The èƵ Many Voices Project will present a staged reading of “Baltimore” by Kirsten Greenidge on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center.

The public is invited.  Admission is free.

The presentation is in collaboration with the Women of Color United (WOCU) student organization, the Department of Theatre and the “Something Every Tuesday” program of the Student Activities Committee.

When an act of racial microaggression occurs on a small college’s campus, an overwhelmed RA is tasked with communicating with those impacted. “Baltimore” ponders topics relevant to college students, faculty and community members. When does a joke go too far? Are there ways to mend relationships broken by racism? How do our individual backgrounds reflect how we view racial differences?

“Baltimore” is directed by junior Kate Lawrence of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with Margo Walters, assistant director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, as staff advisor, and Eric Van Tassell, assistant professor of lighting and sound design, as lighting director. Junior Ellie Cocking of Orlando, Florida, is the cultural consultant on behalf of WOCU.

The cast includes freshmen Praise Adeloye, Madison Barrett, Isaac Janssen, Yanyssa Ochoa and Claire Schultz; sophomores Kelly Rosenau, Darrell Rounds and Schuyler Waters; junior Amaru Pegues; and senior Veronica Booker.

The Many Voices Project (MVP) is a collaboration between the college’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Multicultural Student Organizations and Department of Theatre, and showcases stories representing a wide range of characters from diverse backgrounds.

To inquire about accessibility or if you need accommodations to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu.  Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.

The Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center is located at 115 E. 12th St., at the center of the Hope campus between College and Columbia avenues along the former 12th Street.  Schaap Auditorium is on the lower level near the building’s southwest corner.