Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play
Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play (2004) is a production by Udhavn Teater (Udhavn Theatre). The production is a monologue in which Knut Walle plays the role of the defence lawyer Clarence Darrow. Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play builds on a play by David W. Rintels, which in turn is based on a book by Irving Stone, about the real life story of Clarence Darrow (1857-1938).
The production was performed in Ny-Hellesund, Drammen Theatre, the culture centre Asker Kulturhus, in the movie house Stabekk kino and at Sandermosen stasjon.
Information
(Objekt ID 27232)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2004 |
| Produced by | Udhavn Teater (Udhavn Theatre) |
| Based on | Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play by Irving Stone |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 51 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Monologue |
| Running period | 2004 — 2004 |
| Website | Udhavn Teater |
Udhavn Teater (Udhavn Theatre) writes the following about Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play:
"Darrow's best known case is the so-called Monkey Trial from 1925, in which he defended a teacher in Tennessee who had taught Darwin's theory of evolution. The trial was among the first major American media events, with direct radio broadcasts to all of the country. It got enormous coverage in Europe, too. The case has later been presented through the film Inherit the wind from 1960 with Spencer Tracy in the role of Darrow.
Darrow lived and worked in Chicago when industrialism (and capitalism) blossomed in USA, around the turn of the century from the 1800es to the 1900es. He started out as a business lawyer in The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company, but switched sides when the government decided to use soldiers against railroad workers in strike in Chicago in 1897.
He fought for freedom of speech and freedom of organisation, and against the government and capitalist harassment of the unions. He also fought the conspiracy laws of the US, and the repeated justice murders of political dissidents by the state. He is central in having had the eight-hour day made into law.
He was principally opposed to death penalty. Of the approximately 100 persons he defended, who risked capital punishment, nobody was sentenced to death.
He also got involved in the fight against racial discrimination. Clarence Darrow is one of USA's greatest humanists and civilisation builders."
Source:
Udhavn Teater (Udhavn Theatre), www.knutwalle.no, 06.03.2012, http://www.knutwalle.no/darrow.htm
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Irving Stone | – Author |
| David W. Rintels | – Playwright |
| Audun Rossvoll | – Stage design |
| Ole Georg Bysheim | – Lighting design |
| Knut Walle | – Actor |
| Piotr Cholodzinski | – Director’s assistant |
| Hege Baugstø | – Producer |
| Piotr Cholodzinski | – Consultant |
| 2004 | Opening night |