Inherit the Wind

By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee – Director Steve Winegard

One of the outstanding dramas of our time, Inherit the Wind recreates the famous Scopes “Monkey” trial, in which the teaching of creationism came head to head against the teaching of scientific fact.

This lively courtroom drama dives into the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, where a young Tennessee teacher, John Scopes, was tried for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. Two persuasive attorneys argue the case to determine the balance of church and state. In this fictionalized account, the smart Chicagoan Henry Drummond is the libertarian lawyer who volunteers his services for the defense. Opposing him is Matthew Harrison Brady, a demagogue who takes the words he has read in the bible absolutely literally. Denied the right to summon expert witnesses of his own, the defense lawyer decides to call Brady himself to the stand. While cross-examining him on his bible expertise, he exposes the ludicrous incoherence of fundamentalist’s beliefs.

Performance Dates

Weekend 1 – April 2, 3, 4 2027
Weekend 2 – April 9, 10, 11 2027
All performances are at the Blue Ridge Community College, Black Box Theater (Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:00pm and Sundays @ 3:00pm)