The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Production of WHERE WE BELONG

By Madeline Sayet | Directed by Mei Ann Teo
In Association with Folger Shakespeare Library
In 2015, a Mohegan theatre-maker moves to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, grappling with the question of what it means to remain or leave, as the Brexit vote threatens to further disengage the UK from the wider world. Moving between nations that have failed to reckon with their ongoing roles in colonialism, Achokayis finds comfort in the journeys of their Native ancestors who had to cross the ocean in the 1700s to help their people. In this intimate and exhilarating solo piece directed by Mei Ann Teo, Sayet asks us what it means to belong in an increasingly globalized world.

“among the great artistic achievements during the pandemic” – Broadway World
“Sayet cycles through anecdotes with pathos and a playful charm” – Washington Post
“An important story — thought-provoking, respectful, and alive.” – MD Theatre Guide

Content Transparency: This production contains flashing lights, depictions of racism, and discussions of borders, war, loss of language, residential schools, colonial theft of human remains and repatriation.

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