" …[PROOF is a] smart and compassionate play of ideas."
—NY Daily News
"PROOF surprises us with its aliveness…Mr. Auburn takes pleasure in knowledge…At the same time, he is unshowily fresh and humane, and he has written a lovely play."
—NY Observer
"[A] wonderfully funny…ambitiously constructed work…" —Variety
Artists
DANA BROOKE* (Catherine) Playhouse on Park Debut. George Street Playhouse: Graciela (VENECIA), Kim/Caitlin (CLAUDIA LAZLO); Cherry Lane: Amelia (VACUUM); B Street Theatre: Vanda (VENUS IN FUR), Rosemary (OUTSIDE MULLINGAR), Brooke (OTHER DESERT CITIES),Veronica (GOD OF CARNAGE), May (NIBROC TRILOGY), Dawn (LOBBY HERO), Jessica (THIS IS OUR YOUTH), Molly (LOVE SONG); 45th Street Theatre: Dahlia (HATE MAIL), Jenny (LOVE OF A PIG); Greenwich Street Theatre: Alice (BABY ON A TRAIN); TV: DAMAGES, ED,
CATERBURY'S LAW.
DAMIAN BUZZERIO* (Robert) Previously at Playhouse on Park: Herr Schultz (CABARET); Elm Shakespeare: Antiochus/Bolt (PERICLES), Cassius (JULIUS CAESAR); Florida Studio Theatre: Don Fermin (BOLEROS), Shakespeare Theater of NJ: Claudius (ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN), Gremio/Vincentio (SHREW), Des Moines Playhouse: File (RAINMAKER), Mill Mountain: Borachio (MUCH ADO), Pap Finn (BIG RIVER), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Antonio (TWELFTH NIGHT), Lord Montague (ROMEO & JULIET) Rivers (RICHARD III), Northern Stage: Mushnik (LITTLE SHOP), Herr Schultz (CABARET), Weathervane Playhouse: Fredrik (NIGHT MUSIC), The Human Race: Alonso (TEMPEST), La Comedia: Ismay (TITANIC).
MARTY SCANLON (Hal) - Previously at Playhouse On Park: Louis Ironson (ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES). Other credits: Manhattan Rep: Ben (THE PARTY'S OVER); The Strange Tree Group: Evan (THE WAR PLAYS), Musician (GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD); Co-creator of the musical webseries WORLD'S WORST MUSICAL. Marty holds a BFA in acting from the University of Illinois. He also improvises and writes sketch comedy in New York as one half of the comedy duo FAR FROM FAMOUS. www.martyscanlon.com
MELISSA MACLEOD HERION (Claire) Playhouse on Park debut. The Pearl Theatre Company: Julia/Lucy understudy (THE RIVALS); Seven Angels Theatre: Eilis/Fionnoula (THE CRIMSON THREAD); PlayMakers Repertory Company: Betty Mercer (LUMINOSITY) and Herald & Ladies u/s (RICHARD II); Cortland Repertory Theatre: Chris Goman (RUMORS), Henrietta Angkatell (THE HOLLOW) and Jan Sanderson (I'LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT); The Theater Barn: Diane (THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED), Gretchen (BOEING BOEING) and Miss Poppenguhl (MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS); Queens Players: Lady Macduff (MACBETH).
DAWN LOVELAND (Director) Playhouse on Park On The Edge directing credits: THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK, RED LIGHT WINTER, THEATRE UNCUT. Playhouse on Park Young Audience Series credits: BUSYTOWN, GOODNIGHT MOON, GO, DOG. GO!, HOMEROOM, IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE. Playhouse on Park Staged Readings: DREAM HOUSE, THE CLOWNS. Dawn is also Playhouse on Park's director of education. Her additional credits include directing, stage-managing, assisting directors, choreographing, and teaching. Locations include Surflight Theatre, Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino, Florida Studio Theatre, St. Michael's Playhouse, Hebrew High School of New England, Kingswood Oxford School, The Bridge Family Center, and The Hartt School Community Division. Dawn is a graduate of Middlebury College with a BA in theatre, focused on directing.
*Appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
