Did Snow White consent? Salvadoran youths rewrite tales – and their future.

At 5 p.m. on a Saturday in late November, a group of jittery kids and teens crowd the pavilion in the central square of this small town in northeastern El Salvador. They’re staging an entirely new version of the story of Tarzan – rewritten and adapted by the young actors to reflect the way they’d like to see themes of equality and opportunity play out in their own lives.

In this version of the classic tale, which is graced with the natural sound and set design of squawking grackles and Cinquera’s colorful sunset, the years have passed. The time has come for the retirement of Tarzan, the protector of the jungle. In front of the animal council, he proposes that his child replace him.

“Tradition dictates that your son should succeed you,” a gorilla scolds him. “But you only have