“Inherit The Wind” is a classic American drama based on the Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925, pitting the teachings of Darwinist evolution against Fundamentalist Christianity. The town of Hillsboro, Tennessee, is the sight of this monumental legal clash between Matthew Harrison Brady, a leading Christian scholar and former Presidential candidate, and opponent for the defense Henry Drummond, a defender of free thought and the leading legal mind of his day. The whole town watches along with the world as this precedent-setting social battle plays out. Ultimately the debate is not between the theory of evolution and the literal interpretation of the Bible, but rather it is about anyone’s right to think, to teach, and to learn. Inherit the Wind is one of the truly great American dramas of this century.
