Starting on October 10 and ongoing, the Marion Art Center has begun their presentation of the play Proof, directed by Rick Sherburne.
Proof was originally created by playwright David Auburn in 2000, where it was soon transferred to Broadway stages and won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the following year. The play explores troubles with a father/daughter relationship and the struggles of mental illness. The father, Robert, and daughter, Catherine, also happen to be mathematical geniuses.
For the MAC’s presentation of the play, Catherine is played by Jade Beauregard who has appeared in many plays in the area and numerous MAC performances since 2021. Robert is played by Donn Tyler who first performed in the 1980s in Virginia and has acted in over three dozen different plays. Hal is played by Oliver Asker, actor in many other recent MAC plays. Finally, Claire is played by Charlotte Baxter who began acting in Orlando and has since toured the country acting at various festivals, having finally returned to Massachusetts.
The director is Rick Sherburne, having last worked at the MAC in 2022 for the presentation of A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play. He has directed plays at many other studios all around the South Coast and Cape Cod. Steve McManus, a long-time staff member of the MAC at many performances and events, is in charge of sound and lighting design. Hannah Bessey serves as a sound/lighting technician, having previously worked at the MAC and recently returning. Robert Mahowald is stage manager who, having gotten the “theater bug” in recent years, has acted and managed stages in the region.
The impressive set staging is incredibly detailed and pulls the audience into the scene. It was designed by Jacob Sherburne and constructed by Rick Sherburn, Robert Mahowald, and Jack Sherburne.
The MAC’s presentation of Proof began on October 10, with various other showings scheduled during October weekends.
Marion Art Center Presents: Proof
By Sam Bishop