The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial - written by Peter Goodchild, directed by Brendon Fox - L.A. Theatre Works.  January-February 2009
The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in the Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing national debates over the separation of Church and State in a democratic society, debates that continue to this day.
Edward Asner - William Jennings Bryan
Matthew Patrick Davis - John Thomas Scopes
John Heard / Michael Winters -  Clarence Darrow 
James Gleason - Mencken / Ensemble
Shannon Cochran - Narrator
Geoffrey Wade - Dudley Field Malone
Jerry Hardin - Judge John Raulston
Arye Gross - Arthur Garfield Hayes
Rob Nagle - Attorney General Stewart
David Alan Novak - Reverend Stribling / Ensemble
Matt Gaydos - General Ben McKenzie / Ensemble
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Rob Nagle, James Gleason, Ed Asner and Michael Winters speak on a panel at the WHQR studios, the local NPR radio station. (photo courtesy of WWAY, NewsChannel 3, the ABC television affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina.)
During this tour, Rob taught master classes at  Weber State University, University of Utah, Butler University, University of Colorado, University of Kansas, Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina-Asheville, University of North Carolina-Wilmington & George Mason University. ​
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