Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical is based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications 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; Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part.  The cruel irony of life imitating art propelled RENT, almost instantly, to a show of mythic proportions. The reviews for the Off-Broadway production were the most ecstatic that the theater community had seen since A Chorus Line. The show has been called a "landmark musical," and is arguably the most celebrated and controversial musical of the 1990s. 

PLEASE NOTE:  This show deals with very mature subject matter, and includes strong language.  We will be performing the full Broadway production, which is considerably more risque than the school edition of the show that was performed by our teenage PAMT students last summer.  

 

Rent Cast (22)

Roger Davis – Ron Cosens
Mark Cohen – Andrew McDougall

 Angel Dumont Schunard – Jeremy Stevens

 Tom Collins – Brock McNamee

 Benjamin Coffin III (Benny) – Vincent Scattalon

 Mimi Marquez – Kristen Widenmaier

 Maureen Johnson – Justice Tremblay

 Joanne Jefferson – Cait Morton

 Alexi Darling/Sue/Junkie/“Leap of Faith” Backup/Homeless Person/Bohemian/Roger’s Mother: Alexis Scott

 Mrs. Cohen/Steve (as female Steph)/“Leap of Faith” backup/Homeless Woman/Bohemian: Abigail Ramsey

 Mrs. Jefferson/Police Officer/Homeless Person/Bohemian: Christine Joyce

 Blanket Person/Ali/“Leap of Faith” Backup/Junkie/Bohemian/Homeless Person: Emily Cameron

 Mimi's Mother/Junkie/Bohemian/Homeless Person:  Michelle Bryden

 Pam/“Leap of Faith” backup/Homeless Woman/Bohemian: Satinka Schilling

 Police Officer/Vendor #1/Homeless Person/Bohemian: Gina Tremaine

 Vendor #2/Homeless Person/Bohemian:  Hilary Hodgins

 Mr. Jefferson/Paul/Homeless Person/Bohemian/Pastor: Murray Hodgins

 Homeless Man/Gordon/Coat Vendor/Restaurant Man: Andy Simpson

 The Man/Bohemian/Homeless Person: Liam Gosson

 Thug/Bohemian/Homeless Person: Bob Del Grande

 Thug/Mr. Gray/Squeegieman: Jack Lavoie

 Bohemian/Homeless Person:  Scott Somerville

 

Orchestra (5)

guitar

Bill Cameron

bass

Howard Tweddle

drums

Terry Kirkpatrick

keyboards

Peter Woodwark

Mary Ellen Grigor

Performance dates:

April 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and May 1 @ 8:00 p.m.

April 25 and May 2 @ 2:00 p.m.

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Tickets are $25/$15 for opening night.

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Orion Theatre Company was formed in 2002 by collaborators Peter Dixon and Heidi Stepanek in order to provide a professional atmosphere for amateur actors, musicians, and stage musicians who love musical theatre.

After the success of Orion's first nine shows - Rocky Horror Show, The Fantasticks, Cabaret, Guys & Dolls, Evita, Cats, Godspell, The Producers, and Grease,  Heidi and Peter are pleased to bring Into The Woods and RENT to Perth in 2010.