KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 9, 2026 - When Jimmy Calitri returned to University of Rhode Island Theatre Department to direct David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Proof," he knew he was taking on a story with more than intellectual depth.
For Calitri, who first discovered his passion for directing as a URI undergraduate, the play's exploration into family, grief, caregiving, mental illness and gender equality offered an opportunity to create the kind of intimate, thought-provoking theater he values most. Unlike the large-scale musicals he often directs, "Proof" is a four-character drama; one Calitri was eager to take on because of the depth of its ...