This explosive combination has shown itself in such leading creative lights as composer Robert Schumann, mathematician John Nash, and artist Vincent van Gogh. 

In these examples, and countless more, inspiration and mental illness appear side-by-side, often with a tragic outcome. Their families, of course, suffer too: children of a “mad genius” inevitably wonder, “How much mad and how much genius have I inherited?” That question is central to our story this week, Proof by David Auburn.

Originally produced on Broadway in 2000, Proof is among a select group of works that have won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

Starring Anne Heche, Jeremy Sisto, Robert Foxworth, and Kaitlin Hopkins.

Hour One includes an interview with Dr. Carrie Bearden of UCLA's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services. Hour Two includes a discussion with Steven Strogatz, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University.

This explosive combination has shown itself in such leading creative lights as composer Robert Schumann, mathematician John Nash, and artist Vincent van Gogh. 

In these examples, and countless more, inspiration and mental illness appear side-by-side, often with a tragic outcome. Their families, of course, suffer too: children of a “mad genius” inevitably wonder, “How much mad and how much genius have I inherited?” That question is central to our story this week, Proof by David Auburn.

Originally produced on Broadway in 2000, Proof is among a select group of works that have won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

Starring Anne Heche, Jeremy Sisto, Robert Foxworth, and Kaitlin Hopkins.

Hour One includes an interview with Dr. Carrie Bearden of UCLA's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services. Hour Two includes a discussion with Steven Strogatz, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University.