Suicide prevention play Marooned will soon make its way to the west, sparking conversations about suicide and life but not death.
Producer Rohana Hayes said the 80 minute play is a powerful suicide prevention piece which has travelled Australia since 2017 sharing the story of a friend who took his life.
“A friend of ours took his life, so Michael Gray Griffith wrote this play which has grown and grown,” she said.
“It’s called a suicide prevention play because of the theme and because of the reputation it has and how it gets people talking.
“People hang around for hours afterwards talking, it really opens up a conversation.”
The success of the play has taken the cast and crew from big cities, to small country towns, and now it is Altona’s turn to share the spotlight.
“We wanted to take this play east, west , north and south in Melbourne so the Altona City Theatre seemed like a good fit,” she said.
“Instead of playing in the city and making people come far, we think its good to bring the theatre to the people in the community.”
And thanks to Altona City Rotary, Marooned is able to run at the centre with a donation from the club.
“We have been very fortunate to be sponsored by Rotary and president Danny Civitico who wanted to support us,” she said.
“He has given us some money to rent the space and support us as they are marketing it to their men’s groups on more suicide prevention.”
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