Theatre Casting Call for "Rent" Musical Show
The company is holding auditions for "Rent" Musical Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Set in the East Village of New York City, during the previous pandemic, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s play follows a year in the life of a group of young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. 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 shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. Additional info: First Rehearsal: May 21, 2025 Opening: June 20, 2025 Closing: July 20, 2025 Possible Holdover: July 25-27, 2025 When applying, please include a headshot and resume to be considered.
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Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is a typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd. Vocal range: C3 – G#4
A struggling musician and former drug addict. Roger is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive. Vocal range: F#2 – A4
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: F#2 – A4
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. Vocal range: D3 - F#4
A public interest lawyer and headstong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. Vocal range: G3 – E5
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: C3 – D5
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: F#3 – E5
An unpredictably zany performance artist. Marueen oozes sexuality and used to life in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne. Vocal range: G3 – F5
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