INHERIT THE WIND

A Gallo Center for the Arts Production INHERIT THE WIND From members of the same creative team that helped bring To Kill a Mockingbird, The Grapes of Wrath and other classic dramas to life at the Gallo Center, it's Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's play, Inherit the Wind. This is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes' conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to Tennessee state law. It was most famously adapted for the movie of the same name starring Spencer Tracy and Frederic March. The play depicts the intersection of statesman William Jennings Bryan, attorney Clarence Darrow, Scopes, and writer/reporter H. L. Mencken. Its contemporary resonance is underscored by the ongoing debate over creationism versus evolution. Contact : Gallo Center Phone : 209-338-2100 Email : Web Site : galloarts.org