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Proof by David Auburn

Directed by Vickie Rozell

City Lights Theatre Company

Cast: Julianne Arnall, Gemma Beddo Barozzi, Bill Olson, Steve Lambert

Photos by Shannon Stowe

Gemma Beddo Barozzi, Julianne Arnall, and Bill Olson 

“Along the way the director [Vickie Rozell] plots out the action like a Rubik’s Cube, letting each new aspect of the puzzle fall into place just so. Her sure hand with the mechanics of pacing... ensures that this Proof works.”—San Jose Mercury News

"Director Vickie Rozell has brought a lot of smooth to this production…she leaves sarcasm and irony to their delayed impact, while more immediate gags (Hal grabbing a drink in mid-sentence) benefit from tight, swift timing.”—Metro Active

Julianne Arnall and Gemma Beddo Barozzi


Bill Olson and Julianne Arnall

“One of the best things about working with Vickie is that you get to draw on her experience as a director and a dramaturg. So she not only brings an encyclopedic knowledge of the subject matter, but knows how to communicate that information to her performers. You never need to worry about any questions you have about the material, you are going to get the correct answer in a way that you can use it. And, because Vickie understands her material so thoroughly, she has the confidence to listen to different points of view and take them into account. This means that you can act with the assurance of knowing you are being guided by a clear and knowledgeable vision.”—actor Bill Olson

Steve Lambert and Bill Olson

Julianne Arnall and Steve Lambert

“I knew Proof was for me from the first moment I read it and that feeling hasn’t changed. The play is an amazing examination of personal relationships—father and daughter, sisters, parent and child, as well as the commingling of professional and personal relationships—and the one thing they all have in common: trust. No one can explain how we come to trust one another, or how we react when we lose that trust. David Auburn has created four characters through whom he shows an incredible number of relationships with which the audience can identify. Even if they have avoided math, didn’t have a sister, or have no experience with mental illness, audience members have experienced similar feelings and faced the challenges inherent in trusting other people."--Vickie Rozell


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