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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.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism and Forced institutionalization
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
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.
Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent
geehutton's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death 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)
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
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