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Upcoming Auditions

Show Summary:

“Forget regret or life is yours to miss!” RENT is coming to the Inland Empire, and you could be a part of it.

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, Rent follows the ups and downs of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, struggles to find his place in the world; his roommate Roger, an HIV-positive musician, wonders how he will leave his mark before he dies. Mimi and Angel look for true love as they face the harsh reality of life as HIV-positive young people, while the businesslike Joanne seeks fidelity from her wild-child performance artist girlfriend Maureen. The group’s dreams, losses, and love stories weave through the musical’s narration to paint a stunningly raw and emotional portrait of the gritty bohemian world of New York City in the late 1980s, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION:

Director – Cameron Harris
Choreographer – Amanda Nicole
Music Direction – Roxanne Lua

Production dates – 7/13-8/4

Friday’s at 7:30 pm, Saturday’s at 2 pm & 7:30 pm (no matinee on 7/13), and Sunday’s at 2 pm

Rehearsals begin 5/13 and are typically Monday-Thursday from 6:30 pm-10 pm.

AUDITION INFORMATION:

When – April 29^th and 30^th (you only need to attend one day). Invited callbacks will be on May 1^st and are mandatory if called back.

What – Please prepare a one-minute selection of a Broadway-style song to sing. Bring a backing track via an auxiliary capable device. We will provide the speaker and auxiliary cable. Please bring a dongle if your device needs it. There will not be an accompanist and no A Capella auditions are accepted. Auditions will also have a dance portion. You will be taught a dance to show off your skills, so dress accordingly or bring a change of clothes and shoes to dance in, if needed.

Where – The Sandra R. Courtney Community Playhouse, located at 150 E San Bernardino Ave. Rialto, CA 92376

****Please bring a headshot and resume.

Roles are open to all races, and ethnic diversities.

*Content Warning: Rent illustrates the impact of discrimination stemming from HIV status, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, substance use, and addiction. It also addresses death by suicide and signs of poor mental health. These themes are recurrent and manifest in the majority of scenes and songs. Rent also contains profanity and strong sexual content. Actors that are cast in the production will have to be comfortable with sexually subjective choreography and movement. Because of the mature nature of the subject material, all actors auditioning must be 18 years or older and comfortable with the content of the musical. Nothing will be omitted or changed from the script, and it will be performed as written.

Cast of Characters

ALL ROLES ARE OPEN

All ages are approximate and are open to flexibility.

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.
Age: 20 to 25
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.
Age: 20 to 30
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. He used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F#2

Benjamin Coffin III
The landlord of Mark and Roger’s apartment building. A former loft roommate, Benny traded his personal morals for power and wealth.
Age: 25 to 35
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.
Age: 25 to 40
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.
Age: 20 to 30
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.
Age: 18 to 21
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.
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4

Ensemble
Male Ensemble #1 – Christmas Caroler, Mr. Jefferson, Pastor, Ensemble
Male Ensemble #2 – Gordon, The Man, Mr. Grey, Ensemble
Male Ensemble #3 – Steve, Man with Squeegee, Waiter, Ensemble
Male Ensemble #4 – Paul, Cop, Ensemble
Male Ensemble #5 – Featured Dancer, Ensemble
Female Ensemble #1 – Mrs. Jefferson, Woman with Bags, Ensemble
Female Ensemble #2 – Alexi Darling, Roger’s Mom, Ensemble
Female Ensemble #3 – Mark’s Mom, Others
Female Ensemble #4 – Mimi’s Mom, Featured Dancer, Others
Female Ensemble #5 – Featured Dancer, Others

If you have any questions about auditions, feel free to contact director, Cameron Harris at rchsactor@gmail.com

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