Milligan University theatre will present the first production of David Auburn’s “Proof” with a musical composition by Dolly Parton’s former musical director Dr. Gregg Perry. Performances will take place in Milligan’s McGlothlin-Street Theatre in the Gregory Center from April 4-7.
“Proof” follows Catherine as she grieves the death of her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician, on the eve of her 25th birthday. After spending years caring for him, she is left to deal with her emotions; her estranged sister Claire; and the arrival of Hal, her father’s former student who hopes to find valuable work in her father’s 103 notebooks left behind. Over a long weekend, the discovery of a mysterious notebook makes Catherine question how much of her father’s madness and genius she possesses.