SCOPES

June 15, 16, 17, 18, 2017

IATI Theater

By Spencer Snyder

Libretto by George Gaffney

OVERVIEW

WORLD PREMIERE. In 1925 a school teacher named John Scopes was sued by the state of Tennessee for the crime of teaching evolution. The trial drew intense national publicity, as national reporters flocked to Dayton to cover the big-name lawyers who had agreed to represent each side. William Jennings Bryan, three-time presidential candidate, argued for the prosecution, while Clarence Darrow, the famed defense attorney, spoke for Scopes. Witness a reimagining of this epic showdown.

CAST

Conductor, Dean Buck

William Jennings Bryan, Joshua Miller

Clarence Darrow, Sean Patrick Jernigan

Judge T. Raulston, Daniel Klein

H. L. Menken, Melanie Leinbach

ORCHESTRA

Flute, Lish Lindsey

Clarinet, Jarrett Hoffman

Violin, Deborah Nixon

Cello, Maureen Kelly

Piano, Sarah A. Dutcher