Madeline Sayet's one-woman show Where We Belong tells the story of her journey from discovering Shakespeare as a child to studying him in England and directing him (and others, and opera) around the world. Madeline is a director, educator, and writer, a member of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, and she discusses her play's origins; how different audiences react to it; how Shakespeare became a part of her normal childhood fairy-tale world; the sometimes thorny challenge of adapting personal relationships to accommodate the art; an uncomfortable reminder about how history works; possible sequel titles; how everybody wants to be in the play now that it’s a success; the art – and importance – of loving a thing and still being able to criticize a thing; and how theatre can also be good medicine. Where We Belong ran at the Goodman Theatre and will play Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in August 2022, Seattle Repertory Theatre and New York's Public Theatre in the Fall of 2022, and Portland Center Stage and Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2023. (PHOTO: Madeline Sayet in Where We Belong. Photo by Liz Lauren.) (Length 21:33)
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austin · September 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm
By now you’ve probably found our FAQ page which answers this question. Send your CV/headshot to info (at) reducedshakespeare (dot) com and we’ll keep you on file for our next round of auditions. We hire professional actors and our auditions are held in different places.
Gavin Roberts · September 18, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Hi I would very much like to audition for the reduced Shakespeare company.
But I’m having a lot of trouble finding where your auditions are held.
Please get back to me be, it would be brilliant to work with talented actors. I was also wondering does it have to be professional actors or can it be student actors as well?
Thank you for your time.
Regards
Gavin Roberts