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Ashland Playwright Puts Suicide On Stage

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Suicide is on the rise in the United States, up in a steady trend since the beginning of the century. 

Rogue Valley resident Shoshana Alexander experienced it in her own life; her sister committed suicide.  Alexander put that experience and others into an original play,

Alexander and other actors will perform the play this weekend (Nov. 17-19) in Ashland.  She visits the studio along with Jodie Sneller, the executive director at , a program to help people deal with grief and loss.   

WinterSpring features a separate ceremony for Survivors of Suicide Loss Day,.

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award.