Square Foot Theatre to Stage RENT, 11/20-23

This November, The Square Foot Theatre Company will present RENT, the beloved work of Jonathan Larson. This will be this Connecticut based non-equity, non-profit community theatre's 36th production in 7 years. They are thrilled to begin their 2014-2015 season with this ground breaking musical. This production will be guest directed by The Broadway Boys member, Mike Backes. This production will not be one to miss.

Mike Backes will be making his Connecticut directing debut with Rent. Some of his directing highlights include East in Red which was part of The Frigid Festival in NYC and Little Shop of Horrors. He has toured the country preforming in such musicals as Grease, Footloose and as a proud member of The Broadway Boys. Among his many acting credits he was Roger in the Long Island Regional premier of Rent. The cast is over joyed to have him not only as their director but also as a member of their SFT family.

A beautiful musical loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's RENT follows a group young artists and musicians during a struggling to survive, in New York Cities lower East Side. Each character must battle through their own emotional and physical battles, in the search purpose, understanding, and love. The audience will be captivated as they watch each member of the cast persevere through their daily struggles with addiction, poverty and HIV/AIDS. Jonathan Larson sadly passed away before he was able to watch his amazing musical premiere on stage but his legacy lives on each time a production takes to the stage. VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!

Rent will run Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:30pm, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 7:30pm, Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 2:00pm. Tickets in advance are $22 for VIP, $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children under 12. Note this show contains mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language. To purchase tickets, go to sftrent.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets will also be available at the door, if the production is not sold out. Performances will be held at Mishkan Israel, 785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT.

For more information about the Square Foot Theatre, check out their website www.squarefoottheatre.com.