The Play
One of the most brilliant and dynamic personalities of the 20th Century comes alive in a new one-man show based on the life of legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow. Written by noted attorney and playwright Jack Marshall, and starring acclaimed actor Paul Morella, A Passion for Justice recreates Darrow in the courtroom, and allows the audience to experience his passionate and powerful summations and arguments verbatim.
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A Passion for Justice places you in the jury box to witness his masterful summations on civil rights, abuse of power, religious bigotry, capital punishment, his defense in his own sensational trial for bribery and jury tampering, and the historic showdown with William Jennings Bryan on the teaching of evolution.
Widely considered the greatest trial attorney of all time – a man The Legal Times recently named “The Most Influential Lawyer of the Century” – Clarence Darrow is a true legend of the courtroom. |
His words are as timely, relevant and resonant today as they were back then, touching the mind and the heart, and continue to make him the most quoted and admired attorney in American history.
Wit, champion of the poor, philosopher, orator, lover and lawyer, Clarence Darrow is an American original you will never forget.
Wit, champion of the poor, philosopher, orator, lover and lawyer, Clarence Darrow is an American original you will never forget.