The Costa Mesa Playhouse launches its 48th season on Sept. 7 with the 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama, Proof by David Auburn.
Proof focuses on Catherine, the daughter of a recently deceased mentally ill mathematical genius. When, among the notebooks he left behind is found a mathematical proof of a theorem that had been thought impossible, Catherine claims to have written it herself. But can she prove it? As the mystery develops, the play explores the link between genius and madness and whether either or both can be inherited.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm, Sept. 7 to Sept. 30, 2012. Reservations can be made at www.costamesaplayhouse.org or by calling 949-650-5269.