Actress Kelly O’Malley Brings Suicide Prevention Play Series ‘A Light in Dark Places’ back to Texas with the help of her sisters and Meagan Harris
A Light in Dark Places Breaks Down Stigma Surrounding the Topic of Suicide
April 7, 8, 13, 14 @ 8pm
April 15 @ 2pm and 8pm
Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas
A Light in Dark Places (ALIDP) makes its return to the Bath House Cultural Center. ALIDP presents five short-plays working together to break down the stigma surrounding the topic of suicide, using a mix of comedy and drama, to encourage healthy discussion, create community, and offer hope to those affected. Performances will be followed by a Q&A, featuring members of the ALIDP team and mental health professionals, and a reception.
ALIDP will be performed April 7, 8, 13, 14 @ 8pm and April 15 @ 2pm and 8pm, at the Bath House Cultural Center, located at 521 E Lawther Drive off of White Rock Lake. Tickets range from $20-$30 and can be bought at https://alidptx.eventbrite.com
ALIDP’s producer and actress, Kelly O’Malley is a Frisco native and a graduate of Southern Methodist University as well as the renowned Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in Los Angeles. She created ALIDP to transform the tragedy of losing her father in 2011 into hope for others whose lives have been affected by suicide.
“I’m proud that this show is more than a night of excellent theater,” O’Malley said, “ A Light in Dark Places demonstrates that the performing arts can reduce the stigma and silence surrounding the topic of suicide, which only makes at-risk people more vulnerable. The show creates a safer community where people feel comfortable asking for help, and that can save lives. There is nowhere I would rather provide that hope than in the city where I was born and raised.”
About ALIDP: A Light in Dark Places is a non-profit organization that breaks down stigma surrounding the topic of suicide by using the performing arts to encourage healthy discussion, create community, and offer hope to those affected. For more about A Light in Dark Places, visit www.alightindarkplaces.org. To find ALIDP on social media, go to Facebook - www.facebook.com/playsforhope or Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alightindarkplaces
A LIGHT IN DARK PLACES
Producer: Kelly O’Malley
Co-producers: Meagan Harris and Kristina O’Malley
The Aggravations of Izzy by Jessica Moss
Director: Ale Fips
Cast: Meagan Harris, Kelly O’Malley & Shalisha Sheridan
Happy Merry by Michael P. Adams
Director: Chris Millar
Cast: Olivia Cinquepalmi, Nancy Sherrard & Stephen Brodie
