The Scopes trial and the battle over religion in US politics. A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics. Jock the monkey listens in on the ...

Chicago lawyer Clarence Darrow put on quite a show in Tennessee as he defended teacher John Scopes, who had violated state ...

In July 2025, the Scopes Trial Players will present “Destiny in Dayton,” a dramatization of the Scopes Trial, in the ...

Guest: Brenda Wineapple is an award-winning author of several books including ‘The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson ...

Inherit the Wind is a play written in 1955 about an actual trial which challenged teaching Darwinism in schools. Famously ...

When Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's “Inherit the Wind” premiered in Dallas under the direction of Margo Jones in 1955 ...

Like all stories about the Scopes Trial, there are often two (or more) versions of the same events or individuals, and the historical plot and trial, that is approaching its 100th anniversary in 2025.

Penned by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and now revived at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, “Inherit the Wind” was based on the famous Scopes “Monkey” trial of 1925, wherein a Tennessee ...

CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit ...

Handgun scopes can help improve your accuracy at the range and in the field. Most hunters who opt to carry a sidearm as their primary weapon will add some sort of optic—scope or red dot—to ...

Science and religion go head-to-head in a new courtroom showdown on the Goodman Theatre stage. “Inherit the Wind” is based on the real-life scopes “Monkey” trial of 1925.

In July 2025, the Scopes Trial Players will present “Destiny in Dayton,” a dramatization of the Scopes Trial, in the courtroom where the trial took place, and tickets are on sale now.