Surfside Players
Box Office: (321) 783-3127
Mailing Address: PO Box 320053, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Location: 301 Ramp Road (Take A1A to Fifth Street South), Cocoa Beach
Publicity Contact: Rich Reifsnyder
rcreif@yahoo.com; (321) 446-1204
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 17, 2012
Surfside Players Invites You to OPEN AUDITIONS for
RENT
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Steven Heron
Musical Direction by Leslie Mitchell
Surfside Players will be holding OPEN AUDITIONS on Sunday and Monday, March 4 and 5, at 7:00pm for RENT, by Jonathan Larson. Our director is Steven Heron with musical direction by Leslie Mitchell. Production dates will be April 20 – May 6, 2012; if the show is popular enough we will extend the run to May 13.
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, RENT follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in New York City. They include Mark, a filmmaker and the narrator of the story; his former girlfriend, Maureen, a performance artist; Maureen's lover, Joanne, a public interest lawyer; Mark's roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic dancer, with whom Roger falls in love; Tom Collins, a computer genius; Collins' lover, Angel, a street musician and drag queen; and Benny, a former member of the group who, after marrying into a wealthy family, has become their landlord. How these young East Village bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking show, winner of the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical… which now makes its Brevard County debut right at Surfside Players!
We need strong singers and expressive dancers: almost the entire show is performed in song. The main cast is 3 women and 5 men in their teens, twenties, or thirties, supported by a small tight-knit ensemble of all ages portraying many citizens of New York. All auditioners must be in high school or older. In addition, due to the strong language and mature themes of the show, auditioners under 18 must have their audition forms signed by a parent or guardian giving consent.
Auditioners should go to
http://needrent.homestead.com to become familiar with the songs they will be singing at auditions. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. You may attend both nights, but you only need to attend one.
If you’re still undecided about auditioning, watch the video of the Broadway production at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJtQ0gO6oCY
Surfside is located in Cocoa Beach, FL, an hour’s drive east of Orlando. Take 520 or 528 eastbound to A1A southbound, or take Pineda, Eau Gallie, or 192 eastbound to A1A northbound. Drive into Cocoa Beach, and turn west on Fifth Street South.
For more information about the show, call
(321) 783-3127 or visit
www.surfsideplayers.com.
WHO: Surfside Players
WHAT: AUDITIONS: RENT, by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Steven Heron; Musical Direction by Leslie Mitchell
WHEN: March 4 - 5, 2012; Sunday/Monday 7:00pm
(Production dates April 20 - May 6, 2012)
WHERE: Surfside Playhouse
Highway A1A and Fifth Street South, Cocoa Beach, FL
INFO:
(321) 783-3127,
www.surfsideplayers.com
RENT
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 by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 / Phone:
(212) 541-4684 / Fax:
(212) 397-4684 /
www.MTIShows.com
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MISSION STATEMENT:
Surfside Players is a community theatre dedicated to the performing arts through productions, presentations, education and outreach.
SURFSIDE PLAYERS, INC. IS A 501 (c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SPONSORED IN PART BY: The State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs through the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, IM4ART License Plate Revenue, Brevard Business News, The Margaret Heins Foundation, Publix Supermarkets Charities, and the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners through the Brevard Cultural Alliance.
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