MASTER
 
 

Rent SE

By Brookfield Theatre (other events)

3 Dates Through Aug 14, 2022
 
ABOUT ABOUT

Book, Music and Lyrics by JONATHAN LARSON

Directed by Beth Bonnabeau starring the students of Miss Beth's Spotlight

School Edition specially adapted and licensed by MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL

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 retains the dramatic intent of the groundbreaking rock musical, and consists of minimal changes to make it possible for students to perform this piece.

Mailing Address

PO Box 528 Brookfield, CT 06804