Proof is a play by David Auburn which won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play. A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... David Auburn (born 1969) is an American playwright. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ... A Tony Award for Best Play has been awarded since 1947. ...

It concerns the daughter of a recently-deceased professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. The daughter had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness; upon his death, a paradigm-shifting proof was found in his office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can the daughter prove the proof's authorship? Along with proving the proof, the daughter also finds herself in a relationship with an ex-student of her father, 28-year-old Hal. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... In mathematics, a proof is a demonstration that, given certain axioms, some statement of interest is necessarily true. ...

Proof played in the Williamstown Theatre Festival 2001 in Williamstown, Massachusetts (home to Williams College) starring Gwyneth Paltrow who will reprise her role in the film version. Williams College is a small, private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ...

Proof has been adapted into a film to be released in 2005, directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Proof is a 2005 movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jake Gyllenhaal. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... John Madden (born April 8, 1949) is an English director of theater, film, television, and radio. ... Gwyneth and her father Bruce Paltrow at the Oscars 1999. ... Anthony Hopkins A separate article is about composer Antony Hopkins. ... Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (pronounced Jill-en-hall) (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film actor. ...