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happilyeveralli's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLAYS OF ALL TIME. I know some people hate it, but PROOF is one of my favorite plays of all time. When I first started taking acting classes, it was one of the plays we studied. During quarantine and over zoom, me and a group of other theatre nerds dug into this text and lived and breathed it for six weeks. Sure, it is fairly simple, but it is my beloved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism and Forced institutionalization
potatoes24's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This play made me want to throw it across the room, made my laugh, and made me cried. The question of how much of her father will she inherent is such an interesting question and is played out beautifully. Even the word proof takes on multiple meanings which adds to the play and plays to the different dynamics of the characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Grief
meaghanelizabook's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol
ebunk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
courtofsmutandstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is my favorite play of all time. I absolutely love the main focus on Catherine and her mental health/stability, genius, and family struggles. I finally was able to teach it and it was an absolute joy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent
sherbertwells's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Catherine struggles to protect the legacy of her late father, a mentally-ill mathematician, and publish an elegant mathematical proof. This play was relevant to my own background—my father attended UChicago and Northwestern, where he earned P.h.D. in mathematics—but it is a little too angry to soothe the wannabe-Thomasina Coverly smouldering in my soul.
“CLAIRE: Jesus, you fucking mathematicians: you don’t think” (67)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
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