sarah bellamy, co-artistic director of the penumbra theatre, dedicated to african american theater, states "it gets a lot easier to wrap your head around all of this for folks of color when we remember a key point: this work is not for us. it is by, for, and about white people, using people of color, tropical climes, pseudo-cultural costumes and props, violence, tragedy, and the commodification of people and cultures, to reinforce and re-inscribe a narrative about white supremacy and authority."