Event

RENT

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, 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.

Director & Choreographer: Dawn Ewen
Music Director: Clare Wyatt
Producer: Jim Buckshon

This is Renegade Arts Co's 3rd musical theatre production, following the critically acclaimed HAiR in the summer of 2016 followed by The Who's Tommy in the winter.

A Rent-Head is someone who lives Rent the musical. Most have seen the show many times, some in the hundreds. It is tradition to have Rent-Head tickets available the day of for $20 in the front row and we will follow tradition and due to the fact that this is a relatively small venue, we will still release 5 tix each day the show runs.