Audience Guide
Skylight Music Theatre presents…
RENT
Synopsis Summary
No day but today.
Set in 1989 New York City’s thriving Bohemian East Village, RENT is a modern take on Puccini’s 1896 classic, La bohème. With a driving rock score integrating dance, pop, rock ‘n roll, R&B and salsa, RENT features video artists, performance artists, guitarists, strippers, cross-dressers, and drug addicts all trying to find themselves and find their way in a tumultuous society. RENT sings of our time; of facing an uncertain future with courage, humor, loyalty and love; of celebrating life while struggling to make it. A rock opera bringing musical theatre to the MTV generation, RENT won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.
RENT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Press & Reviews
No day but today — Third Coast Digest
‘Rent’ Due at Skylight Opera — Express Milwaukee
Videos
Who’s Who
Directors & Designers
| Stage Director/Choreographer | Donna Drake |
|---|---|
| Music Director | Jamie Johns |
| Associate Choreographer | Rhonda Miller |
| Set Designer | Lisa Schlenker |
| Costume Designer | Holly Payne |
| Lighting Designer | Jason Fassl |
| Sound Designer | Gary Ellis |
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Roger Davis | Tommy Hahn |
| Mark Cohen | Rick Pendzich |
| Tom Collins | Parrish Collier |
| Benjamin Coffin III | Ron Lee |
| Joanne Jefferson | Julia Black |
| Angel Schunard | Juan Torres-Falcón |
| Mimi | Lili Thomas |
| Maureen | Kate Margaret McCann |
| Ensemble | Robert J. Bortman |
| Ensemble | Alison Mary Forbes |
| Ensemble | James L.B. Jones |
| Ensemble | Rana Roman |
| Ensemble | Ericka Wade |
| Ensemble | Nigel Wade |
| Ensemble | Bill Rolon |