1. Proof: The Play and the Film Presentation by Bill Lancaster

2. Proof: The Play and the Film Writers Directors Producers Awards Run

3. Proof: The Play and the Film

4. Proof: The Play and the Film The Adaptation The play opened in May of 2000 at Center Stage II and ran until January of 2003 at the Walter Kerr Theater on Broadway. Writer – David Auburn Director – Daniel Sullivan In May 2002 Proof opened at the Donmar Warehouse Theater. May 9 to June 15, 2002 John Madden – Director Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine. For the 2005 film adaptation, the producers take on John Madden as director, David Auburn as one of the screen writers, along with Rebecca Miller, and Gwyneth Paltrow plays the lead.

5. Proof: The Play and the Film The Playwright David Auburn on the adaptation of Proof to the screen. Inside the Playwright's Studio: Charles Newell & David Auburn Inside the Playwright's Studio: Charles Newell & David Auburn

6. Proof: The Play and the Film Like Driving Miss Daisy, the playwright was also the screen writer. Also like Driving Miss Daisy, Proof has an extended cast beyond the few who were part of the stage production. Proof, unlike Driving Miss Daisy, did not have actors with name recognition during its off-Broadway and Broadway runs.

7. Proof: The Play and the Film Play Cast Catherine Mary-Louise Parker Robert Larry Bryggman Hal Ben Shenkman Claire Johanna Day

8. Proof: The Play and the Film Film Cast Catherine Gwenyth Paltrow Robert Anthony Hopkins Hal Jake Gyllenhaal Claire Hope Davis

9. Proof: The Play and the Film The Setting Play Setting “The back porch of a house in Chicago” Movie Settings Chicago House in Chicago with: – Enclosed back porch – Front Porch – Kitchen – Living Room – Dining Room – Upstairs bedrooms and office – Storeroom with a deck Park in Chicago University of Chicago Northwestern University Church in Chicago Chicago O’Hare Airport

10. Proof: The Play and the Film Relationships

11. Proof: The Play and the Film End Here Bibliography to follow as separate document..