Known first for her work as a stage director, and more recently as a playwright and performer, Sayet's accolades as a theatre-maker include being named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment, a TED Fellow, a MIT Media Lab Directors Fellow, NCAIED Native American 40 Under 40, a recipient of The White House Champion of Change Award from President Obama, the National Directors Fellowship and a National Arts Strategies' Creative Community Fellow.

Madeline is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Arizona State University, and Executive Director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP). She currently a Resident Artist at Center Theatre Group and a member of Long Wharf Theatre’s Artistic Ensemble.