Every thoughtful, well-planned theater season should have a family drama in the lineup: a play with a small cast, a compelling plotline, and (preferably) a strong female character. While “Annapurna” could have filled the quota in October, Blackfriars presents another sagacious selection with David Auburn’s “Proof.” “Proof” debuted at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000 […]
Proof
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Another beautiful mind
I think back fondly on an article called “On The Nature Of Mathematical Proof,” published more than 40 years ago by a bright undergraduate math major at Harvard named Joel Cohen. In it, Cohen proved mathematically that “Alexander the Great did not exist and he had an infinite number of limbs.” It follows that […]
