RENT

18/10/2013 – 26/10/2013

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

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