RENT
November 10th-19th, 2023
Book & Music by Jonathan Larson
Lyrics by Jonathan Larson and Billy Aronson
Directed by: Clay Donaldson
Music Director: Lee Hartman
Choreographer: Adam Tanner Gilbert
Rated R
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 of all ages.
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. Rent is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous.
Join us in November for our City Series Season opener!
Cast:
Mark Cohen - Brady Lewis
Roger Davis - Brandon Smith
Mimi Marquez - Diane Isom
Tom Collins - Tadrian Taylor*
Angel Dumott Schunard- Dion Sideboard
Maureen Johnson - Victoria Clement
Joanne Jefferson - Juniper Cassaway*
Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III- Nick White*
Ensemble:
Alex Arnold
Austin Ventura
Charlie Champagne*
Don Fields
Holly Roubique
Mitchel Courville*
Jamie Leonard-Brubaker
Tiara Spann
Tyler Basley
Veronika Haynes
*indicates TBR Debut
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