Inherit the Wind
October 18 - November 8, 2009
By: Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee
Directed by: Greg Kramer
Presented by Ernst & Young
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"Autumn in the City: Theatre"
- Pat Donnelly
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"Controversial 1955 play Inherit the Wind leaps forward at the Segal, imploring openmindedness where science meets religion."
- Brett Hooton
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"Knowing a good thing when they see it, the Segal Centre brings back Greg Kramer to direct their season opener, Inherit the Wind."
- Neil Boyce
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"This play demands strong actors capable of projecting depth of conviction, power. There is nothing wish-washy or lightweight in Inherit the Wind."
- Sharman Yarnell
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"Fall theatre season at the Segal"
- Walter J. Lyng
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"Segal Season opens with classic Inherit the Wind"
- CJN Staff
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"Greg Kramer directs a packed stage at the Segal season opener, managing the play and its cast of 20 (plus assorted kids) like a shark in the ocean: he keeps it moving for its own survival."
- Neil Boyce
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"In this production, Francis is impressive, capturing the frailty of an aging populist on the slide, but McCann prevails. He wears his role like an old coat, pleading the case with the world-weary air of a lawyer who has heard all sides of every story. . ."
- Pat Donnelly
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"Sean McCann delivers a tour de force as the hard-bitten city lawyer whose heart is in the right place."
- Heather Solomon
"The Segal Centre's latest production, Inherit the Wind, is courtroom drama in its finest form."
- Barbara Pavone
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"He [McCann] turns each line into a tactical barb, challenging orthodoxy, inviting understanding, and defending freedom."
-Marc Seltzer
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"'Director Greg Kramer's brilliant choice of actors adds a unique dimension and depth to the play and Elli Bunton's imaginative set strives to bring the audience into the action of the play.'"
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"Segal's Inherit the Wind succeeds"
- Alidor Aucoin
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"Make way for intellectual freedom"
- Shannon Palus
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"Inherit the Wind, sadly, has never stopped being a relevant play."
- J. Kelly Nestruck
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"A classic worth revisiting - A restaged Inherit the Wind alters the original, but is still fresh"
- Adam Avrashi
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The Voice of Commnunity - Russian Language newspaper (available only in Russian)
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"There are lessons to be learned in life and on the stage."
- Steven Howell
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"Speaking truth to power and exposing ignorance, intolerance and injustice - these are the powerful themes at the heart of Inherit the Wind"
- MonTheatre
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"'Giving work to 26 actors in this day and age is unheard of. If I was wearing a hat, it'd be off!'
- In conversation with Director Greg Kramer"
- Jessica Hill
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"The play remains very entertaining, humorous, intelligent, and thought provoking even today. Go see it!"
- Davyn Ryall, Dee Arr has a point! (blog)
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"...a marvellous production with stellar acting"
- Dr. Roy's Thoughts (blog)
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Inherit the Wind announcement on CKUT 90.3FM (in Spanish)
- Host Jorge Gutman
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Radio Centreville CINQ 102.3FM radio host Stanley Asher in conversation with David Francis
- Host Stanley Asher
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CTV News'What's On
- Christine Long
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CBC News
- Anna Asimakopulos
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Douglas Campbell: In Memoriam
"'We are all the poorer, for your passing' Friends and family gather to remember Douglas Campbell"
- Pat Donnelly
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"An appreciation: Douglas Campbell preached the gospel of theatre."
- Pat Donnelly
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General
"Anglo theatre's distinct society"
- Pat Donnelly
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"Wind Blows, things go bump"
- Pat Donnelly
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"A show worth seeing - again"
- Byron Toben
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"Segal Centre inherits the Wind"
- Photo: Robi Cohen
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