Rent

RENT

November 11 - December 4, 2022 (no show 11/24)

Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson 

Directed by Julia Deter

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"A wonderful opportunity to see [Rent] in an intimate setting. If you’ve seen it previously and it’s been a while, this local production is worth another look...The stage is multi-dimensional...the entire cast is excellent. There are so many performances that left a lasting impression long after the curtain fell." -- Tom Boudrot, Theater Mirror

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and to live without regret. This is theater at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous. La Vie Boheme!

Our 2022-2023 season, was created in collaboration with members of The Umbrella Stage family, including Board, Staff, Directors, Designers, and Performers. We would like to extend our deepest thanks for their time, insights, and perspectives. 

CONTENT WARNINGS: This show contains haze, strobe lights, sound effects, movement, simulated drug use, intimate contact, and challenging themes.

 

SPOTLIGHT ON RENT

PLAYBILL NOTES

LITERATURE

Let the Record Show Book by Sarah Schulman Cover The Umbrella is proud to partner this season with our friends at The Concord Bookshop. For each show this season they’ll be recommending some related titles to add to your reading list and enhance your theater-going experience. Want to start reading now? The links below will bring you directly to The Concord Bookshop website where you can order your selected title and support your local business community. Several of the titles will also be available for borrowing through our neighbors at the Concord Free Public Library and the Minuteman Libraries Network.  

FILM & TELEVISION

  • Revolution Rent: Now available on HBO/HBO Max, this 2021 documentary follows Broadway star Andy Señor Jr. as he endeavors to bring Rent – in which he previously starred as Angel – to Cuba, marking the country’s first American-produced Broadway musical in more than 50 years. Returning to his exiled parents' homeland, Señor Jr. embarks on a personal journey, exploring his Cuban heritage and his family's complex relationship to the country they love.
  • Tick, Tick...Boom!: Now available on Netflix,  this moving musical drama directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda features Andrew Garfield stars as Rent creator Jonathan Larson, a promising theater composer navigating love, friendship and the pressure to create something great...before time runs out.

 

Cast

Temma Beaudreau as Maureen Johnson

Brian Demar Jones* as Tom Collins

Maria Norris as Joanne Jefferson

Dominic Pecikonis as Angel Dumott Schunard

Isa Sanchez as Mimi Marquez

Errol Service, Jr. as Mark Cohen

Jake Smerechniak as Roger Davis

Jared Troilo* as Benjamin Coffin III

WITH

John Breen

Vanessa Calantropo

Shani Farrell

Eleni Kontzamanys

Emily Lambert

H.C. (Len) Lee

Alex Massarotti

Kara Chu Nelson

David Rodrigues

Staff

Producer: Brian Boruta

Director/Choreographer: Julia Deter

Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Abraham Rebollo-Trujillo

Assistant Director/Associate Choreographer: Hannah Shihdanian

EDI Consultant: Kira Troilo

Intimacy Director: Kayleigh Kane 

Music Director: Jeff Kimball

Stage Manager: Nicole O'Keeffe

Assistant Stage Manager: Abi Lora

Lighting Designer: Ben Rush

Sound Designer: James Cannon

Scenic Designer: Dan Daly

Technical Director: Al Forgione

Costume Designer: Becky Butler

Sticher: Shayna Loeffler

Properties and Set Dressing: Sarajane Mullins

COVID Safety Officer: Cathie Regan

 

Photos by Gillian Mariner Gordon

Dates

11/11/2022 - 8:00pm
11/12/2022 - 8:00pm
11/13/2022 - 3:00pm
11/17/2022 - 8:00pm
11/18/2022 - 8:00pm
11/19/2022 - 8:00pm
11/20/2022 - 3:00pm
11/25/2022 - 8:00pm
11/26/2022 - 8:00pm
11/27/2022 - 3:00pm
12/01/2022 - 8:00pm
12/02/2022 - 8:00pm
12/03/2022 - 8:00pm
12/04/2022 - 3:00pm