RAT CAGE

Written by Coco Justino

Directed by Em Majewski

October 8 – 24, 2026

Welcome to the technological nightmarescape where The Next Big Violent Thing is only an assaulting barrage of buzzes, notifications, and TV static away. Can Vendetta Payne (her stage name, obviously) navigate her new relationship, family pressures, and totally-not-a-stripper job? Or will the oligarchs of this world— business moguls called The Rats from the hit TV show Rat Cage— best her?  

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Season 39

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    October 9 – October 24, 2026

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