“This is Father Berrigan Speaking from the Underground”: Daniel Berrigan SJ and the Conception of a Radical Theatre
Abstract
The letter “Father Berrigan Speaks to the Actors from Underground” suggests the conception of a radical theatre, intended as a contribution to a cultural front against the US government during a time of the escalation of the war in Vietnam. The letter was prepared further to Berrigan’s dramatization of the trial in which he and fellow anti-war activists were arraigned for their public burning of draft cards in 1968. The play was The Trial of the Catonsville Nine and its production coincided with a period in which Berrigan, declining to submit to imprisonment, continued his ministry while a fugitive.Citation
Halligan, B. (2018). “This Is Father Berrigan Speaking from the Underground”: Daniel Berrigan SJ and the Conception of a Radical Theatre. TDR/The Drama Review, 62 (2), pp 97-114.Publisher
MIT PressJournal
TDR (The Drama Review)Additional Links
https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/DRAM_a_00750Type
Journal articleLanguage
enDescription
This is the author’s final version, the article has been accepted for publication in TDR (The Drama Review).ISSN
1054-2043ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1162/DRAM_a_00750
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