STC and the National Academy of Sciences presents a staged reading of

Inherit the Wind

Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee
Directed by Samantha Wyer Bello

Join Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences and Shakespeare Theatre Company, for a staged reading of Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee’s Inherit the Wind.

Inspired by the Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925, Inherit the Wind tells the story of Bertram Cates, a young science teacher put on trial for teaching his sophomore class about Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of
Species. More than a simple courtroom drama or a debate about evolution versus creationism, the play
is a meditation on freedom of speech, a cornerstone of what it means to be an American.

This is a free event, registration and a government-issued photo ID is required to enter.