Lincoln Community Playhouse will produce a staged reading of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee on July 19 at 2:00 p.m. David Landis and Scott Glen, Playhouse acting legends, will play the leading roles of Henry Drummond and Matthew Harrison Brady, respectively. This special presentation will feature actors reading from the script at music stands with some simple staging. The emphasis of the special presentation is on the text of the play rather than spectacle. Tickets are $6.00 and may be reserved at lincolnplayhouse.com or by calling the box office Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Playhouse reading commemorates the 100th anniversary of The Scopes “Monkey” Trial which took place in Dayton, Tennessee from July 10-21, 1925, and centered around teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in public schools. Nebraska’s own William Jennings Bryan was on the prosecution team facing off with Clarence Darrow for the defense. In the play, these legal titans are fictionalized as Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond.

Other cast members include Allison Weeden, Bill Kelly, Chuck LeCorgne, Elijah Shane, George Kathman, Griffin Pohlmeier, Jennifer DeCamp, John Burney, Jon Kruse, Karen Joyce, Ken Killman, Laura LeCorgne, Mat Myers, Noah Mason, Ryan Kathman, Shelby Bauer, Signe Morrow, and Stan Kleppinger. Parker Reed will be director with Bethany Turner as stage manager.