Cappies: 'Inherit the Wind' at Hazelwood East High Evolves into Emotional Performance
Student reviewer says Hazelwood East actors created a believable and energetic performance of 'Inherit the Wind,' which inspires audience members to delve for deeper meaning.
By Molly Grotha of Marquette High School What happens when one man sets out to reach intellectual freedom despite the laws and conflicting views of his community? The answer to this is held in Hazelwood East High School’s energetic and intriguing production of Inherit the Wind, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. Inherit the Wind, which debuted in 1955, was written to reflect the controversial topic of McCarthyism. The playwrights, however, chose a separate topic to serve as the surface of their ideas: The Scopes “Monkey” trial of evolution, which proved to contain more similarities than audiences expected. In a cozy, religious town called Hillsboro, a young teacher earnestly teaches his students about the then-controversial …
