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50th Anniversary Production
Inherit the Wind
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Wed May 11 • 7:30 pm
Thur May 12 – Sat May 14 • 8 pm
Sun May 15 • 3 pm
Tue May 17 – Sat May 21 • 8 pm
Thurber Theatre
The Department of Theatre will stage Lawrence and Lee’s Inherit the Wind in honor of the 50th anniversary of its first production. The classic dramatization of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted creationism against evolutionary theory, has become one of the best-loved American dramas. Though the Ohio playwrights fictionalized and consolidated much of the actual trial, the central issues are as current today as ever. Presented in honor of the 50th anniversary of its first production in 1955. Directed by Alan Woods, the play will be staged May 11-21 in Thurber Theatre.
Tickets $15 general public; $11 OSU faculty, staff, Alumni Assn, seniors; $9 students/children; call the box office at 292-2295.
Symposium
Theatre and the Law: The Legacy of Lawrence and Lee
Tues, May 17 • 3:30-6 pm
Wexner Center Film/Video Theatre
Fifty years after the first production of Inherit the Wind the issues surrounding this famous theatricalized trial continue. The play is still vitally relevant as it articulates the debate on Darwinism, Creationism, and the current controversial 'intelligent design' arguments. Join theatre scholars and law professors in their discussions on the intersection of religion, science and law. Co-sponsored by Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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