The seven deadly sins are constructs of our social architecture. Guiding, limiting, and controlling our social behavior. Guilt holds this architecture in place; sticky mortar of the soul. What would happen if guilt was prohibited? The 8th deadly sin. Would it all crumble? Can we “behave” without guilt? We are putting this experiment in the hands of the Bouffons, masters of guilt free subversion. Through play, metamorphosis and mask we explore and undermine the rickety social structure of morality with all its capitalist and patriarchal underpinnings. Will you dare to sit with us in this house of cards while the Bouffons frolic in the attic?

Conceived by Sophie Amieva and Katerina Marcelja

Devised by Hannah Gross, John Kang, Kayla Juntilla and Sophie Amieva

Directed by Sophie Amieva

Production Design by Katerina Marcelja

Stage Managed by Maya Munnings

Line Producer by Giorgia Valenti

Light Design by Jaqueline Scaletta

Butoh Choreographed by Kori Koolman and Sophie Amieva

About notAmuse

notAmuse Theater’s mission is to teach classes and create visceral theatrical work that peels back layers of human complexity and social power in order to recognize the true core of one another’s humanity. We work from the core understanding that while theater isn’t always outwardly political, it is always inherently political. As audience members and artists we arrive in a theatrical space as a product of the world around us. We are steeped in its power dynamics, traumas, and resulting fears. notAmuse’s goal is to create spaces where we can deconstruct and transcend that fear to connect with one another on a deeper level.

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