BOOK, MUSICS & LYRICS by Jonathan Larson
DIRECTED by Derek Critzer
MUSIC DIRECTION by Rebekah Piatt
La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love.
RENT (School Edition) is a West End Prep production, featuring a cast of pre-professional 9th-12th grade students.
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.
NOTE: With the permission of the Jonathan Larson Estate, this version of RENT has been adapted for use in schools and other producing organizations. While retaining the dramatic intent of this groundbreaking musical, minimal changes have been made to language and one song [“Contact”] has been deleted.
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Tickets
tables for 2, starting at $16 per person
(plus applicable sales tax)
To accommodate social distancing, seats are carefully assigned in advance, based on the initial time of purchase. No need to arrive early. You will be shown to your assigned seats on the day of the performance.
HEALTHY & SAFETY HIGHLIGHTS
In light of the COVID-19 virus, we have taken additional precautions to make your time with us safe and enjoyable. All handrails and seat rests in the lobby and theater are being disinfected daily. We have hand wash, sinks, and paper towels in our restrooms, and additional hand sanitizing dispensers in our public areas. We encourage our audience, artists, and employees to follow CDC hygiene practices regarding hand washing, social distancing, covering sneezes and coughs, and other common-sense precautions.
For the safety of yourself and those around you, masks are required to be worn by staff members and patrons at all times within our facility. We encourage you to enjoy refreshments from our bar, however masks are required to remain in place unless actively taking a sip at your designated table only. If you are unable to properly wear a mask (covering both your nose and mouth) for the duration of your visit, we look forward to you joining us once again after masks are no longer a necessary part of our safety measures.
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↔️ 3-feet social distancing between parties