UPPER SCHOOL PLAY
FROM THE DIRECTOR INHERIT THE WIND IS NOT HISTORY. IT IS A DRAMATIZATION OF THE FAMOUS 1925 SCOPES “MONKEY TRIAL” WHERE A TENNESSEE SCHOOL TEACHER WAS PLACED ON TRIAL FOR TEACHING CHARLES DARWIN’S ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. INHERIT THE WIND HAS A FUNDAMENTAL MESSAGE BEYOND THE PHILOSOPHIES OR THEORIES ESPOUSED BY ITS CHARACTERS—A MESSAGE THAT INVOLVES ALL OF US, NO MATTER OUR PERSONAL IDEOLOGIES.
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