PROOF - Georgetown Palace Theatre Non Equity Auditions

Proof Audition Information

Director: Jessie Drollette

Stage Manager: Logan Holmes

Please note that this production is R rated due to language. You must be comfortable swearing or being sworn at on stage.

Initial Auditions for The Georgetown Palace’s production of Proof will take place from Sunday, April 6 with callbacks on Monday, April 7 on the Playhouse Stage.
The production is scheduled to open on Friday, June 20, 2025 and close on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on Monday, May 12, 2025.

• Due to Independence Day, this production will have 2 performances on July 5. One matinee and one evening performance.
• There will not be a performance on Independence Day, July 4.

A CAPTIVATING EQUATION

Rarely does a play unfold as perfectly as Proof. A riveting spellbinder brought to life before our eyes – funny and heartbreaking and vastly relatable. And at its core, Catherine, a sharp-edged young woman who has anchored herself in place with familial obligations and the weight of her own genius. But not everything is outside of her control – there’s much of her future still to be written, if she only has the courage to pick up the pen.

SYNOPSIS

Catherine has lived alone with her father, who had once been a world-renowned mathematician, in order to care for him during a period of mental decline. But the nature of their conversations is starting to cause her to fear that she may share more with her father than a love of numbers. Complicating this is one of her father’s former students, Hal, combing through his journals for something of value, while anxiously wondering if his own best days are behind him at 28. And Catherine’s sister, Claire, who only wants the best for Catherine, though her motives may not be entirely unselfish. A poignant and surprisingly funny look at what we’re willing to sacrifice for those we love – and what we’re not. Contains adult themes and language.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for performers for all roles. We are looking for actors aged 18 and up. In addition to the named roles, we are looking to cast at least 2 standby performers (formerly labeled understudies).

The Georgetown Palace desires to be as inclusive as possible and we enthusiastically encourage gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and nonbinary actors to submit to audition for any roles listed. We also seek all races, ethnicities, and abilities. Our character descriptions on the following pages are gender binary and are written with he/him or she/her. While they are limited in their writing, we hope that anyone who identifies with any of the roles, will come out and audition.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

*Special note: Though the characters in the piece are cis-gender, non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming actors are encouraged to audition.

Intimacy will be used by all actors to properly establish personal and physical do’s and don’t between all actors’ physical interactions. Specific Intimacy will be included in the character descriptions.

Catherine

• The daughter of a recently deceased, esteemed mathematician. She is gifted in her own right but fears she will inherit the same mental illness that plagued her father in his final days. Despite her mathematical brilliance, Catherine tends towards lethargy and spends much of her time idle and depressed. She has a sharp and biting wit that she does not hesitate to launch at those around her when they have upset her. Her intense defensiveness springs from a crippling fear of failure and decline. She is hyper-logical, and often denies herself the simple pleasures of self-care. For instance, when her sister Claire insists that she use a shampoo that will improve hair health, Catherine reminds Claire that “hair is dead.”
  *Has intimacy with Hal, to include kissing.

Hal

• A former, devoted student of Robert’s who wishes to search through his mentor’s work. Despite a budding romantic relationship with Catherine, he remains doubtful of Catherine’s mathematical genius throughout the play, which disappoints Catherine in major ways. Hal is lovable, nerdy, but a little sexist in his preconceptions and his perception of Catherine. He plays in a geeky band with other mathematicians.
  *Has intimacy with Catherine, to include kissing.

Claire

• Catherine’s practical and unimaginative sister. Claire lives in New York City and has a successful career, having gotten away from her family and her youth. Her care for her sister and her desire to help Catherine is blunt and often intrusive. Rather than recognize that she and her sister want different things, she pathologizes their differences and makes decisions for Catherine even when Catherine is capable of making her own. Claire is the closest thing the play has to an antagonist, even though she is acting from a pure-hearted and well-intentioned place. She just wants to help her sister get better, even if her methods are aggressive and unwanted.

Robert

• Robert is Catherine and Claire’s father. A brilliant mathematician, he completely changed the field by his mid-twenties. In his later years, his mental health took a turn for the worse, as he became more and more prone to delusion. He is a tragic figure in the play, but he was also a brilliant force and a beloved father. Of all the people in Catherine’s life, he is the one who believed in her the most.

AUDITIONS:

Initial auditions will take place on the Playhouse Stage on Sunday, April 6 from 6:30-10:00p.

Please note that at any time, these auditions could be video recorded for casting purposes only.

Please prepare a monologue in the style of the character auditioning for; preferably from a play, around a minute long. It does not have to be memorized but should be prepared.

Callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script. Sides will be posted with the callback list.

CALLBACKS:

Callbacks will take place on Monday, April 7 by invitation only from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM on the Playhouse Stage.
Callbacks will be posted on the Georgetown Palace website as soon as possible after initial auditions are completed, and an email will be sent to all audition participants at the time of posting. Specific sides will be provided for callbacks for all characters.
A link to the website that holds the sides will be provided in the email.

Audition sign ups can be found
HERE

If none of the auditions times listed work for your schedule, please fill out the form and add yourself to the waitlist. Send
productions@georgetownpalace.com an email, and we’ll arrange an alternate audition time. If you are on the waitlist, please send an email explaining why – productions will no longer be reaching out to those on the waiting list.

When signing up for an audition slot please note any conflicts during the rehearsal or performance dates. Please note: conflicts do not necessarily negate the opportunity to be cast, but we must know about them up front to factor that into the casting decisions. Barring emergencies, additional conflicts added/disclosed after casting could result in dismissal from the production. Sunday rehearsals will only be planned for tech rehearsals immediately prior to opening, but please include Sunday afternoon conflicts for the rehearsal period so that in the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts we will know whether a reschedule on Sunday is an option. Adding all of your conflicts after casting could result in your removal of the production.

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals begin Monday, May 12, 2025. Scripts will be available at the first rehearsal. But those offered roles will receive a link to a digital copy. Rehearsals will typically be held Monday-Thursday evenings from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Sunday afternoon will only be an option in the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts.

PERFORMANCES:

Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30p, and Sundays at 2p. Sometimes ticket demand causes us to add Saturday Matinee performances at 2p.

• Due to Independence Day, this production will have 2 performances on July 5. One matinee and one evening performance.
• There will not be a performance on Independence Day, July 4.

CASTING:

Once casting is completed (typically 2-3 days after callbacks), emails will be sent to the actors that will be offered a role in the production. Once the full cast has accepted, everyone else who auditioned will be notified via email.

COMPENSATION:

All actors will receive 2 comp tickets for the production.
All actors who are offered a role in the show will be paid a non-union stipend.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS:

Everyone should stay home if they do not feel well. If you test positive for COVID 19, or suspect you have the flu, you should stay home and away from others until for 24 hours. Please monitor your symptoms for improvement and fever free (without meds). Then take added precaution for the next 5 days.

We still recommend wearing a mask in rehearsals the day after you return from travel.

GPT:

The Georgetown Palace Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive and safe environment in which all community members feel a sense of belonging and does not discriminate in casting practices on the basis of an individual’s ethnicity, age, gender, physical and cognitive ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, country of origin, or other factors. We strongly encourage candidates of all ages, abilities, gender, and ethnicities to audition.

Please see our operating Standards at the following link:

Georgetown Palace Operating Standards

Everyone involved with the production must submit to a background check at the Palace’s expense. If you are cast, you will receive a secure link where you can fill it out. There is no cost to you.

The Georgetown Palace Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

If you have any questions, please email
productions@georgetownpalace.com.