tell the truth and shame the devil
zoe | juniper and Xiu Xiu started collaborating in 2023, sending rehearsal videos and music tracks back and forth from LA and Berlin. After a couple of residencies at The Moore Theatre in Seattle, zj and Xiu Xiu premiered tell the truth and shame the devil in May 2025!
In tell the truth and shame the devil, zoe | juniper and Xiu Xiu examine The Crucible, psychological thrillers, Jordan Peele’s horror films, and the backlash against the MeToo movement all as a lens for dissecting the pervasiveness of misogyny and the insidious virus of patriarchy. .
World premiere commissioned by Seattle Theatre Group.
COLLABORATORS
Created and Choreographed by Zoe Scofield
Original music by Xiu Xiu
Directed by Zoe Scofield with Mikhaela Mahony
Video by Juniper Shuey
Lighting Design by Ryan Dunn
Set Design by Jennifer Zeyl
Dramaturgy by Mikhaela Mahony & Dahlak Brathwaite
Produced by Lilach Orenstein
Masks by Joe Seely
Props by Rebecca A Gessert and Sylvia Cziglenyi
Costumes by Kaye Voyce
Text by Dahlak Brathwaite
Performance by Mandolin Burns, Aden Hurst, Caitlin Javech, Melody Morrow and Zoe Scofield with Jamie Stewart and Hyunhye (Angela) Seo
Understudy Giordana Falzone
Production Assistance by Emma Lawes
Administrative Assistance by Neva Guido
Photos by Anton Karraa
A N I N S I D E L O O K
The Creative Process
Take a look into the creative process of tell the truth and shame the devil in residency in Los Angeles at G-SON Studios and PIETER Performance Space in May 2024.
Collaborators: Zoe Scofield (Choreographer/Director), Mikhaela Mahony (Dramaturg/Director), Mandolin Noelani Burns (Dancer), Melodie Morrow (Dancer), Aden Hurst (Dancer), Caitlin Javech (Dancer), Anton Karaa (Photography)
