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by EMILY DUNN
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
“Objection!”
As the cast of “Inherit the Wind” warmed up their vocals for rehearsals, the story of the Scopes Monkey trial came to life.
“Inherit the Wind” will show in I.G. Greer Auditorium Thursday through Saturday and Feb. 19 to Feb 21.
The play goes hand in hand with the Darwin Bicentennial Series, celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth.
“I think if you’ve
gone to a lot of the lectures, then [the play] will make a little more
sense,” Megan E. Mabry, graduate history student said. “Some of the
stuff they’ve talked about, you see it played out here in different
elements.”
Mabry, the dramaturge of the production, must attempt to bring the past and current history to the ambiance of the play.
Jerome Lawrence wrote “Inherit the Wind” nearly thirty years after the 1925 Scopes Monkey trial.
Although the foundation of the play is the trial, the play itself is not a historical replay of the event.
Each of
the two main characters, Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond,
represent one side of the central sides of the conflict in the
courtroom.
Brady represents the fundamentalist viewpoint and Drummond is a believer in science and freedom of thought.
The courtroom battle that arises between these famous attorneys is the focus of the play.
“This is not a dry show,” Mabry said, “It’s more than just a court scene. Everyone will enjoy it.”
The
title of the play comes from Proverbs 11:29 of the Bible: “He that
troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be
servant to the wise heart.”
“It’s a
lot more time consuming than I had planned on,” Erika E. Hogan,
sophomore theatre education major and stage manager said. “But it’ll be
worth it, watching the show go on.”
While this play has been performed over the years, Ray Miller and his cast have modernized it to fit the 21st Century.
“We brought it up to date making one lawyer a man, and one a woman.” Miller said.
Not only
has “Inherit the Wind” been brought up to date with a female lawyer and
extra scenes, but the shows will offer a special talk back session with
the cast after each performance.
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