Book, Music & Lyrics by

Jonathan Larson

Directed by Michael Glorioso

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

This production contains strong language, simulated sex and drug references.

CAST:

Roger David....................Andy Glorioso

Mark Cohen....................Jeremiah Mellen

Tom Collins.....................Garrett Sisamus

Benjamin Coffin III..........Jonathan Owens

Joanne Jefferson............Alyssa Zagoreos

Angel Dumott Schunard...Thomas McMahon

Mimi Marquez.................Allie Shepard

Maureen Johnson...........Abigael Allen

Ensemble/US Mimi........Mary Schwark

Ensemble/US Angel......Dylan Leavitt

Ensemble/US Benny.....Robbie Garza

Ensemble/US Maureen...Emma Radtke

Ensemble.......................Kate Evans

Ensemble......................Shannon Kolosci

Ensemble......................Elizabeth Magura

Ensemble......................Ashleigh Happer

Ensemble......................Lindsay Parpart

Ensemble......................Alyssa Flasch

Ensemble......................Erik Gollnick

Ensemble......................Deveon Williams

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