Palace Theatre RENT Cast Members Go the Extra Mile for BC/EFA

Each night after their first six performances, the cast members of RENT made their way to the Palace Theatre lobby wielding red buckets and red ribbons to raise nearly $3,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids (BC/EFA), an organization which helps people all over the country living with HIV/AIDS. After heartfelt performances in the award-winning rock opera, RENT, the entire cast moved to the Palace Theatre lobby to greet audience members and accept donations.

Artistic Director Carl Rajotte anticipated the production would draw a fresh, younger audience to the Palace, but never expected such an encouraging response from such a diverse crowd. "I am overjoyed at the audience's powerful response to our production and am overwhelmed by their generosity not only with their donations, but also with their extraordinarily motivating feedback to the cast each night," said Rajotte.

If you haven't seen RENT yet, there is still time to donate to BC/EFA and see this inspiring story about friends and a community of young artists living together as they struggle through life in the East Village of New York City, RENT tackles addiction, poverty, AIDS - and most of all, love.
RENT runs through April 11th. Tickets are $15 to $45 depending on seating and senior/adult/student status. Tickets are available at the Palace Theatre box office, by calling 603.668.5588 or visiting www.palacetheatre.org. *RENT is rated PG-13 due to adult language and situations.

BC/EFA is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 it has raised over $175 million for essential services for people with critical illnesses across the United States.

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