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RENT - SCHOOL EDITION

By Gas Lamp Players (other events)

4 Dates Through Dec 10, 2023
 
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RENT contains mature themes and content and may not be appropriate for those under 13.

La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love.

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent School Edition 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, it 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, Rent School Edition 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 School Edition is exuberant, passionate and joyous. This adaptation has been carefully done, working with the Larson estate to retain the dramatic intent of the groundbreaking rock musical, and consists of minimal changes to language and the removal of one song ("Contact").

 

CAST A - THURSDAY NIGHT 12/7 @ 7PM, SATURDAY 12/9 @ 1PM:

Mark -Billie Rivero

Roger - Dylan Thayer

Collins - Julian Novoa

Angel - Nate Adams

Benny - Gaby Slim

Joanne - Sophia Mekbeb

Maureen - Lola Zimet

Mimi - Sarah LaMonaca

Blanket Lady- Amanda Bracken

Vendor- Alyssa Bracken

Seasons Of Love Solist- Amanda Bracken

Mrs. Cohen - Ellie Hudon

Alexi Darling -  Lily Yezdanian

Waiter - Sofia Perez

Mrs. Jefferson - Amber Beecham

Mr. Jefferson - Emmett Labot

Rogers Mother - Alyssa Bracken

Mrs. Marquez- Sofia Perez

Paul- Sam Patricio

Gordan - Austin Spencer

Steve- Kass Wilson

Pam- Lila Breslin

Sue- Tyee Weber

Ali- Ella Miller

Squeegee Man- Kass Wilson

The Man- Emmett Labot

Mr. Grey- Sam Patricio

 

CAST B - FRIDAY NIGHT 12/8 @ 7PM, SUNDAY 12/10 @ 1PM:

Mark -Spencer Morvillo

Roger - Dylan Thayer

Collins - Julian Novoa

Angel - Nate Adams

Benny - Gaby Slim

Joanne - Alexis Hamlin

Maureen - Bridget Campbell

Mimi - Riven Duckett

Blanket Lady- Amanda Bracken

Vendor- Alyssa Bracken

Seasons Of Love Solist- Amanda Bracken

Mrs. Cohen - Claire Liotta

Alexi Darling -  Chloe Novoa

Waiter - Ava Murtha

Mrs. Jefferson - Rebecca Jacobson

Mr. Jefferson - Emmett Labot

Rogers Mother - Alyssa Bracken

Mrs. Marquez- Ava Murtha

Paul- Sam Patricio

Gordan - Austin Spencer

Steve- Kass Wilson

Pam- Lila Breslin

Sue- Tyee Weber

Ali- Ella Miller

Squeegee Man- Kass Wilson

The Man- Emmett Labot

Mr. Grey- Sam Patricio