Proof

I distracted director Aidan Moran for a few minutes during the technical rehearsal for Proof on Sunday. This was the second day of technical rehearsals, Saturday had been mainly about rigging the lights but Sunday included the actors. Lauren Gilbert, who plays Claire, was practicing walking in high heels while looking elegant and not falling over. I also met new member Anna Bristow who is playing Catherine. Her costume is a bit more casual - no shoe practice required.

Anna Bristow

 Aidan decided he wanted to direct Proof after reading the first scene. The play is set in Chicago although his original idea had been to change it to an English setting so that they could concentrate on the drama of the piece without having to worry about accents. This was not allowed under the terms of the performance licence so the cast are having to use American accents but Aidan has kept them simple and generic.

You may have heard that Proof is about maths. I should stress that you don't need to understand any maths to enjoy the play. The most complex calculations involved were the ones Martin Noble had to make. He had the job of making the weirdly angled roof Aidan designed into a reality.


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Coming up -

Proof by David Auburn September 12th - 17th 2011

Auditions for WriteFest  Sunday 25th Sept, 2.30pm at Progress Theatre

Blackbird by David Harrower 17th - 22nd October 2011

See Progress Theatre website for details of all our productions and auditions.