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Inherit the Wind (play)
American play about the Scopes trial
| Inherit the Wind | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jerome Lawrence Robert Edwin Lee |
| Characters | Henry Drummond, Matthew Harrison Brady, E.
K. Hornbeck, Bertram Cates, Rachel Brown, Rev. Jeremiah Brown |
| Date premiered | 1955 |
| Place premiered | United States |
| Setting | Hillsboro, United States |
Inherit the Wind is an American play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which debuted in Dallas under the direction of Margo Jones in 1955.
The story fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means to discuss the then-contemporary McCarthy trials.[1][2]
Background
Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in John T.
Scopes' conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory ofevolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennesseestate law. The role of Matthew Harrison Brady is intended to reflect the personality and beliefs of the fame