Walnut Street Theatre on Tour

Proof – Touring 2012
By David Auburn

In February/March of 2012, the Walnut Street Theatre tours Proof, a remarkable and luminous play about fathers and daughters, genius and insanity, legacy and truth. Everyone has parents and everyone aspires to be like them in some way. But what happens when there's a distinct possibility that we may inherit their talent—and their madness?

Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, Proof tells the story of Catherine, a young woman who has sacrificed college so that she could take care of her brilliant, yet mentally ill, father. One of his former students, Hal, comes to visit in search of more proof of his math professor's genius. He finds romance with the remote and introspective Catherine and, when her father dies, an astonishing mathematical 'proof' is discovered. Is the proof real? Who is the author? Will Catherine find her way in life, or will she continue to be haunted by her father's past and by the shadow of her own future? There is Proof of the delicate nature of genius in this compelling and tautly beautiful play. This graceful, clever and often funny play is a delightful romance, a drama of finely-splintered family dynamics and a mystery about the true nature of genius. Proof was also made into a well regarded film starring Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow.

For more information on this production, visit our production page.
To inquire about booking Proof, please visit www.baylinartists.com.

Upcoming Performances

February 10 & 11, 2012 City Hall Theatre Hamilton, Bermuda
February 15, 2012 Babcock Fine Arts Center - Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA
February 17, 2012 Kuss Auditorium - Clark State University Springfield, OH
February 18 & 19, 2012 Loeb Playhouse - Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
February 21, 2012 Kent State University Performing Arts Center New Philadelphia, OH
February 24, 2012 Weis Center - Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
February 25, 2012 FM Kirby Center Wilkes Barre, PA
February 26 & 28, 2012 Algonquin Arts Theater Manasquan, NJ
March 2, 2012 GMU Center for the Arts - George Mason Fairfax, VA
March 3, 2012 American Theatre Hampton, VA

Around the World in 80 Days
By Mark Brown
Adapted from the novel by JULES VERNE

In February/March of 2013, the Walnut Street Theatre invites you on a tour Around the World in 80 Days. It's a whirlwind journey filled with exotic locales, daring adventures, narrow escapes and great fun. Jules Verne's masterpiece will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat—at least until you begin to roll in the aisle with laughter. Five actors create a world of merriment in Mark Brown's thrilling and theatrical adaptation.

We start in London. 1872. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman. No one knows where his money comes from. While at the Reform Club, Phileas gets into an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph that states that, with modern transportation, it's now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. Impossible! How can it be? There's a large wager made by his fellow club members—and Phileas is off! He brings his newly hired valet, Passepartout, along for the ride. With Passepartout's trusty pocket watch in hand, the two men set out to conquer the world.

When they reach Suez, a Scotland Yard detective named Fix notices the pair's suspicious movements. A bank's been robbed in London and Phileas matches the man's description. Could it be them? Why are they in such a hurry? Our man Fix is on their trail. There's villainy, secret plots, a damsel in distress and narrow escapes that will keep you guessing. And all with five actors, did you say? Impossible! How can it be?

Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director, Bernard Havard, Walnut Street Theatre brings home madcap fun when you travel Around the World in 80 Days.

Tour Schedule – TBD
To inquire about booking Around the World in 80 Days., please visit www.baylinartists.com.

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For information on the Walnut's Educational Touring Outreach Company, visit our Touring Outreach page.