Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements - Steve Skinner
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics - Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements - Tim Weil
Dramaturg - Lynn Thomson
RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop
RENT is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performances materials are also supplied by MTI.
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Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, Rent follows the ups and downs of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, struggles to find his place in the world; his roommate Roger, an HIV-positive musician, wonders how he will leave his mark before he dies. Mimi and Angel look for true love as they face the harsh reality of life as HIV-positive young people, while the businesslike Joanne seeks fidelity from her wild-child performance artist girlfriend Maureen. The group’s dreams, losses, and love stories weave through the musical’s narration to paint a stunningly raw and emotional portrait of the gritty bohemian world of New York City in the late 1980s, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Directed by Courtney Cooper
Produced by Chad T. Bishop
Music Direction by Pat Burr
- Tickets are General Admission -
$10 / Students --- $15 / Adults
The Black Box Theater (A.K.A. "Bob Roach Little Theater) is located in Strahan Hall.
-- CAST LIST --
Mark - Josh Payne
Roger - Tommy Ratkiewicz-Stierwalt
Collins - Hunter Haller
Benny - CJ Gibson
Angel - Antonio Martinez
Mimi - Jenni Colbert
Joanne - Cali Van Zandt
Maureen - Kim Feuerbach
-- COMPANY --
Perma Knerr
Jacie Havill
Daniel Samuelson
Teri Walsh
Brianna Harvey
Paige Lambright
Mindy Oberreuter
Sophia Boldt
Addison Hopkins
Morgan Connelly