A Passion for Justice: An Encounter with Clarence Darrow, a one-man play by Jack Marshall and Paul Morella (former Congresswoman Connie’s son), illuminates the courtroom passion of the famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow, he of the Scopes’ Monkey trial. The audience is the jury as Darrow, portrayed by Morella, tries notorious cases of murder, evolution, and civil rights. Renowned for moving judges and juries alike with his eloquence, Darrow invites the audience into his courtroom to bear witness to his greatest triumphs, his stinging defeats, and his most absorbing crisis. Through Sept. 6. Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, Md. Tickets are $26 to $49. Call 301-924-3400 or visit www.olneytheatre.org.
