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Performance dates:
January 12-15 & 20-23, 2026
Performance time:
11 a.m.
Performance run time:
80 minutes
Public Schools
Only educators with Miami-Dade County Public Schools may request these dates. All dates are reserved by M-DCPS’ Cultural Passport program.
Charter and Private Schools
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Touring dates:
Anticipated performance time:
1 p.m.
Setup, performance and strike time:
2-hour setup | 60-minute performance with a Q and A | 1-hour set strike
Synopsis:
I am Me begins as a traveling play designed to be performed at every high school in Miami-Dade County. In the mixed-media theatrical work, six young people share what it’s like for them to be teenagers in 21st century Miami. Delivering lyrical monologues against a backdrop of oceanic images and vibrant music, the characters express their fears, frustrations and triumphs as they navigate the rough terrain of adolescence in a city whose future is as uncertain as their own. Anxious about climate change, parental expectations, societal pressures and their burgeoning identities, these young people find hope and comfort in one another, in art and ultimately within themselves. Created by a group of established and emerging Miami artists commissioned by the Arsht, I am Me features an all-local cast and is directed by award-winning Miami artist Teo Castellanos.
About the project:
Imagined, produced and presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, I am Me will resume its tour of Miami-Dade County high schools this season. Focused on teen mental health and wellness, the new initiative includes a world premiere play created especially for teens that will travel to local high schools and a series of artistic self-expression workshops for teens. The first arts-driven mental health initiative of its kind, I am Me is the culmination of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s 16-year partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and is provided by the Arsht at no cost to every ninth grade student and teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Questions?
Please contact iamme@arshtcenter.org.
Click here to view the resource guide.
Testimonials:
“Fantastic show! I think the kids really enjoyed it.”
– teacher from Miami Palmetto Senior High School
“Everything was really cool and emotional. I loved the part where it was talking about the struggles of women and girls especially in the Latino Caribbean cultures. I’m Latina myself and Muslim. I saw a lot of what I’ve grown up with in the play. It was very comedic at times and very personal and serious at others. It was often hilariously relatable.”
– ninth grader from New World School of Arts
“It was interesting, and it lets you know that you’re not the only one struggling.”
- 12th grader from Westland Hialeah Senior High School
“10/10.”
– ninth grader from iPrep Academy
“I absolutely loved the production and also the team — crew and cast. The fact that they cared about the space and the students made a difference. They were professional and kind.”
– teacher from Felix Varela
“I really like the play. It was very relatable not only for me but also for others I know. I wish more of my friends would have been able to see it.”
– 11th grader from Mater Lakes Academy
Series
Supporting Sponsors
Y. David and Cheryl Scharf 
Institutional Sponsors
