Jaimes Walch has seen first hand the impact suicide has on a community.
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His home town of Corowa has been "gripped" by suicide in the last 18 months and he wants it to end.
The mental health counsellor hopes by bringing a play about suicide prevention to town on October 11 and 12 will do just that.
Marooned is "the play that confronts suicide's greatest ally - silence".
"I believe this new play could be one of the greatest tools in the fight to prevent suicide," Mr Walch said.
"Corowa has been gripped quite significantly by suicide and as a counsellor I talk to a lot of people who are hurting.
"Once I saw the play and read the script twice I knew I had to bring it out to my home town.
"There is something very raw about the play and I have seen the impact it has on the audience, it really takes people on a ride.
"I hope it will have the same impact on my community."
Marooned was written by Michael Gray Griffith after a friend died by suicide and has been shown in Melbourne.
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His goal was to write a play that "in moments of isolated darkness" encouraged people, especially men, to chose life .
While it is difficult to prove that this has been achieved, Mr Walch said what has achieved is a play that "opens people up, especially men, and leaves them wanting to talk".
"After a play finishes the audience normally disperses pretty quickly," Mr Walch said.
"But after I saw this in Melbourne people just wouldn't leave, the actors got mobbed by people wanting to talk.
"And that is what this is all about - hopefully that sense of community will come back into it and we will talk to each other and not be afraid to speak up.
"The play makes you feel so involved in the story and it resonates with each person and their own struggles.
"It is truly magical and the overwhelming message is that of hope."
Mr Walch said the play targets men as they "cop a lot of criticism" for not talking.
"But what you will see through this play is they are speaking a different language," he said.
"This is about showing that the way through is by talking and this is something we have to encourage men in our community to do.
"But we also have to learn to listen to people again."
Although Mr Walch admits the play will be "raw, confronting and a little scary" he hopes the community will see the benefit.
"There is a lot of Aussie humour in there and I have seen this resonate with people I just hope people are open to it," he said.
Marooned is on at the Corowa Memorial Hall on October 11 and 12 at 7.30pm.
The event is free and being sponsored by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
For more information visit wolvestheatre.com/marooned