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Rent
Directed by Joy Klumppace
When: Wednesday May 20th at 6:00 PM. Registration begins an hour before at 5:00 PM. Callbacks as needed will be held Thursday May 21st, and will be announced via ACTS Facebook page.
Where: ACTS Theatre
Who: Adults over 21. Must be 21 at the time of auditions.
What to Prepare: 90 seconds of a song NOT from the show and be prepared to dance. You may print and fill out audition forms prior to auditions (optional; links below.) If you have any known conflict dates, bring them as well. Further audition information is on the Facebook event (including the dances for the dance audition!!) HERE
*****This is a HIGHLY ensemble oriented show.
All persons cast are expected to have a high level of commitment and communication with the production team*****
The show will run August 6-16. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Please make sure you are available for ALL shows before committing to audition. Rehearsal schedule is subject to change pending actor and director availability, but should run Sunday - Thursday evenings.
The Show: 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.
Character Descriptions
All characters are between the ages of 21 and 45
Roger Davis
A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4; Vocal range bottom: F2
Mark Cohen
Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4; Vocal range bottom: A2
Tom Collins
A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4; Vocal range bottom: F#2
Benjamin Coffin III
The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Joanne Jefferson
A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5; Vocal range bottom: G3
Angel Dumott Schunard
The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4; Vocal range bottom: C3
Mimi Marquez
An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5; Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Maureen Johnson
An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F5; Vocal range bottom: C4
Ensemble (4 - 7 actors)
Homeless Men & Women; Junkies, Parents (Mrs. Cohen, Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson); Support Group (Steve, Gordon); Police officers, vendors, backups, The Man, Alexi Darling, Mr Grey, Restaurant Man, Pastor
Audition forms
(optional - fill out and print and bring with you, we will have printouts on site as well)
Auditions for plays typically involve cold readings from the script.
Auditions for musicals involve cold readings, a dance audition, and a singing audition.
Directors may want the actors to supply their own accompaniment music, and may have specifics on what kind of audition songs they want to hear. Preferences (if any) will be indicated here.
Other upcoming auditions:
Next season's auditions will be announced soon!
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