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Episode One — 'This Isn’t A Disney Musical'
Recent studies have tied gun ownership to the startling high rates of teen suicides in the U.S. In this episode, we meet some of the Cry Havoc actors as they conduct their first interviews about gun violence — self-directed gun violence. We learn they have skin in this game: One cast member has lost a friend to suicide. To the actor’s surprise, that heartbreaking trauma becomes part of their play.
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Summary and Transcript
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
The Grace Loncar Foundation
Every Gun Death Is Personal
Youth Suicide Rates Are Higher In States With High Gun Ownership, According To A New Study
Student Actors Take On The July Shooting of Five Dallas Police Officers
The CDC Downplays Guns’ Role in Suicide Prevention Messages
The Crisis in Youth Suicide
Grace Loncar, Booker T. Student and Contemporary Theatre of Dallas Artist, Dies at 16
Why Teen Suicide Is So Unpredictable
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Recent studies have tied gun ownership to the startling high rates of teen suicides in the U.S. In this episode, we meet some of the Cry Havoc actors as they conduct their first interviews about gun violence — self-directed gun violence. We learn they have skin in this game: One cast member has lost a friend to suicide. To the actor’s surprise, that heartbreaking trauma becomes part of their play.
Related Links:
Summary and Transcript
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
The Grace Loncar Foundation
Every Gun Death Is Personal
Youth Suicide Rates Are Higher In States With High Gun Ownership, According To A New Study
Student Actors Take On The July Shooting of Five Dallas Police Officers
The CDC Downplays Guns’ Role in Suicide Prevention Messages
The Crisis in Youth Suicide
Grace Loncar, Booker T. Student and Contemporary Theatre of Dallas Artist, Dies at 16
Why Teen Suicide Is So Unpredictable
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices