RentBook, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements: Steve Skinner Original Concept/Additional Lyrics: Billy Aronson Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements: Tim Weil Dramaturg: Lynn Thomson |
A pop cultural phenomenon for more than 25 years, Rent is an iconic musical about finding your voice, living for today, and measuring our lives in love. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has songs that rock and a story that shaped a generation.
Loosely based on Puccini's La Boheme, the musical follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young bohemians living in New York's Lower East Side. Struggling to survive and create, each of these young artists and musicians must learn to negotiate their dreams under the shadow of HIV and AIDS. |
production team
Would you like to get involved? We're currently looking for volunteers to help work behind-the-scenes to bring this production to life on stage. Email rent@sunprairiecivictheatre.com with questions or for more information.
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Co-Artistic Director: James Donovan House
Co-Artistic Director: Joshua Swalheim Vocal & Music Director: Colin Loeffler Technical Director: Russ Wolff Stage Manager: Nick Horky Set Design: Livvia Goff Projection Artist: Atlas Schuster |
Marketing: Mike Schuster
Program: Frank Peot Front of House: Dan Presser Box Office: Brooke Vechinski |
We are in need of
Experience is needed for some, helpful for others and, in some cases, not necessary at all. If you have experience, please include a short summary with any relevant experience noted. And if you're interested but don't have experience, let us know. We're happy to pair you with someone who can provide hands-on training.
- Producer to help coordinate all the moving parts of staging a production
- Lighting Designer to design light plots and cues to support the artistic vision for the production
- Sound Engineer to optimize the volume, balance and EQ of a live performance from a mixing console
- Scenic Artist to work with the Set Designer and Lighting Designer to design and apply paint and artwork to the constructed set
- Set Dresser to work with the Set Designer to decorate the set with appropriate furniture and decor
- Costume Designer to plan, create and assemble costumes that bring out the characteristics of each character and ensemble member
- Make-Up Designer to visually transform actors into the characters through the use of makeup
- Hair & Wig Designer to visually transform actors into the characters through hairstyles and wigs
- Props Designer to identify, design and collect all the items actors interact with during the production
- Master Carpenter to be responsible for working with additional construction volunteers on the physical build of the set
- 5 Pit Musicians (2 Guitars, Keyboard, Bass, Drums) to make up the band that performs on stage throughout the show. Musicians also receive a stipend.
- Sound and Light Board Operators to manage sound and light cues during tech week and the performances
- Multiple Assistant Stage Managers and Stage Crew to help the show run smoothly behind the scenes
- Spotlight Operator to run the spotlight during the performances based on lighting cues
- Wardrobe Assistants to help the costume designer measure, sew, assemble, organize, wash, etc.
- Audition Pianist to play sheet music handed to them by an actor during auditions
Experience is needed for some, helpful for others and, in some cases, not necessary at all. If you have experience, please include a short summary with any relevant experience noted. And if you're interested but don't have experience, let us know. We're happy to pair you with someone who can provide hands-on training.
CAST
Auditions will be held January 12-14. Due to the adult themes in the production, the minimum age to audition will be 16 years old (no exceptions). Preference will be given to adult actors. For those under 18, parent or guardian consent will be required. Roles and scenes for those under 18 will be limited. Register for auditions.
Rent is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com