Proof Auditions

PROOF AUDITION NOTICE

The Historic Holly Theatre is excited to announce auditions for all roles in Proof by David Auburn.

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director: Sean Newman
Assistant Director: Sarah Groves
Stage Manager: Briana Conway
Assistant Stage Manager: Sadie Wallace

David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Proof is a captivating and incredibly personal look at a young woman’s struggle as she comes to terms with the passing of her brilliant father and grapples with the question of how much of his genius (and his mental illness) she might inherit.

For this production, we are seeking four actors, as well as four understudies. Understudies will have one guaranteed performance during the run of the show at a date to be decided. Auditions are open to performers ages 18 and older.

CONTENT ADVISORY:
This play contains mature language and themes and involves some onstage intimacy. We advise everyone auditioning to look into the play and make sure that they are comfortable with the content prior to auditioning.

AUDITIONS:
Friday, November 1st from 6 pm-10 pm in the Black Box at the Holly Theatre
Callbacks will be held on Sunday, November 3rd from 6 pm-9 pm

PERFORMANCES:
9 performances from February 14th-March 2nd
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm

REHEARSALS:
  • Rehearsals will typically be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 pm-9 pm.
  • There will be a select number of rehearsals held on Saturdays, one from 2 pm-5 pm and two from 10 am-2 pm.
  • Some rehearsals will be held on alternate days due to holidays and other events happening at the theatre during our rehearsal process.

**Please provide a full list of your conflicts on your audition form. You can view a full rehearsal schedule here.** 

WHAT TO EXPECT:
  • Performers will be seen one at a time during their scheduled audition group. We recommend arriving ten minutes prior to your scheduled group in order to check in with Stage Management.
  • You will be asked to do a cold-reading from the script. These materials can be found here.
  • If you cannot attend the audition date in person or audition slots are full, please contact the director to arrange a video audition.

TO DO BEFORE AUDITIONS:
 
Complete your audition form prior to arriving at auditions.

Sign up for an audition group.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
**All Roles are open to individuals of all racial backgrounds and gender identities.**

ROBERT: 50s, a brilliant mathematician and professor.

CATHERINE: 25, his daughter who has been looking after him.

CLAIRE: 29, Robert’s oldest daughter and Claire’s concerned older sister.

HAL: 28, a mathematician and Robert’s former student.

If you have any questions, please email the director at [email protected].
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