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University of Chicago ( BA) Juilliard School ( GrDip) Children. 2. David Auburn (born 30 November 1969) [1] is an American playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. He is best known for his 2000 play Proof, which won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also wrote the screenplays for the 2005 film version of ...
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- November 30, 1969 (age 53), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Playwright, screenwriter, theatre director
It begins shortly after the death of Robert, a famous mathematics professor at the University of Chicago who has battled a mental illness for the last ten years.
Jun 16, 2023 · Summer, 1976 debuted in 2023 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in New York City. Auburn’s work often revolves around death and tragedy but with warmth, humor, and strong characterization. Proof tells the story of a young woman haunted by the ghost of her father, a brilliant mathematician.
Apr 20, 2001 · The prize for drama went to David Auburn for his play "Proof". It's a family drama that unfolds against the backdrop of mathematical theory. The play is a hit at the Walter Kerr theater on ...
David Auburn is a Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright, screenwriter, and director best known for his 2000 play Proof, which he also adapted for the screen, and for the screenplay for the film The Lake House. His play The Columnist opened on Broadway in 2012. David Auburn was born on November 30, 1969, …
Apr 25, 2012 · Auburn is the playwright who wrote “Proof,” which won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in 2001. That fictional story focused on a daughter, her mathematician father in Chicago and the ...
Biography for David Auburn the Librettist, Playwright including canon of works, monologues, songs, scenes and quizzes.
