“Proof” has recently won Pulitzer and Tony awards.

FARMINGTON – With less than a week until opening night, the Sandy River Players continue to prepare for their production of “Proof,” a hit Broadway play and recent Pulitzer prize and Tony award winner.

With only a cast of four, the two-hour play aims to reveal secrets of all the characters involved, while also testing the boundary of trust between a father and his daughter. The widely celebrated play mimics plot elements much like the movie “A Beautiful Mind” in which Russell Crowe plays a mentally ill man with exceptional mathematical genius.

In the case of “Proof,” an original play written by David Auburn, the conflict revolves around Catherine, a young, but introverted caretaker of her mentally ill but mathematically gifted father. The play encompasses Catherine’s struggle with her father’s illness and attempts to follow her as she copes with her own dreams and desires, not to mention her own undiscovered genius.

“It’s filled with lots of tension and is very emotionally charged,” said director and cast member Dan Robbins.

The role of Catherine will be performed by Amalia Morenberg, a 22-year-old student at the University of Maine at Farmington.

“This play is a mystery, comedy and drama all rolled into one, said Morenberg.

Along with Morenberg, fellow UMF student Zachary Cates, 23, will tackle the role of Hal, her father’s protg and her eventual love interest.

Rounding out the seasoned cast are high school theater instructor Mandi Favreau, 24, and director Dan Robbins, 53. Favreau will play the essential role of Clair, the controlling sister, while Robbins will portray the father, Robert, a mentally ill math genius.

In addition, there will be two post-show discussions involving Dr. Alan Bailey of the UMF Mathematics Department, Ed Miller of Tri-County Mental Health and Theresa Turgeon of Maine Behavioral and Developmental Services. Bailey’s discussion will follow the Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., while Miller and Turgeon are scheduled to follow Sunday’s matinee.

“This script is nearly flawless and it really keeps you on the edge of your seat,” said Morenberg.

Music performed during the production is originally written and composed by George Adoniadis.

For ticket information contact the Alumni Theater box office or visit Howard’s Rexall on Main Street in Farmington.

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