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Gifted with her father’s talent for numbers. She gave up her scholarly pursuits to take care of her ailing father in his final years. Knowing she’s been gifted with mathematical abilities, Catherine also worries she’ll inherit more than just his genius. Notes on performance: This character has a stage kiss with Hal. This actor may also be asked to perform from within the audience.

Is a father to Catherine and Claire and mentor to Hal. A brilliant mathematician who, in the later years of his life, suƯered from a severe delusional mental illness. Seen via flashbacks, we get a look at him in various states of mental decline. Notes on performance: This actor must be comfortable performing from within the audience.

Is one of Robert’s Ph.D. students and idolizes Robert as one of his mentors. After Robert’s death, he begins to sift through the notebooks of Robert’s work left behind. In his pursuit of combing through the piles of notebooks left behind, he is drawn closer to Catherine. Notes on performance: This character has a stage kiss with Catherine.

Is Catherine’s older sister. She’s moved from Chicago to New York, leaving her younger sister behind to care for their ailing father. She is concerned her sister may be following in her father’s footsteps and wants to move Catherine out of the family home and back to New York with her.