Singing Audition for Summer Production of "Rent"
The company is holding auditions for summer production of "Rent", please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. 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. Additional info: Please prepare 32 bars of a late 80s/early 90s rock song or a contemporary musical theatre song in the style of the show. Only callbacks by invitation will include a dance call. REHEARSALS: Rehearsals are set to begin on Sunday, May 19th. Location TBD. PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES: July 18-21 & 25-28, 2024, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Please apply if interested.
9 roles
Vocal range top: G4 | Vocal range bottom: A2 Filmmaker and video artist. Knee-deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Vocal range top: A4 | Vocal range bottom: F2 A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
Vocal range top: E5 | Vocal range bottom: Eb3 An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Vocal range top: A4 | Vocal range bottom: F#2 A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Vocal range top: A4 | Vocal range bottom: C3 The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover.
Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: C4 An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Vocal range top: E5 | Vocal range bottom: G3 A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Vocal range top: F#4 | Vocal range bottom: Bb2 The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Up to 10 actors of diverse ages, gender identities, ethnicities, body types, and abilities to play various characters.
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