive and passionate direction of Elina de Santos, a strong cast takes us on an in-depth journey of the mind and heart...This is a rewarding evening of riveting and thought-inspiring theatre, with humorous moments for comic relief." -The Tolucan Times
"A splendid, deeply affecting Abigail Rose Solomon...Accomplished director Elina de Santos...makes full use of the attractive setting..." -Park Labrea News/Beverly Press
ELINA de SANTOS (Director)
Elina's Los Angeles directing credits include: for *the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble*; the LA Premiere and multi-award winning Speed the Plow by David Mamet, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and a
nine month run of Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! for the Pasadena Playhouse, the highly acclaimed Vincent in Brixton (Nicholas Wright); for the Pacific Resident Theatre, Clifford Odets Rocket to the Moon (LADCC Nominee for direction 2004), Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Tennessee Williams’, Orpheus Descending, which garnered multiple awards including the top LADCC Awards for performance, direction and production 2003, and Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance; For the Ark Theatre Company, A Doll’s House (Henrik Ibsen) an LA Weekly nomination for Best Director (2007). Regional theatres: Orphans (OCWeekly Best Production, BSW Best Production, LADCC Best Production Nomination), Tennessee in the Summer, Romeo and Juliet: Circus Verona (Ovation Nomination), Awake and Sing! (Winner of LADCC award, LA Weekly nomination, multiple BSW awards), All My Sons, Speed the Plow (west coast premiere, several BSW awards), Berkshire Theatre Festival, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Deaf West Theatre, International City Theatre.
GREG MULLAVEY (Robert)
Greg Mullavey has appeared in well over 100 theatre productions all over North America. On Broadway, he starred in Romantic Comedy, with Mia Farrow and Tony Perkins, in Rumors, and in
the National Tour of The Sisters Rosensweig. He has also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions. Some of his regional credits include: Alaska Light Opera; Coconut Grove Theatre (directed
by Tony Award winner, John Rando); Old Globe Theatre (directed by Tony Award winner, Jack O’Brien); The Guthrie; Cleveland Playhouse; George St. Playhouse; Pittsburgh’s Public; and GEVA. In Los Angeles he has received six Drama-Logue Awards and a L.A. Weekly Award. His roles range from his portrayal of Lee Strasberg, (one of Greg’s teachers,) in Names, to Shylock in Merchant of Venice, Gayev in The Cherry Orchard with Alfred Molina, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Serge in Art, Tiger Brown in Three Penny Opera, as Victor Fleming in Moonlight and Magnolias, and most recently at The Odyssey Theatre, How the Other Half Loves. He is a member of the TV Academy and his extensive television credits range from Gunsmoke to E.R.with 100s in between, included James Michener’s mini-series, Centennial. He has been a regular on four TV series, but is best known for his role as “Tom Hartman” on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Greg is also a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and has appeared in over 40 films.
ABIGAIL ROSE SOLOMON (Catherine)
Abigail has worked with Angelina Jolie on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Joe Mantegna on Childless, Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City, Jerry Orbach on Law and Order, and Billy Crystal on stage. She appeared in two episodes of NYPD Blue and played the recurring role of "Nurse Solly" on Days of Our Lives. Regionally and in New York, she has worked with Manhattan Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California Shakespeare Festival, Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, Sacred Fools Theatre Company and Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company, among others. She received her MFA from the NYU Graduate Acting Program and her B.A. in Theatre from Williams College. |
