‘Harry Potter’ Sequel Play Has A Cast, And A Surprise To Some

“In the films, Hermione was played by Emma Watson, a white woman, but [Noma] Dumezweni’s casting continues a tradition of imagining the character as a woman of color — her race isn’t specified in the novels and her status as ‘Mudblood’ in the wizarding world puts her in a similar position to many marginalized people in white institutions today.”