Rat Cage

A young Filipina writer struggles to define her identity both in her real life as well as in a capitalist nightmare alternate reality where half-rat-half-business-people aim to buy her pain.

A young Filipina writer struggles to define her identity both in her real life as well as in a capitalist nightmare alternate reality where half-rat-half-business-people aim to buy her pain.

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Rat Cage

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    Phantasmagoric and bonkers in equal measure, this play is about selling pain. Or buying pain? It is about pain. The oldest kind, the most horrific kind. How the characters are forced to turn that pain into a spectacle, or how they're pressured to molding that pain into something marketable... a tale as old as time. And yet, this play is fresh and strange. The non-linear nature is exciting, as well as the movement and double casting aspects. A bold script for adventurous houses!

    Phantasmagoric and bonkers in equal measure, this play is about selling pain. Or buying pain? It is about pain. The oldest kind, the most horrific kind. How the characters are forced to turn that pain into a spectacle, or how they're pressured to molding that pain into something marketable... a tale as old as time. And yet, this play is fresh and strange. The non-linear nature is exciting, as well as the movement and double casting aspects. A bold script for adventurous houses!

Character Information

  • "Vendetta Payne"
    An overthinker. Not as mysterious as she thinks she is. Must be an expressive dancer.
    Character Age
    20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Asian -- Filipino,
    Asian,
    Bi-racial/multi-racial
  • Jamelle
    Bold yet gentle. The kind of guy you want in your corner.
    Character Age
    20s - 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    African American/Black
  • Rats 1 & 2
    Critical and unapologetic.
    Character Age
    any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Podcast Hosts 1 & 2
    “Woke” white millennials. As genuine as performativity can get.
    Character Age
    Millenials
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Mom
    “VENDETTA”’s mother. Set in her ways.
    Character Age
    Middle Aged
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Asian -- Filipino
  • TV Announcer
    Ryan Seacrest type. Cartoonish
    Character Age
    any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Charlie
    “VENDETTA”’s boss, club owner.
    Character Age
    any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
  • Contestant
    An entrepreneur. Eager.
    Character Age
    any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC
    Character Gender Identity
    Any

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Cornish College of the Arts, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Cornish College of the Arts, Year 2022