Where We Belong

NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE

By Madeline Sayet

Directed by Tara Moses

Feb 28 - Mar 23, 2025

Black Box Theater

An indigenous theatre-maker journeys across geographic borders, personal history, and Cultural legacies in search of a place to belong.

In 2015, Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet traveled to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, echoing the path her ancestors took in the 1700's and leading to a remarkable journey of self-discovery. This ground-breaking, one-woman event weaves together humor, searing insight, and the timeless power of story-telling, to explore the importance of honoring our roots and the universal quest for belonging/where we belong.

Following its acclaimed tour, developed in partnership with Woolly Mannoth Theatre Company in association with The Folger Shakespeare Library, with performances at Seattle Rep, Chicago's Goodman Theatre, New York's Public Theater, and more, The Umbrella is proud to present the play's New England Premiere in a new production.

"...Sayet's script is heartfelt and insightful, and manages to do exactly what so many credit the Bard with:
it captures a universality of the human experience." - Broadway World