Bohemian Rat City

by Maggie Smith

As punishment for their sins, God has banished Their offending humans to the Bohemian Rat City, where they live their sentences out as human-rat hybrids. Unsure of their past crimes and even more unsure of how to redeem themselves, Madden, Charlie, Sage, and Ara are resigned to their new rodent-like lives.

But what if there was a way out?

As punishment for their sins, God has banished Their offending humans to the Bohemian Rat City, where they live their sentences out as human-rat hybrids. Unsure of their past crimes and even more unsure of how to redeem themselves, Madden, Charlie, Sage, and Ara are resigned to their new rodent-like lives.

But what if there was a way out?

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Bohemian Rat City

Character Information

As a writer, I am dedicated to creating diverse worlds onstage. Some of the most defining moments of my life involve me seeing myself represented onstage, television, or in literature. Because of this, I highly recommend casting this play diversely in regards to race, gender identity, and disability. You won’t be depicting the real world if you ignore this request.

  • MADDEN
    accepting of the situation they’ve been put in, but not happy about it
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • SAGE
    bitter, no room for optimism anymore, tired of existence, melodramatic, logical, angry, and not alone
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • ARA
    young and naive, devoted to what can’t be seen, wants others to have hope; severely pure of heart but doesn’t view themself as deserving of any kind of love, divine or otherwise
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • CHARLIE
    a conspiracy theorist and a coward; borderline genius with a wrench
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • SNITCH
    an officer of the law, loyal to a God they’ve never seen or heard from
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • SCAB
    an officer of the law, thoughtless
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • GOD
    this is, of course, God; a puppet, voiced by actors playing Scab and Snitch
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+

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