Live Arts Miami and Miami Light Project Present:
“ARMS AROUND AMERICA” by DAN FROOT & COMPANY
Real Voices. Real Stories. A Live Radio Drama Inspiring Dialogue on Guns in America.
“A feast of sounds, a display of musical bravura and an all-around fabulous evening of unconventional live theatre.” — Stage and Cinema
“Fantastic!!! This could change the dialogue about guns in the US…a powerful and riveting performance.” — TourScout
Created by: Dan Froot
Dates & Showtimes:
- Thursday, February 20th at 8:00PM
- Friday, February 21st at 8:00PM
Venue:
Lehman Theater, MDC North Campus
$35 General Admission
Free for MDC Student with code
Arms Around America is a community-driven theater project that delves into how Americans navigate fear, power, identity, loss, and love through their relationships with guns. Created by Dan Froot and presented as a live radio-theater broadcast, the performance features four actors voicing dozens of characters in a series of short plays inspired by real families whose lives have been profoundly shaped by guns—including stories from South Florida.
By opening a window into these families’ experiences, Arms Around America offers a nuanced exploration of the complex roles guns play in our society. Combining theatrical storytelling with community dialogue, the performance creates a space for audiences to reflect on diverse perspectives and foster conversations that move beyond polarization.
Recently premiering to sold-out audiences at UCLA’s Nimoy Theater, Arms Around America is both a gripping theatrical experience and a catalyst for meaningful dialogue, aimed at transforming the national conversation on gun violence.
ABOUT DAN FROOT
Dan Froot is an award-winning theater artist, producer, writer, and educator whose work has been showcased across the U.S. and internationally for over four decades. Known for blending storytelling with social justice, Froot creates transformative performances that address pressing societal issues. His accolades include a Bessie Award, a City of Los Angeles Artist Fellowship, and a Foundation for Jewish Culture Playwriting Fellowship. Froot is also a Research Professor in UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance.
ABOUT MIAMI LIGHT PROJECT
Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization, which commissions and presents artists from all over the world and throughout Miami. We support the vanguard in contemporary performance – dance, music, theater and multimedia artists who are internationally recognized for risk-taking innovation, technical virtuosity and thought-provoking content. Our programmatic vision has led the way in establishing Miami as an internationally recognized center for art and culture, with a vibrant locally based artistic community. Miami Light Project’s artistic programs focus on issues of relevance to our community within the context of an evolving global field of art and culture.
These performances are made possible by the generous support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Funding Arts Network (FAN), Miami Salon Group, the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, the National Performance Network (NPN) Artist Engagement Fund, with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency).
Address:
Lehman Theater
Miami Dade College – North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave Room 1315, Miami, FL 33167, United States