RENT: School Edition
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 12-21
Turpin High School [Anderson Township]
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, July 12-13 at 7:30pm
- Sun, July 14 at 2pm
- Fri-Sat, July 19-20 at 7:30pm
- Sun, July 21 at 2pm
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