proof (play outline)

Question 1

what happens in act one, scene one and what time of day is it?

Answer 1

night

robert and catherine, C’s birthday, funeral next day, enter hal, catherine describing caring for robert, notebook in backpack, police sirens

Question 2

what happens in act one, scene two and what time of day is it?

Answer 2

next morning

claire has arrived, has heard about last night (hal, police), questioning catherine’s state of mind

Question 3

what happens in act one, scene three and what time of day is it?

Answer 3

night after scene 2

party after funeral, sophie germain, kiss

Question 4

what happens in act one, scene four and what time of day is it?

Answer 4

the next morning after scene 3

catherine gives hal the key, claire’s plan for catherine and the house, the proof

Question 5

what happens in act two, scene one and what time of day is it? is there a flashback? if so, how long?

Answer 5

afternoon, 4 years earlier

catherine going to northwestern, catherine meets hal, robert writing in the notebook

Question 6

what happens in act two, scene two and what time of day is it? is there a flashback? if so, how long?

Answer 6

morning, goes back to the events after act one

about the proof, hal and claire don’t believe she wrote it

Question 7

what happens in act two, scene three and what time of day is it? is there a flashback? if so, how long?

Answer 7

the next day, no flashback

hal and claire

Question 8

what happens in act two, scene four and what time of day/season is it? is there a flashback? if so, how long?

Answer 8

winter, 3 1/2 years earlier

robert’s breakdown, what he wrote

Question 9

what happens in act two, scene five? is there a flashback? if so, how long?

Answer 9

a week after the events in scene 3

claire and catherine, claire leaves, hal enters. hal and catherine