proof (intro) Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the author of Proof?
A
David Auburn
2
Q
What awards did Proof win?
A
2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2001 Tony Award for Best Play
3
Q
What is the structure of this play?
A
simple
one setting
two acts
small cast (four)
chronology
4
Q
What is the act structure?
A
act one:
1. night
2. next morning
3. night
4. the next morning
act two:
1. afternoon, 4 years earlier
2. morning, “an instant after the events of act one”
3. the next day
4. winter, 3 1/2 years earlier
5. a week after the events in scene 3
5
Q
What is Proof? (type of theatre)
A
realism in contemporary form, not purely one or the other
6
Q
What are the concepts of proof?
A
mathematical and metaphorical
7
Q
What does proof do that makes us put doubt in the characters?
A
withholds information from us, uses specific word play
