Who Played Elijah in Inherit the Wind

Elijah is a role in Inherit the Wind, a play that opened Broadway in 2007.

In a small town courtroom and with the eyes of the nation upon them, two legal giants face off over a teacher's right to teach evolution to a high school class in this critically acclaimed drama based on the Scopes Monkey Trial. As rousing and relevant today as it was when it debuted in 1955, INHERIT THE WIND is an edge-of-your-seat riveting look at the age-old conflict between science and religion.

6 actors have played Elijah in Inherit the Wind.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Charles Brin	Broadway Inherit the Wind	1955
Henry Velez	Broadway Inherit the Wind	1955
Kenneth P. Strong	Broadway Inherit the Wind	1996
Ronn K. Smith	Broadway Inherit the Wind	1996
Lanny Flaherty	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Steve Brady	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007

Other Roles in Inherit the Wind

Role	Production	Opened
Bertram Cates	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Dunlap	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
E.K. Hornbeck	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Elijah	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Gospel Quartet	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Harry Y. Esterbrook	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Henry Drummond	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Howard	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Judge	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Matthew Harrison Brady	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mayor	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Meeker	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Melinda	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Monkey Man	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mr. Bannister	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mr. Goodfellow	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mrs. Blair	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mrs. Brady	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mrs. Krebs	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Mrs. Loomis	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Photographer	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Rachel Brown	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Reuter's Man	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Reuter's Reporter	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Rev. Jeremiah Brown	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Sillers	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Timmy	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Tom Davenport	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Townsperson	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007
Vendor	Broadway Inherit the Wind	2007

“Elijah” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Black Angels Over Tuskegee	Off-Broadway	2021

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