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Title: Inherit the Wind
Author(s): Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee
Licensing Agent: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Genre: Drama
Length: Full Length
Male Roles: 23
Female Roles: 7
Extras: 0
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Description: Based on the 1925 Scopes' "Monkey Trial," Inherit the Wind pits two giants of law in eloquent verbal battle. Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan fought their colorful legal duel in a sleepy town in Tennessee ... and the whole nation was enthralled. Not the young teacher Scopes, but the right to think, was on trial.
| Character |
Gender |
Role Size |
Min Age |
Max Age |
Description |
| Matthew Harrison |
M |
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50 |
65 |
Boisterous lawyer for the prosecution. |
| Henry Drummond |
M |
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50 |
65 |
Wise attorney for the defense. |
| E K Hornbeck |
F |
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30 |
45 |
Newspaper writer from Baltimore, Caustic and arrogant but most of the time right! |
| Bertram T Cates |
M |
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21 |
28 |
A young science teacher. |
| Rachel Brown |
F |
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20 |
26 |
Bertram's girlfriend and fellow teacher. |
| Reverend Brown |
M |
|
50 |
65 |
Rachel's father; Strict, spiritual leader of the town. |
| Meeker |
M |
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18 |
35 |
The bailiff. |
| Tom Davenport |
M |
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25 |
45 |
Prosecutor: Brady's right-hand man. |
| Judge |
M/F |
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50 |
65 |
Presides over the trial. |
| Melinda |
F |
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12 |
16 |
Youth of Hillsboro. |
| Howard |
M |
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12 |
16 |
Youth of Hillsboro. |
| Mrs Brady |
F |
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18 |
35 |
Wife of Matthew; nervous and worried throughout. |
| Extras |
M/F |
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18 |
99 |
Lots of townsfolk, Hawkers, Reporters, Jurors, and Spectators (any and all ages!) |
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