Where We Belong NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if Absorbing monologue about the Mohegan people told by a gifted Native-American speaking her truth thru a creative stage & narrative. Brava!
Don't see it if If you prefer a musical then skip this one.
See it if you weren’t taught much about indigenous American history in school and you’d like a fuller picture not written by the victor
Don't see it if writer being the actress telling her own story was powerful in its way, but in terms of audience experience, a trained actress might help Read more
See it if you wish to see more representation and discussion of native/indigenous lives on the American stage.
Don't see it if you prefer large casts and a lot of action.
See it if Mohegan M. Sayet's beautifully acted&staged show raises questions on what it means 2 belong 2a globalized culture&its inherent destruction*
Don't see it if Uninterested in colonialism & Native American culture, or in a solo show in the quasi-lecture format. Read more
See it if you'd enjoy a 1 person story telling of her educational experience & its relation to her heritage as it relates to history and current times
Don't see it if you are seeking a play as this is a solo presentation with good staging and lighting to give it entertainment value.
See it if you like monologues with an engaging writer/performer on a topic of american indian ancestry
Don't see it if wasn't a knockout, but thoughtful
See it if Worth seeing before Thanksgiving as it was both thought provoking, and relevant, but this one woman show felt all one note, intense but loud
Don't see it if The alternate characters were the only thing that kept this afloat, otherwise too meandering, too long and simply felt very unedited-punchy.
See it if one-person play from a viewpoint one does not see often. kept one listening.
Don't see it if want the write and actor to not be the same person. may have given a broader perspective.
Critic Reviews (7)
" 'Where We Belong' feels like a probing search for answers, there is little spontaneity or discovery to Sayet’s performance, which can feel like a recitation straining for emphasis rather than a vivid recollection."
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"The show is an ongoing journey, it seems, to work through them...'Where We Belong' belongs to the realms of both theatre and lecture, cultural retrospective and personal memoir."
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"It may not be very theatrical and would be a better lecture than a play, but 'Where We Belong' has great educational value and is extremely thought-provoking, and is thus entirely worth seeing."
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Ultimately, Sayet's unhappy scholarly experience is a narrow lens through which to view her larger subject, namely this country's shameful treatment of its Indigenous peoples, a history shaped by many lies and cultural amnesia. Indeed, Where We Belong is filled with compelling digressions that snag one's attention away from the subject at hand.
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"You could well view the 80-minute monologue as a quest, one that informs yet one that also raises questions."
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Writer/ director/actress Madeline Sayet is an engaging performer. Directed by Mei Ann Teo, her one-woman show “Where We Belong” is an autobiographical tale of her Mohegan roots and her seeking her place in the world as she travels to London to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare. While much of the play contains information and stories that will come as a revelation to most New Yorkers, the play often feels like a lecture with an agenda. The most interesting parts are her own discoveries about her roots and her encounters with other people in which she plays both characters.
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…best when Sayet explains the culture and history of her tribe, especially through the stories of family members and individual Mohegan ancestors…. Sayet is more effective as a playwright than a performer, and the effort at a poetic effect…does not mask the gaps in the story that frames the play: Sayer’s personal journey to England to study for a PhD in Shakespeare, which leads to her feeling betrayed.
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