Madeline Sayet News

Center Theatre Group is launching a series of special events and programming at the Mark Taper Forum, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Public Works’ The Tempest is running at The Delacorte Theater through Sunday, September 3 as part of Free Shakespeare in the Park. Read the reviews for The Tempest here.

Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), under the leadership of new Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen, today announced the full roster of artists for its 26th Annual New Works Festival to be held August 2 – 6 in Ojai, CA.

Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), under the leadership of new Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen, today announced the selection of playwrights for its 26th Annual New Works Festival to be held August 2 – 6 in Ojai, CA.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall. Learn more about the cast here!

Playwrights receive a week-long workshop to develop their new plays followed by a public presentation in OPC's 26th Annual New Works Festival, August 2 - 6.

Ping Chong and Company has named Mei Ann Teo as the fifth member of the organization’s new Artistic Leadership Team, alongside Nile Harris, Jane Jung, Talvin Wilks, and Sara Zatz.

The Drama League has launched its digital archive of the 2022-2023 International Directors Summit, which united eight world-class directors from around the globe for a series of conversations about the changing nature of their work.

Listen to season two of Miriam Weiner's independent podcast, Theater Practice.

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company has announced the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company production Where We Belong will take center stage beginning April 13.

Madeline Sayet’s sweeping and poetic one-person play WHERE WE BELONG tells the story of Achokayis, a Mohegan theatre-maker, who in 2015 moves to England to get her PhD in Shakespeare. It deals with issues that we as a country have actively worked to avoid talking about, or at least to relegate them to the past, even when their impacts are ongoing.

The event aims to showcase BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA individuals and relevant themes, giving a stage to voices that may be missing from the theatre's mainstage season. American Stage partnered with James Museum as they are strongly interested in indigenous land and culture preservation. As a part of American Stage's and the James Museum's commitment to diverse voices, each year, at least one playwright featured in the festival will be an indigenous artist.

When American Stage put out a call for emerging playwrights to submit their never-before-produced scripts, the submission box was flooded with more than 200 entries.  This February, it has been narrowed  down to six plays, all ranging from queer dramas to historical pieces.

Portland Center Stage will bring Portland audiences the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company production of Madeline Sayet's profoundly affecting and breathtaking solo show Where We Belong, presented in association with Folger Shakespeare Library. 

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will host A Mammoth Showcase: An Interdisciplinary Gathering of Native Artists on January 29 from 6:00-10:00 p.m., to support the company's ongoing commitment to Indigenous communities. This free event is part of the wider ambitions for the national tour of Madeline Sayet's Where We Belong, with the goal that each producing partner creates and sustains long-term relationships with local Indigenous artists and communities.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced that applications are now open for the 2023 National Puppetry Conference. Submissions will be accepted until Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 11:59pm PST.

The New York Premiere of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo, is the latest stop in a nationwide tour produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with Folger Shakespeare Library. Where We Belong began performances on Friday, October 28 and will run at The Public Theater through Sunday, November 27. Check out photos from opening night.

The New York Premiere of WHERE WE BELONG, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo, is now running at The Public Theater through Sunday, November 27. Get a first look at photos here!

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has announced that Kendra Ekelund will join HVSF as the new Managing Director of the company.

The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of WHERE WE BELONG, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo, with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Friday, October 28.