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I also cannot, for the life of me, imagine a high school putting on a production of this; what with its (sadly) still-controversial subject matter, as well as its incendiary portrayal of adult hubris. Of course, I am still astounded at performing Arthur Miller's The Crucible back in high school; with its sexual innuendos, the imminent threat of corporal punishment, and raw emotional intensity. (Then again, high school drama isn't far from much of that – come to think of it.)

Despite its controversial subject matter and bittersweet ending, the playwrights do manage to insert some food for thought. In response to defense attorney Drummond, Rachel -- the Reverend's daughter and girlfriend of the defendant -- asserts, "You see, I haven't really thought very much. I was always afraid of what I might think -- so it seemed safer not to think at all. But now I know. A thought is like a child inside our body. It has to be born. If it dies inside you, part of you dies, too! Maybe what Mr. Darwin wrote is bad. I don't know. Bad or good, it doesn't make any difference. The ideas have to come out -- like children. Some of 'em healthy as a bean plant, some sickly." Now that’s a truism if I’ve ever heard one.
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