Callbacks by invitation Saturday, November 9th, 12-3 pm
For auditions, please bring your headshot, resume, and sheet music for provided accompanist. You will need to sing a 16-32 bar cut of a musical song in the style of the show.
If you cannot attend auditions, please send a video submission with your headshot and resume to [email protected]. Please include in your email whether you will accept any role or are only going for a specific role(s). Submissions will be accepted until November 8th by 11:59 pm.
Rehearsals begin Monday, November 18th, and will take place Monday-Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Not everyone will be called to every rehearsal. Availability is required for tech week, January 18th-23rd.
Due to the mature nature of the show, no one under the age of 18 may audition.
Synopsis & Character Breakdown 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 of this groundbreaking musical.
Mark Cohen: 20s-30s Roger Davis: 20s-30s Mimi Márquez: 20s-30s Tom Collins: 20s-30s Angel Dumott Schunard: 20s-30s Maureen Johnson: 20s-30s Joanne Jefferson: 20s-30s Benjamin Coffin III: 20s-30s Ensemble: Homeless Men & Women; Junkies, Parents (Mrs. Cohen, Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson); Support Group (Steve, Gordon)
