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Proof (play)

Proof is a play by the American playwright David Auburn. Proof was developed at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. The play premiered Off-Broadway in May 2000 and transferred to Broadway in October 2000. It won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

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Genre
Drama
Characters
Catherine · Robert · Hal · Claire
Date
May 23, 2000
Original language
English
Place
Manhattan Theatre Club
Setting
University of Chicago

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Proof (play)

Nodes83
Edges82
Triples10
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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Proof (play)

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Characters · 4
Proof (play) → Catherine, Claire, Hal, Robert
Date · 1
Proof (play) → May 23, 2000
Genre · 1
Proof (play) → Drama
Original language · 1
Proof (play) → English
Place · 1
Proof (play) → Manhattan Theatre Club
Setting · 1
Proof (play) → University of Chicago
Written by · 1
Proof (play) → David Auburn

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catherine hal claire robert proof play tells broadway house work new production robert's catherine's directed theatre notebook asks father later

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Proof (play)CharactersCatherine1.00infobox
Proof (play)CharactersRobert1.00infobox
Proof (play)CharactersHal1.00infobox
Proof (play)CharactersClaire1.00infobox
Proof (play)DateMay 23, 20001.00infobox
Proof (play)GenreDrama1.00infobox
Proof (play)Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
Proof (play)PlaceManhattan Theatre Club1.00infobox
Proof (play)SettingUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Proof (play)Written byDavid Auburn1.00infobox

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