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🚨 THEATRE NEWS ALERT: An award-winning Broadway favorite is coming to the Valley! 🎭PROOF: GENIUS. ROMANCE. INDEPENDENCE.

If you love a compelling story that challenges the mind and touches the heart, add Proof to your Arizona theatre calendar.

Presented by @arizonatheatre , David Auburn’s Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning play follows Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant mathematician, as a remarkable discovery raises questions of authorship, family legacy, and her own extraordinary potential. With sisterly tensions, intellectual intrigue, and a touch of romance, Proof explores the courage it takes to trust yourself and embrace the unknown.

📍 Where: @tempecenterforthearts
📅 When: October 24 – November 8
🎟️ Tickets: Starting at just $33

An acclaimed play, an intimate story, and a thought-provoking night at the theatre—all right here in the Valley.

✨ Save this for your next cultural night out!

#arizonaevents #thingstodoinaz #thingstodoinarizona #ArizonaArt #theatrelove

Hosted
📸 Tim Fuller

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The Desinet Team had a wonderful time at @arizonatheatre watching PROOF! 🎭✨

It was especially exciting to see South Asian representation on stage, with an Indian actor(@kurtakomedy) featured in this thought-provoking production! We loved taking advantage of our exclusive Desinet discount to experience something new in the heart of downtown Tucson. ❤️

We hope this is just the beginning of more opportunities to celebrate diversity in the arts, support local theater, and bring our community together through shared experiences! 🌟

Here’s to more representation and more memorable nights in Tucson! 🎭💕

#tucsondesicommunity #desiactor #supportlocaltheatre #southasiantheater #arizonatheatrecompany

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october so far 🍁🧸

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Stills from Being with Buddha, a TV pilot I got to direct, set in the wondrous world created by @rishandhamija. Very very lucky to work with some of my favorite people in bringing this to life.

Starring @rizwanmanji @annakhaja @ravikapoorla @kurtakast @sanjanataskar @nityavidyasgar @kieranzbarry @christine.mirz @alexanderdmatos @itsmegevans @tanvika.parlikar

Written and Created by @rishandhamija
Produced by - @kurtakast @loomlightproduction @rrisantaaa and Tempered Films
Director of Photography- @joe____lim
Production Design - @rashi_designs
Costume Design - @melsyellsbells
Editors - @yiqu_edy and ✋
Original Score - @jessehaugencomposer
Animation - @mayaremenyi
Casting - @keertanaks
Hair and Makeup - @artbytaliah
Sound Design - Ling Bai

1st AD - @bissaburr
2nd AD - @healink_n
PA - @maxsuuu
First AC - @brandon.yavas
DIT - @laika1997
Sound - @derekderoche @liangliangsun1210
Gaffer - @gabriellee86
Key Grip - @megustavophoto
G&E Swing - @rodrigo.quezada.1276
Art Director - @isha.gummadi
Set Dresser - @bathsaltz__
Additional Costumes - Yani K. De Leon
Stunt Coordinator- @kimberlykicks.stunts

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Thank you to the Tucson community for all the love and support for PROOF at @arizonatheatre! As South Asians living in Tucson for the last 20 years, we are so lucky and grateful to have some representation in the play🇮🇳❤️

Stay tuned for more! And don’t forget to check the website for more perks and discounts with @arizonatheatre and many other sources of entertainment right here in Tucson ✨🌵

#proofplay #arizonatheatrecompany #desitheatre #tucsonindiancommunity

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Why does Proof still feel so relevant?

Rishan Dhamija, who plays Hal, talks about growing up in India, where careers in engineering, medicine, and other STEM fields are incredibly common, but the gender balance in those spaces still isn’t equal.

And that’s part of what makes this story so relevant.

Proof asks us to look at what happens when a woman’s intelligence, ability, and accomplishments are questioned simply because she doesn’t look like the person we’ve been conditioned to expect.

Why should women have to provide more “proof” that they belong in the room?

Come see Rishan in Arizona Theatre Company’s Proof and experience the conversation for yourself.

🎟️ Learn more + get tickets at atc.org

#ArizonaTheatreCompany #ProofATC #WomenInSTEM #TucsonTheatre #ArizonaArts

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Arizona Theatre Company kicked off its 59th season with David Auburn’s Proof!

This Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama follows Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant mathematician, as she wrestles with her father’s legacy, her own talent and whether she can let love in. It’s real, raw, funny and heartbreaking.  Starring Emmy Award-winning actress @katemansi as Catherine, @scolo222 as her genius father Robert, @kurtakast as his protégé Hal, and @emma.c.maltby as her estranged sister Claire.

Every actor in this four-person cast is making their ATC debut, and I was wildly impressed by all of them. The staging, set, and lighting were stunning, too.

The beautiful production is directed by ATC Artistic Director Emeritus David Ira Goldstein, who led the company for more than two decades before returning to direct Proof.

To save $20 on your tickets*, use code PINK20 at checkout on ATC.org! (*limit of four per person, person show)

Tucson
Temple of Music and Art
Now through October 17

Tempe
Tempe Center for the Arts October 24 – November 8

# A D #downtowntucson #tucsonaz Support the Arts, Arts in Tucson, The Fine Arts in Tucson, Things to Do in Tucson, Date Night in Tucson

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Meet Rishan Dhamija, the actor behind Hal in Proof.

A writer and actor who grew up in India and is now based in Los Angeles, Rishan shares a little about his journey, his character Hal, and what drew him to this story.

Come see Rishan on stage in Arizona Theatre Company’s Proof, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.

📍 Tucson: September 27–October 17
📍 Tempe/Phoenix: October 24–November 8

Learn more about Proof and get your tickets at atc.org. (Arizona Theatre Company)

#ArizonaTheatreCompany #ProofATC #TucsonTheatre #PhoenixTheatre #ArizonaArts

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Proof is officially OPEN at Arizona Theatre Company. 🎭

From the rehearsal room to the stage, opening night is when all of those weeks of work finally come together.

We’re so excited to share this beautiful production with you. Come see Proof while it’s here.

📍 Tucson through October 17
📍 Tempe/Phoenix October 24–November 8

🎟️ Tickets at atc.org

#ArizonaTheatreCompany #ProofATC #TucsonTheatre #ArizonaArts #livetheatre

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