Photo Flash: Connecticut Repertory Theatre's RENT 5/27-6/6

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT), the professional producing arm of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, opens its Nutmeg Summer Series with the rock musical, Rent, running May 27 through June 6 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre (Lower Jorgensen). The preview performance takes place on May 27 at 7:30 p.m. , and Opening Night is May 28 at 8 p.m.

Its unforgettable songs, including "Seasons of Love," "No Day but Today" and "One Song Glory," propelled Rent to become one of the ten longest running shows on Broadway! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Rent's rock opera is the story of struggling young artists - based on Puccini's La Boheme but set in modern-day New York City.

PERFORMANCE AND TICKET INFORMATION
Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Matinee performances start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Single ticket prices for Rent range from $15 to $37. The Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and provides air-conditioned comfort and convenient free parking in Lot 9 and X Lot, with paid parking available in the North Garage . Please call the box office at 860.486.4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Nutmeg Summer Series subscriptions still available. CRT is offering four productions in the Nutmeg Summer Series between May 27 and July 4, 2010 - its first full summer season since 2002. Rent is followed by All in the Timing, a comedic collection of six one-act plays; the song-and-dance spectacular, Smokey Joe's Café; and Endurance, a world premiere play presented by movement theatre artists, Split Knuckle Theatre. Subscription package options range from $36 to $84. Subscribers also have the option of pre-purchasing dinner at the Nathan Hale Inn and ice cream dessert at the UConn Dairy Bar with their subscription packages. Please call the box office at 860.486.4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.