Musket and the Rat at ARENA STAGE - Theater for Arts

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The story Musket Cherry is a young woman living in the basement of her deadbeat mothers house in Chicago. She sells heroin to support them both whenever shes not smoking pot on the couch with her best friend, Gay Stevie.The only good things in her life are her younger brother, Weso, and her man, Billy. After Weso gets thrown in jail on a trumped-up charge and Billy gets jumped by a rival dealer who steals the bail money, Musket embarks on an odyssey of violence and revenge that ends in tragedy for all concerned.www.brownpapertickets.com & onstage411.com
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Ages: Older Teens- Adults

Director Simon Lees- takes actors to their brink in this challenging and timely drama..

Writer Sammy Horowitz quote- ?Every piece of fabric that?s been woven into this story has come from pain, suffering and experience.?

Quote from Chicago Writer Sammy Horowitz, ?Every piece of fabric that?s been woven into this story has come from pain, suffering and experience.?

Award Winning New York Actor Lucas Jackson in the role of DAN in Musket and the Rat

Angel Lizarraga, hot off hit LA show Always Running at Casa 0101 Theater Co joins the Musket Team in role of Billy.

Maya Schnaider rocks in the role of Musket Cherry- Local Heroin Dealer to the community out of her alcoholic mothers basement.

Michelle Holmes veteran actress, brilliantly plays Tabitha, the belligerent alcoholic mother of Musket.

Garrick LeWinter provides a compelling portrayal of Skinny Nick in Musket and the Rat

Adam Pasen as Gay Stevie, always around Musket. Does he know too much ?

Chas Mitchell, veteran actor with wide range of credits and accomplishments joins the Musket Team as Chief Police Office and a special thanks as he serves as our consultant for the play.

Thrilled to add to the Musket Team, awesome actor Adrian Burk in the role of Joey!

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