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Inherit the Wind
Clayton Community Theatre presents Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Mark A. Neels.
This play fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial which resulted in John T. Scopes's conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law. The theme of intellectual freedom explored in the play applies to many other ideological debates, such as the McCarthy trials that were going on at the time it was written in 1955. According to the playwright, "We used the teaching of evolution as a parable, a metaphor for any kind of mind control.... It's not about science versus religion. It's about the right to think."
Performances: June 9-26, 2016
Director: Mark A. Neels
Cast:
Mathew Harrison Brady - Mark Abels
Henry Drummond - Jim Danek
Rachel Brown - Mica Tharp
Bertram Cates - Ryan Adolph
Rev. Jeremiah Brown - Steve Garrett
E. K. Hornbeck - Mary Robert
Mrs. Brady - Ann Egenriether
Meeker - Nathan Schroeder
Mr. Goodfellow - Kevin Babcock
Mr. Krebs - Grant Neimeyer
Mrs. Krebs - Erin Struckhoff
Mr. Bannister - Howie Hirshfield
Melinda - Belle Gage
Howard - Mark Van Coutren
Mrs. Loomis - Carla Brown
Mrs. McLain - Michelle Beczkala
Mrs. Blair - Stephanie McCreary
Elijah - Hal Morgan
Reuters Man - Dan McGee
Mayor - Aaron Mermelstein
Tom Davenport - Armand Kachigian
Judge - Tom Day
Dunlap - Jeff Struckhoff
Sillers - Tom Moore
Harry Y. Easterbrook - Scott Brocato
Bible League Lead Singer - Jazmine Wade
Photographer - Joe Wegescheide
Jurors - Tom Moore, Mark Choquette, Joe Wegescheide, Kevin Babcock, Howie Hirshfield, Tom Brown, Thaddeus O'Donnell
Ladies Auxiliary - Michelle Beczkala, Carla Brown
Bible League Members (singers) - Erin Struckhoff, Michelle Beczkala, Carla Brown, Jessa Knust, Marissa Putnam, Caitlin Von Seckendorff, Sarah Ratcliff, Andrea Busch
Krebs Children - Elena Brown, Josie Gillette, Delaney Struckhoff
McClain Children - Kellann Struckhoff, Evelyn Cullen
Students - Justice Banks, Caitlin Von Seckendorff, Sarah Ratcliff
ENSEMBLE - Kevin Babcock, Justice Banks, Tom Moore, Carla Brown, Tom Brown, Andrea Busch, Mark Choquette, Jessa Kunst, John McCreary, Dan McGee, Joe Murphy, Marissa Putnam, Sarah Ratcliff, Caitlin Von Seckendorff, Jeff Struckhoff, Joe Wegescheide
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LocationClayton Community Theatre (View)
6501 Clayton Road
Saint Louis, MO 63105
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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