Above, characters revel in the netherworld Tavern of Broken Hearts during last weekend’s performance of “Rusty Compass, Dusty Rose” at the Chilkat Center. From left, Jake Bell, Clara Weishahn, Joe Jacobson, Jess Crowe, Alisa Beske, Sarah Jaymott, Renee Hoffman, Susie McCartney, and Brian Harmon. At left, Hannah Bochart, as Death, sings a lament to revelers in the House of Dust. The musical, written by Bochart, included 19 scenes and featured 26 characters and musicians. Kyle Clayton and Tom Morphet photos.