18/10/2013 – 26/10/2013
Produced by
Venue
Program
Year
2013
Author
Jonathan Larson
Abstract
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, RENT follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in the big 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 bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
Director
David Miles
Music director
Patrick Paevere
Choreographer
Lena Jean Lamshed
Designer
Thomas Fellowes
Cast
MARK
Taylor Rettke
ROGER
Douglas Costello
MIMI
Anisha Senaratne
MAUREEN
Rachel Tigel
JOANNE
Syd Zygier
ANGEL
James Worsnop
COLLINS
Jeremy Russo
BENNY
Elliot Parker
ENSEMBLE
Andrew White
Chris Dempsey
Dennis Wang
Elle Richards
Hamish Taylor
Isabella Clark
Jasmine Kwan
Jess Prinzi
Laura de Iongh
Pallavi Waghmode
Pasquale Bartalotta
Ruth Brown
Sarah Calsiña
Tegan Jones
Tess Walsh
Tom Kitt-Thompson
BAND
CONDUCTOR AND KEYBOARD I
Patrick Paevere
GUITAR I
Lauren Moses
GUITAR II AND KEYBOARDS
Curtis Reardon
BASS
John Lauricella
DRUMS
Jane McCurry
Crew
DIRECTOR
David Miles
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Patrick Paevere
VOCAL COACH
Aleksis Payne
CHOREOGRAPHER
Lena-Jean Lamshed
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ruben Clark
ASSISTANT M.D.
Ellan Hyde
SET DESIGN
Thomas Fellowes
LIGHTING DESIGN
Giancarlo Salamanca
COSTUME DESIGN
Michael Leaver
ARTWORK AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
Patrick Paevere
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Danielle Ridgway
STAGE MANAGER
Ruth Blair
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Finley Roberts
Lydia Muir
PUBLICITY MANAGER
Richard Gwatkin, with the UMMTA Committee