RENT at NTPA Repertory Theatre

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.

Suggested Audience Age: 16+

Content Warnings: Adult Themes, Drinking, Drugs & Smoking, Explicit Language, Depictions of Violence/Death, Sexual Content, Negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures

Performance Dates/Times:

Friday, September 9, 2022, 8 PM
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 2:30 PM - ASL interpretation*
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 8 PM
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 2:30 PM

Friday, September 16, 2022, 8 PM
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 2:30 PM
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 8 PM
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 2:30 PM

Production Team:

Artistic Director: Daniel Dean Miranda
Director: Daniel Dean Miranda and Rachael Berros
Music Director: Billy Veer

Credits:

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements by Steve Skinner
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil
Dramaturg by Lynn Thomson

RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and the New York Theatre Workshop

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Authors

• Billy Aronson
• Jonathan Larson

Tony Awards and Nominations for RENT