BALDWIN CITY — Baker University’s theater department will open the fall season with the play “New York,” beginning 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Rice Auditorium. Other performances will be 7 p.m. September 12, 13, 14 and 2 p.m. Sept. 15. The play was originally written to raise funds for volunteer psychiatrists dedicated to helping patients who were psychologically affected by 9/11. The 16-scene play follows 14 individuals as they come to terms with the events of 9/11. The Baker production is dedicated to first responders, police officers and firefighters. Donations will be accepted on all four dates for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Cy Middleton Memorial Fund. Among the actors, Billy Wicks, Ottawa; Mackenzie Sammons, Wellsville; Kyle Richardson, Lane; Katie Masters, Paola; and Kelly Braud, Baldwin City. Counseling center director Tim Hodges will lead discussions on how communities deal with terrorist attacks.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 4 p.m.
