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PULITZER PRIZE AND TONY AWARD DRAMA
Catherine had cared for her father, a mathematical genius, through a lengthy
mental illness. Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers
a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in Robert's office. Along
with demonstrating the proof's authenticity, the daughter also finds herself
in a relationship with 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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PULITZER PRIZE AND TONY AWARD DRAMA
The play is set in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School, in the Bronx,
during the fall of 1964. It opens with a sermon by Father Flynn, a beloved
and progressive parish priest. The school's principal, Sister Aloysius,
a rigidly conservative nun vowed to the order of the Sisters of Charity,
insists upon constant vigilance. During a meeting with a younger nun,
Sister James, it becomes clear that Aloysius harbors a deep mistrust toward
her students, her fellow clergymen, and society in general. It is this
mistrust that creates the conflict in the plot between Sister Aloysius,
Sister James, and Father Flynn. Powerful in its implication, this Pulitzer
Prize Play will stimulate your imagination, and question the ramifications
caused by this mistrust.