In the summer of 2019 director Ealeal Semel and Roy Chen, the chief dramaturge of Gesher theatre, accompanied the creation of the annual performance of the "Shahaf" school, where youths receiving "day-treatment" study alongside those hospitalized in the closed ward of the "Abarbanel" Centre for Mental Health.
As part of their drama classes, the children have written texts about themselves, their joy ,pain and fears. After a month, they took to the stage for a sole performance before their parents, medical staff, and fellow patients.
This new Israeli drama is like a window into the lives of the medical team, the patients, their parents – and inside their souls. But is is also the story of every one of us, because these teens come from all walks of life, every social class and community – They are just like us. They’re just a high volume version of us.

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An important note: "Someone Like Me" is an original play. Any resemblance between the characters and real people is entirely coincidental.
The characters in the play are based on the ghosts of friends we have lost, those on the edge, and others, who have managed to make their way back.