WHERE WE BELONG at Goodman Theatre Makes Strong Emotional Connection
The land along the southern shores of Lake Michigan, now known as Chicago , has been a gathering place for Native people for thousands of years. People travelled long distances to trade, socialize, and share stories. The latest of these visiting storytellers is Mohegan theater-maker Madeline Sayet. A member of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, Sayet was raised on a combination of traditional Mohegan stories and Shakespeare, both of which have influenced her work as a stage director, writer, and actor of new plays, classics, and opera. After a drink of water as she steps on to the stage, Sayet opens with an acknowledgement of the peoples who have historically lived on the lands where the theatre sits and is currently called home by one of the largest urban Indian populations in the country. As she shares her story with passion, emotion, and humor, this modern Mohegan storyteller is a welcome guest. Madeline Sayet in Where We Belong Photo by Liz Lauren Goodman Theatre has