RUST: A Ghost Story is a tense, claustrophobic exploration of the cycles of patriarchal violence and what happens when tradition and a mythologized past cloud our understanding of the present. Hamlet and Macbeth meet Gormenghast and The Fall of the House of Usher (+ homoerotic swordfights) in this haunting supernatural revenge thriller.

Magpie Artists' Ensemble produced RUST as a unique and magical "musical in concert-style" spin on a staged reading on November 12th, 2023 at 18th&Union.

RUST: A Ghost Story (worshop)

Produced by Magpie Artists' Ensemble

Written & Directed by James T. Washburn

Music by Kitt Balbirona, arranged by Chess Albaneze

Performed at 18th & Union