Event

RENT

ROGER - Josh Keske

MIMI -Gabi Knoepfle

COLLINS - Dan Brennan

ANGEL - De'Vontae Weaver

MARK - Harrison Hernandez

MAUREEN - Niki Charisse Franco

JOANNE- Julie Good

BENNY - Josh Hernandez

ENSEMBLE: Gina Palasz, Lili Adam, Chloe Pusateri, Danny Scovill, Eddie Olewinski, Jake Allen

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.