- PULITZER PRIZE WINNER April 20, 2001 In the third of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Terence Smith talks with David Auburn about his winning play, Proof. TERENCE SMITH: The prize for drama went to David Auburn for his play Proof . It's a family drama that unfolds against the backdrop of mathematical theory. The play is a hit at the Walter Kerr theater on ...www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june01/auburn_04-20.html