CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS: Being a Lifeline for Survivors
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times
- Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 2pm - 5pm
- Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 11:30am
Location
📅 Sat., Nov. 14 at 2pm & 5pm at The Athenaeum Auditorium (401 E. Michigan St.)
📅 Sun., Nov. 15 at 11:30am at Unity of Indianapolis (907 N. Delaware St.)
Details
CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS is a free, interactive performance that breaks the silence around loss by suicide. It’s part of The Sapphire Theatre’s award-winning PICTURE THIS® program. Through live, real-life scenarios, audience members talk directly with the characters. Together we practice ways to support each other, strengthen the connections that protect us, and open conversations that could save lives. It was developed with grief and suicide prevention experts.
Each 90-minute presentation includes:
🎭 Live performances by professional actors
💬 Time to talk with the characters and experts
🌿 Simple stress-reducing theatre techniques
📋 Current, vetted information and support options
🤝 A judgment-free space with others who understand
☕ A reception with light refreshments, conversation and take-home resources
📅 Sat., Nov. 14 at 2pm & 5pm at The Athenaeum Auditorium (401 E. Michigan St.)
📅 Sun., Nov. 15 at 11:30am at Unity of Indianapolis (907 N. Delaware St.)
🎟️ Free admission. Reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crucial-connections-being-a-lifeline-for-survivors-tickets-2002634469608
This program is part of the 2026 Spirit & Place Festival - www.spiritandplace.org (Nov. 5–15). It’s presented in partnership with IU Indianapolis’ Spirit & Place Festival, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (Indiana), Unity of Indianapolis, www.GriefLiteracy.com and John Swanson, author of This is Hard.
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