CYPRESS CREEK STUDENTS TO PERFORM PLAY TARGETING SUICIDE PREVENTION

Cypress Creek High School students (L-R) Ally Fleischhauer, Rose Lindauer, David Wells and Max Bryan hold lines from The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note, a student-directed play about teens and suicide.

Sept. 30, 2015—Cypress Creek High School theatre students have partnered with local organizations to produce an upcoming production on suicide awareness for the community.

Seniors Kaci Jackson and Samantha Sandacz are directing The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note, a play about teens and suicide. According to Cypress Creek theatre teacher Michelle Smith, the students set out to find a play that would make a positive impact in the community. They partnered with Crisis Intervention Houston and Kindness Matters to understand the topic and support their cause.

Cypress Creek students (L-R) Zuymar Bolivar, Cody Brockermeyer, Autumn Shelton and Joseph Concha display lines of dialogue fromThe Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note, a student-directed play about teens and suicide.
 

The student-directed show will take stage in the Cypress Creek High School theater (9815 Grant Road) on Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. with a presentation about suicide prevention and support from Cypress Creek counselors. Admission is $4, and proceeds will go toward suicide prevention. The play is also slated to appear at Texas State Thespians in December.