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  • Theatre department premiering reimagined 'Peter Pan' centered on Indigenous identity

    Apr 7, 2022 11:30 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    Kenny Ramos, a Kumeyaay actor, plays Pan, who is a Native American character in “The Neverland.” Photo by Darrell Hoemann

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    • Kenny Ramos, a Kumeyaay actor, plays Pan, who is a Native American character in “The Neverland.” Photo by Darrell Hoemann

    'The Neverland,' by playwright Madeline Sayet, takes the original escapist journey told from a colonial viewpoint and makes it a work of Indigenous futurism about building a world where all people and cultures are valued.