The other is a fundamentalist who thinks the Bible is literal, so there is no room for the objective facts of science in his brain, and the two people clash. Daniel Clay, Theater Department Chair and teacher, says, “We have these two lawyers: one is arguing against a law that forbids the teaching of evolution in schools and trying to paint it out to be a bad law, and is a proponent of freedom of thought. The characters in Inherit the Wind cannot see the perspectives of their adversaries, and they sometimes represent two extremes of perspective. One way in which the play reflects certain contemporary issues is through its characters’ viewpoints. Inherit the Wind criticizes the political and social tensions of the Red Scare Era, which are not unlike today’s politically charged environment.
Lee’s 1955 play tells a fictionalized version of the 1925 Scopes Trial and the ensuing debate between creationism and evolutionism.
Mary Cipperman ‘21, Michael Bai ‘20: On November 2-4, 2017, the Upper School Theater Department at the Episcopal Academy will perform Inherit the Wind.
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