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Inherit the Wind

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Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee

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Synopsis

Inherit the Wind is a fictional version of the 1925 Scopes Trial. Scopes was convicted for teaching evolution to a high school class. In Tennessee, state law prohibited teaching evolution. The play is meant to criticize the anti-Communist investigations that took place in the U.S. The authors used the Scope's trial as a platform to explore threats to learning and intellectual freedom.

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Book
Jerome Lawrence , Robert E. Lee
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
3
Genres
Drama, Historical/Biographical
Cast Size
large
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Child, Early Teen, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast

Characters

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Henry Drummond
Male
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Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Male
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The Judge
Male
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Matthew Harrison Brady
Male
Spoken
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Rachel Brown
Female
Spoken
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Henry Drummond
Male
Spoken
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Bertram Cates
Male
Spoken
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E. K. Hornbeck
Male
Spoken
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