RENT
Springboro Community Theatre
March 3-12
Springboro Performing Arts Center
Cast: Aaron Brewer as Mark Cohen, TJ Montgomery as Roger Davis, Averi Astaire as Mimi Marquez, Jordan Lopez as Maureen Johnson, Shana Fishbein as Joanne Jefferson, Ben Essex as Tom Collins, Nick Bellmyer as Angel Dumott Schunard & Clayton Schmohe as Benjamin Coffin III
Ensemble: Alexia Daniels, Tommy Balaj, Lillian Robillard, Christa Harris, Avery Huff, Mar Miller, Tom Horwath, Davis Byrd, Jasmine Simon, Matthew Ebersbach, Abby Naveau & Emily Nagy
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.
- Fri-Sat, March 3-4 at 8pm
- Sun, March 5 at 2pm
- Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 8pm
- Sun, March 12 at 2pm
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