Aurora Players presents PROOF, a play by David Auburn, at the Historic Roycroft Pavilion Theater in East Aurora at S. Grove and Prospect Streets within Hamlin Park. Performances begin Friday, April 5 and run each weekend through April 21. It is rated PG-13 for language and content. Tickets are available ($18-20) at www.auroraplayers.org or through the box office at 716-687-6727. Show times: Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm.

Proof tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant but mentally unstable mathematician, who is struggling to come to terms with her father’s recent death and her own identity as a mathematician. When a groundbreaking mathematical proof is discovered among her father’s papers, Catherine must confront the legacy of genius and madness that runs in her family. The play has received widespread critical acclaim and been hailed as a modern classic of American theater. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001 and was later adapted into a feature film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins.

Proof stars, Michael Breen as Robert, Danielle Burning as Catherine, Molly McGrath as Claire and Wil Weiss as Hal.