Courtesy/The Adobe Theater
The Adobe Theater News:
Who hasn’t heard of the movie starring Spencer Tracy and Frederick March? And the sequel starring Michael Douglas and Jason Robards?
The Adobe Theater will present the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee play, which premiered in 1955 and they are thrilled to bring 28 actors to its stage – it will be quite a feat for director James Cady. Philip J. Shortell and Paul Ford, two of Albuquerque’s finest actors, play the roles of Henry Drummond (based on Clarence Darrow) and Matthew Harrison Brady (based on William Jennings Bryan) respectively.
Joining them are 26 actors of the Albuquerque theatre community, most of whom will be easily recognized from the many times they have performed in Albuquerque, along with a few newcomers.
This enthralling drama is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes ”Monkey” Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes’ being convicted for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee law. The character of E.K. Hornbeck was fabricated from H.L. Mencken, the journalist who covered the trial for The Baltimore Sun newspaper.
The reality of the real trial and the fictionalized writing of Lawrence and Lee is stark. James Cady opines that the theme, the very essence of this great American courtroom drama (considered one of the best in American theatrical history), remains the same. Freedom and the right to THINK!
Performances:
- March 3-26
- Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30 p.m.,
- Sundays at 2 p.m.,
- “Pay What You Will” performance 7.30 p.m. Thursday, March 23
- Visit www.adobetheater.org, call 505.898.9222 or email info@adobetheater.org.
For more information, go to www.adobetheater.org or call 505.898.9222. Check out the website or call for current COVID-19 guidelines.
