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Marquette's Department of Performing Arts to Present
The Trial of the Cantonsville Nine
 

Date:   Thursday Nov. 10- Sunday, Nov. 13,
          Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005
Time:  Wednesday- Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
           Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Place:  Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Theatre
           252 N. 13th St.

The Marquette University Department of Performing Arts presents The Trial of the Catonsville Nine by Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. The drama, based on his book, is part of the National Academic conference on Art, Faith, and Social Justice.

On May 17, 1968 Father Daniel Berrigan, along with eight other professors in Baltimore, entered a draft board office, removed the draft files of young men about to be sent to Vietnam, and burned them using homemade napalm, a weapon commonly used on civilians
in Vietnam by U.S. Forces. Later made into a major motion picture,
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine explores the motives behind
the protestors' actions as they state their case for individual responsibility and taking personal action. Today, Father Berrigan is a theologian, teacher and poet.

Performances are Thursday Nov. 10 through Saturday, Nov. 12, and Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Theatre, located at 252 N. 13th St. For tickets, call the box office at 288-7504.

For more information on the National Academic conference on Art, Faith, and Social Justice please visit the conference website. Interested media should contact Anne Broeker in the Office of Marketing and communication.

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