Daniel Berrigan was one of nine Catholic activists who in 1968 seized records from the Catonsville, Md., draft board office and publicly burned them in protest of the Vietnam war. They were condemned as criminals in court but hailed by many as patriots. And now, as a poet, Berrigan relates his experiences and raises big questions still being debated today in Trial of the Catonsville Nine from Tim Robbins’ Actors’ Gang: Is it right to break the law for your beliefs? Can a government demand that citizens participate in war? What is the role of faith in civic life? Tonight, Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. A panel discussion precedes the performance at 7 p.m. relating tales from the Vietnam-era in the region. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Ina and Jack Kay Theatre, University of Maryland, University Blvd. and Stadium Dr. College Park. Tickets are $37. Call 301-405-ARTS or visit www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
