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Inherit the Wind: Courtroom Drama Adjudicates the Evolution Debate

Oak Park Festival Theatre, in Austin Gardens (160 N. Forest Oak Park, IL 60301)
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Full Price:
$25.00
Our Price:
$12.50*
4.6 by 8 members
Based on the famed 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which featured the law giants Williams Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, this award-winning play focuses on a school science teacher who stands trial for teaching evolution and the subsequent courtroom clash between friends and rival attorneys. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, the play's original 1955 production was a reaction to that era's rampant McCarthyism, but over 60 years later, these very same issues continue to divide the country. Veteran Chicago actor and director, and former Next Theatre artistic director, Steve Pickering directs this towering 20th century classic.

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The last date listed for Inherit the Wind was Saturday July 14, 2012 / 8:00pm.

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Oak Park Festival Theatre
in Austin Gardens,
160 N. Forest
Oak Park, IL 60301
Website
708-445-4440
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

Outdoor theater. Fun, professional level production. Nice way to picnic and be entertained on a nice night

Written on Jul 14 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
4.0

Actors were very good. Sometimes hard to hear certain actors, especially the women who's voices didn't carry as well as the men. If they walked off the stage the microphones were not working properly. Otherwise, I loved the whole night.

Nice smaller setting and in the burbs and easy to get to.

Written on Jul 09 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Linda
4.0

Beautiful setting under the stars to relax and enjoy the play. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic to enjoy before the play!

Written on Jul 07 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

What a great find! Theater in the park was delightful. A very professional production, especially considering that it's not a permanent set. Excellent acting. Comfortable to see and hear. We really enjoyed it!

Written on Jul 06 2012
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The production features OPFT Artistic Director Jack Hickey.

About the Ticket Supplier: Oak Park Festival Theatre

Oak Park Festival Theatre has been presenting Shakespeare and other classic plays under the stars in beautiful Austin gardens since 1975, making them the oldest outdoor professional theatre company in the Midwest devoted to the classics. As of Fall 2010, they also produce shows in fall and spring at The Performance Center on Madison Street in Oak Park. Oak Park Festival Theatre is dedicated to presenting quality productions at a reasonable price, in a relaxed atmosphere just a short distance away from the bustle of Chicago's loop. Join them for an enchanted evening of entertainment.