Starring Ed Asner as William Jennings Bryan and John Heard as Clarence Darrow; join L.A. Theatre Works, America's premiere radio theatre company, for an evening of drama. Based entirely on original transcripts of the famous 1925 Tennessee v. John Scopes "Monkey Trial," which challenged the newly passed Tennessee legislature's "Butler Act" banning the teaching of evolution in the state's public schools.
The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial resonates today for many reasons. It is a fascinating piece of real drama set in 1925 when America was dramatically changing. A world war had ended, social traditions were under strain, jazz played in the background, and a great wave of revivalism swept the country.
Fast forward to today and the same questions are before us. What is it that makes this particular branch of science so controversial? Why are we, 80 years after that famous trial, still echoing the arguments of its great orators, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan?
Using the format of live in-performance radio theatre, recreated by a renowned cast of actors, transports audiences back to Dayton, Tennessee's sweltering, tension-filled courtroom during the summer of 1925 where the audience will experience firsthand the dramatic trial as it took place.
Cast subject to change.
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STARRING:
Also Starring: Shannon Cochran. With: Matthew Patrick Davis, Matt Gaydos, James Gleason, Arye Gross, Jerry Hardin, Geoffrey Wade, Rob Nagle and David Alan Novak. |
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ENGAGEMENT EVENTS: A pre-performance discussion featuring anthropology professor, Agustin Fuentes starts approximately one hour before curtain for the Friday and Saturday 7 pm performances. |
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: The educator guide for The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial provides additional information for teachers and students. Each guide provides biographies, detailed plot summaries and engaging questions and activities. |
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ACCESSIBILITY:  Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL). |
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 6:00 pm
This presentation will outline the creation process for III, a play that explores the fifteen-year relationship (1927-1943) between the photographer George Platt Lynes, the writer Glenway Wescott, and the MoMA curator and publisher, Monroe Wheeler. [ more ]
Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Friday, January 22, 2010, at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 7:30 pm
World Premiere! Commissioned by the University of Notre Dame, the "RFK Project" chronicles Robert F. Kennedy's transformation from discomfort with and indifference towards the Civil Rights Movement to a champion and crusader. [ more ]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Friday, January 29, 2010, at 7:30 pm
In fair Verona, two long-feuding families tend a tenuous truce. As tensions simmer, Romeo Montague's thoughts turn from the scornful Rosaline to the lovely young Juliet Capulet, daughter of his father's enemy. [ more ]
The Ticket Office will be closed Thanksgiving week, Monday, November 23 through Sunday, November 29. It will reopen on Monday, November 30 at 12 pm. Ticket purchases are still available at any time online. [ more ]
Trio's and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center have created a fantastic package that includes dinner at Trio's and tickets to the Stefon Harris & Blackout or Dianne Reeves performances. [ more ]
