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Singer Needed for Gig "Rent"

Houston, TX, United States
ID: 276250Exp: 12/28/2024
Description:

Seeking performers and singers for the "Rent" show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Additional info: REHEARSAL WINDOW RENT January 12 - February 27 Musical - TBA February 17 - April 10 PERFORMANCES RENT February 28 - March 15 Musical - TBA April 11 - April 25 ** Possible extension All performers are asked to prepare a one-minute monologue and 16-32 bars of a song (preferably in the rock style). Bring background tracks on personal device to be Bluetooth in our system. Performers will be selected and invited to attend an in-person callback on Thursday, January 2 from 6:30-9:30 pm held at Moore Vision Entertainment. Sides will be emailed. Some actors may be cast without attending the callback. See the attachment for audition info. If interested, please apply.

32 roles

MARK COHENMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Tenor (C#3-G4) Mark is an aspiring filmmaker who narrates the show as he films the lives of his friends. Mark never leaves home without a camera. He is Roger's best friend and caregiver, and he was once Maureen’s boyfriend (who left him for Joanne). Mark is a little nerdy and quirky. He insists that he can survive the bleakness of his environment through his art.

ROGER DAVISMale25-34 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Rock Tenor (B2-A4) Roger is a once successful, now struggling musician who discovered he had HIV/AIDS in a note his girlfriend left him before she took her own life. His main goal in life is to write one great song before he dies, but he has not been able to play his guitar in a year, fearing that he has lost his creative energy. He falls in love with Mimi but is too afraid to commit to her, knowing that she also is infected with HIV/AIDS.

MIMI MARQUEZFemale18-24 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Alto (F#3-E5) Mimi Marquez works in a strip club and struggles with her addiction to heroin, which has resulted in her contraction of HIV/AIDS. She falls in love with Roger, who is unable to commit to a relationship with her. She is also Benny's ex‐girlfriend. She is extremely sexy, optimistic, and likeable but with dark secrets. Though Mimi has” lived a lot of life,” she still sees the world through the eyes of a young woman.

BENNY COFFIN IIIMale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Tenor (Eb3-F4) Benny used to be Mark and Roger’s roommate, but he married Alison Grey, a rich family involved with real estate, and he is now their landlord. He had been letting Roger and Mark live in the apartment for free, but he is now forcing them to pay rent or be evicted. Roger and Mark consider him a yuppie sell-out. He also had an affair with Mimi before she started to date Roger.

MAUREEN JOHNSONFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (C4-F5) Maureen is a bisexual performing artist and Mark's ex‐girlfriend. She left Mark to be with her new girlfriend, Joanne. She is sexy, flirtatious, sassy, and funny. She is bold and speaks her mind, and she is not afraid to take on the establishment and fight for what she believes in. The actress playing this role must be an excellent singer and actress. She must be comfortable with same-sex physical intimacy.

JOANNE JEFFERSONFemale25-34 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (Bb3-E5) Maureen is a lesbian Ivy League educated lawyer and activist. She struggles to not be jealous ofMaureen’s flirtatious nature with others. Though she was raised in an affluent, political family, she is committed to helping those less fortunate. The actress playing this role must be an excellent singer and a good actress. She must be comfortable with same sex-physical intimacy. Since she dances the tango with Mark, good movement skills are also required.

TOM COLLINSMale26-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (F#2 – A4) One A4 for a short duration Tom Collins is a gay computer genius, teacher, and anarchist who was recently expelled from MIT. In the opening scene he is mugged, reflecting the harsh reality of the world in which the characters live. He is brave enough to allow himself to fall in love with Angel, knowing that since both of them are infected with HIV/AIDS, their relationship will not have much of a future.

ANGEL SCHUNARDMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal Range: Tenor with Falsetto (C3-A4) Angel is a young drag queen and street percussionist. He meets and falls in love with Collins. He has HIV/ AIDS and dies of the disease in Act II. As a person, Angel is the most generous and selfless character in the show. Angel hands out money to the neighborhood while dressed in Santa drag. Though he has HIV/AIDS, he embraces life and lives it to its fullest.

CarolersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

There are homeless street men and women who appear throughout the show sarcastically singing Christmas carols.

Mrs. CohenFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Mark's stereotypical Jewish mother. Her voicemail messages are the basis for the songs Voicemail #1, Voicemail #3, and Voicemail #5.

Alexi DarlingMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The producer of Buzzline who tries to employ Mark after his footage of the riot makes primetime. Sings Voicemail #3 and Voicemail #4.

Mr. JeffersonMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The wealthy parents of Joanne Jefferson, they leave her Voicemail #2. Mr. Jefferson is also one of the a cappella singers in Voicemail #5. Mrs. Jefferson usually sings the female solo in Seasons of Love.

Mrs. JeffersonFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The wealthy parents of Joanne Jefferson, they leave her Voicemail #2. Mr. Jefferson is also one of the a cappella singers in Voicemail #5. Mrs. Jefferson usually sings the female solo in Seasons of Love.

Mrs. DavisFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Roger's confused mother who calls in Voicemail #5, asking continuously, "Roger, where are you?"

Mrs. MarquezFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Mimi's Spanish‐speaking mother who sings in Voicemail #5, wondering, in Spanish, where she is.

Mr. GreyMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Benny's father-in‐law who wants to buy out the lot.

The ManMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The local drug dealer whom Mimi buys from and Roger used to buy from.

PaulMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease. (The man in charge of the Life Support group)

GordonMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.

SteveMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.

AliMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.

PamFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.

SueFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Life Support Group - As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.

Squeegee ManMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A homeless person who chants "Honest living!" over and over.

Homeless WomanFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

She gets harassed by police and Mark films it. She first yells at Mark but then asks him for a dollar.

WaiterBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Waits on the cast and has solo lines in La Vie Boehme.

PreacherMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Seasons of Love SoloistsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

CopsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

BohemiansBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

VendorsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Homeless PeopleBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities