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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 reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.