The play concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius in his fifties and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness.  Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting mathematical proof about prime numbers in Robert's office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship? Along with demonstrating the proof's authenticity, the daughter also finds herself in a relationship with 28-year-old Hal. Throughout, the play explores Catherine's fear of following in her father's footsteps, both mathematically and mentally and her desperate attempts to stay in control.

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The Lyric Center for the Arts, in Virginia, Minnesota is a multi-discipline arts center serving children and adults across the Iron Range.

Our facility, the Historic Lyric Building, was built in 1911 and opened in January, 1912.  The main opera house auditorium featured Vaudeville and other live performances through the 1930's, when it became part of Paramount Studios chain of State Theaters.  It closed in the mid-1950's and sat vacant until now.  The Lyric Center for the Arts is working to renovate the entire Lyric Building.

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