The Other Children of the Sun | Feb. 22 - Mar. 9, 2025
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See the World Premiere in the Kennedy Center's Family Theater! https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2024-2025/the-other-children-of-the-sun/ This whimsical superhero adventure, based on Navajo creation legend, follows the journey of celestial siblings. Writer and director Rhiana Yazzie and dramaturg Steven Paul Judd offer a funny and thought-provoking world premiere play that challenges us to look at heroism through a new lens. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #kennedycenter #theater #youngaudiences
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