Auditions: Wednesday, October 13 OR Thursday, October 14 from 7:45-9:45pm by appointment only at The Performing Arts Connection, 31 Union Avenue in Sudbury. To make your appointment please visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=208941
Call Backs: Thursday, October 21 at 7:30pm at The Performing Arts Connection, 31 Union Avenue in Sudbury.
What to Prepare: Please prepare 32 bars of music from a contemporary pop/rock musical or in the pop/rock family. Accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music written in the key you wish to sing. Call backs will consist of dance, readings, and improvisation.
Rehearsals: Cast meet & greet Sunday, December 5 at 5:00pm. Rehearsals run Sundays January 2-April 10 from 5:00-8:00pm (no rehearsal February 20 and 27). Additional rehearsals April 11-13 from 8pm-10pm. Evening tech/dress rehearsals April 18-21 at TBA theater. Note that not every cast member will be required at all rehearsals, although every effort will be made to ensure a well-rounded rehearsal experience for all cast members!
Performances: Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm. Cast A will perform Friday matinee/Saturday evening. Cast B will perform Friday evening/Saturday matinee.
Tuition: There is no fee to audition. If cast, there is a $375 fee per student which covers production costs (royalties, costumes, scenery, theater rentals, etc.). This tuition also includes a t-shirt and 2 complimentary show tickets.
Please be advised that RENT: SCHOOL EDITION deals with sensitive subject matter and mature content. If you have any questions or qualms about whether or not this show is appropriate for your high school student, please feel free to email FOBma@aol.com at any time.
Casting: We are seeking TWO casts of 20 actors. Please note that some roles may be double cast.
Roger Davis, a struggling musician who's HIV+. Roger hopes to write one last meaningful song before he dies.
Mark Cohen, a filmmaker and video artist, and Roger's roommate.
Tom Collins, an HIV+ computer genius who's back in New York after being away.
Benjamin Coffin III, landlord of Mark and Roger's building. Benny wants to start a multimedia studio.
Joanne Jefferson, a public interest lawyer, and Maureen's lover.
Angel Shunard, a transvestite street drummer also infected with HIV.
Mimi Marquez, a dancer with AIDS and a drug problem.
Maureen Johnson, a performance artist and Mark's ex-girlfriend.
ENSEMBLE: Mark's mom, Roger's mom, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson, Mr. Grey, Alexi Darling, Steve, Paul, a Christmas caroler, a woman with bags, a pastor, man with squeegee, a cop, a waiter, and others.
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications 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; Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part.
RENT SCHOOL EDITION
Book, Music and Lyrics by JONATHAN LARSON. School Edition specially adapted and licensed by MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL.
With the permission of the Jonathan Larson Estate, this version of RENT has been adapted for schools and other producing organizations. While retaining the dramatic intent of this groundbreaking musical, minimal changes have been to language and one song ("Contact") has been deleted.
RENT - SCHOOL EDITION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4683. Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com
