- This event has passed.
Dread Fools
NotAmuse Theater
October 14 - October 22
$20 – $35The Brick presents
Dread Fools
by notAmuse Theater
October 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 8pm
Step right up! Step right up! Vengeance, horror, sex and power.
That’s right folk, for a limited time only, Dread Fools presents a feast of grotesque catharsis without redemption. In a rare appearance we bring to you the untamed vengeance of the Furies.
For your viewing pleasure: the regulation of the human body from creation to genetic manipulation.
Conceived by Sophie Amieva and Katerina Marcelja
Directed by Sophie Amieva
Devised ensemble:
Kayla Juntilla
Michael Galligan
Hannah Mitchell
Madeleine Joyce
Octavia Leona Kohner
Emma Simon
Rachel Weekley
Zeynep Akca: Stage manager
Katerina Marcelja: Set and Costume Design
Robert Malbrough: Light Designer
Diwas Gurung: Sound Design
Production: notAmuse Theater
Dread Fools adopts the Penny Gaff vignette format in a slapstick horror sideshow questioning the exertion of power through the regulation of the human body.
Who writes the story? Who makes the rules? Where do monsters come from? How do they reproduce? Who decides? Where does the power lie and how is it exerted?
Two worlds coexist, intertwine and collide; the reality show of the performance of power which is expanding with blind arrogance and the mythical monster world ruled by Furies with a vengeance that transcends morality. The Furies are feeling the pressure and they are about to snap. In the Bouffon traditions NotAmuse theater uses grotesque humor teetering on the edge of tragedy to unveil with explicit frankness and humor the masochist underbelly of legislative oppression.
In consideration for the health and safety or our staff members, artists, and audiences, The Brick remains committed to maintaining vaccination requirements and mask mandates for our in-person presentations for the foreseeable future. We ask that all audience members remain masked. All staff and performers will be vaccinated; performers may not be masked. Audience can provide proof of vaccination with a government issued I.D. along with a physical copy or picture of your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card, the NYC COVID Safe App or the New York State Excelsior Pass. Please be patient with staff.