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<\/a><\/p>\nLiving in the shadow of her father (a world-renowned mathematician), Catherine lives with the burden
\nof his mental illness, a strained relationship with her sister, adoration from one of her father\u2019s former
\nstudents, and the possibility that she might have inherited more from her father than his propensity for
\nmath.<\/p>\n
These characters are just words on a page and, as incredible as they are, they are nothing without the
\nhuman soul. With this as his main focus, director Todd Thomas has assembled a veritable hand-picked,
\ngypsy family of brilliant talent from near and far who bring so much life to these words that each phrase
\nthey utter is a breathtaking journey of tender, incendiary, hilarious, and heartbreaking moments.
\nTodd Thomas, having started his professional acting career with MCT almost two decades ago, returns
\nfrom his time in NYC and Portland Oregon to direct this season\u2019s opener. Thomas tells us, \u201cI have always
\nbeen fond of this script and I was so excited when Robbie Allen sent me his picks for this season.\u201d It
\nturns out that both Artistic Director Robbie Allen and Thomas have portrayed the role of Hal in previous
\nproductions. Thomas goes on to say, \u201cWe both had very high expectations for the level of talent in this
\nproduction, but we didn\u2019t see much turnout for Proof at our General auditions. After discussing it with
\nRobbie, I decided to reach out to some of the talented people I have met during my career. I could never
\nhave imagined how fruitful that would be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Crich, an actor-turned pilot-turned actor, portrays the world famous and wildly charming
\nmathematical genius, Robert. Since returning to the stage a few years ago, he has performed in over 25
\nproductions in the Motherlode. A rare gem in the region, Crich\u2019s moments on stage as Robert are potent
\nand unapologetic.<\/p>\n
Sarah Coykendall is Claire, Catherine\u2019s financial analyst sister who resides in NYC. A former resident of
\nCalaveras County, Coykendall is Associate Director of the annual Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite,
\nformer Impact Theatre company member, founder of Splathouse Theatre in Oakland, and one of Todd\u2019s
\nfriends since she was a teenager.<\/p>\n
Hal is tackled by Jon Verkler. A Chicago native, Verkler studied with Second City in Chicago, the famous
\nImprov and sketch comedy school before moving to Portland and working with several local theatres.
\nVerkler and Thomas met in Portland while performing in a 10-minute play festival. After discovering that
\nJon was not only hilarious, but extremely intense and moving, Jon was most recently cast as Adam
\nin Missing Link Theatre Company\u2019s production of The Shape of Things to which he received many a
\nstanding ovation.<\/p>\n
Our Catherine is brought to life by Lauren Elyse Taylor. Born and Raised in Los Angeles, Taylor works in
\nboth film and stage. Currently based in Oakland, Lauren has studied with Shakespeare &
\nCompany in Lenox Massachusetts, Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles, The American
\nConservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and The Waterfront Playhouse and Conservatory in Berkeley
\nCalifornia. From day one, she has entrenched herself with the cast as if she had known them her whole
\nlife.<\/p>\n
Where does this all take place? In a house. Not just any house, though. A Chicago-style, 2-story house
\nbuilt by Micki Dambacher, Jack Summers, and Naomi Elias. Perhaps the largest set design undertaken
\nyet, there is quite literally a house on stage!<\/p>\n
Stage Manager: Courtney Gillaspie
\nSet Design: Micki Dambacher
\nLighting Design: Todd Thomas & Cortney Gillaspie
\nSound Design: Todd Thomas
\nCostumes: Catelin Schenstrom
\nProperties: Todd Thomas
\nPhoto Credit: Leslie Davis<\/p>\n
The performance schedule for Proof is as follows:
\nMurphys Creek Theatre is located at 580 S Algiers St, Murphys CA, just steps away from the
\nheart of bustling downtown Murphys. Shows will be held on Fridays and Saturdays @ 7pm and
\nSundays at 2pm.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available at www.murphyscreektheatre.org or call the Box Office at 209-728-8422 to
\npurchase tickets. For more information and updates on the current goings on at Murphys Creek
\nTheatre, follow us on Facebook and Instagram @murphys_creek_theatre.<\/p>\n
Prices:
\nGeneral Admission $28
\nSenior Rate: $22
\nGroup Rate: $20
\nStudent Rate: $12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Murphys, CA…Launching Murphys Creek Theatre\u2019s 2020 Season is David Auburn\u2019s Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play, Proof. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Proof is a story with characters so evidently full of flaws that we can easily relate to a few of them in ourselves. They are tough and resilient in the face of common and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,19,20,4,18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertising","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-life-style","category-murphys","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Clarie-Catherine.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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