May 3-11, 2024 Production
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Westbury Theatre in the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns
10330-84 Ave, Edmonton, AB
7:30pm Friday, Saturday May 3-4
2:00pm matinee Sunday May 5
7:30pm Wednesday - Saturday May 8-11
(No show Monday/Tuesday)
Tickets on sale now through Edmonton Arts Council Events (formerly Tix on the Square)
$30 Adults, $25 Student/Seniors plus GST
Link below or call directly at 780-420-1757
Director- Edward Medeiros
Musical Director - Rachel Haverkamp
Choreographer: Amélia Boutin
Production Managers: Brent Tyson & Jon Shields
Synopsis:
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.
CAST LIST ANNOUNCED!
John Avila ROGER DAVIS
Benjamin Todd MARK COHEN
Jeremey Zimmerman TOM COLLINS
Liam Lorrain BENJAMIN COFFIN III
Kathryn Kroeker JOANNE JEFFERSON
Don Figueroa ANGEL DUMOTT-SHUNARD
Kaitlynn Eve MIMI MARQUEZ
Kendra Humphrey MAUREEN JOHNSON
Sable Billings-Boltz ENSEMBLE
Jack Bizuk ENSEMBLE
Selina Bomberger ENSEMBLE
Katelyn Cabalo ENSEMBLE
Kevin Cambridge ENSEMBLE
Danielle Hall ENSEMBLE
Veronica Masik ENSEMBLE
Amy Ramnarine ENSEMBLE
Alexander Voutchkov ENSEMBLE