Rent, School Edition: Presented by P.R.O.V.E I.T.

Rent, School Edition will be performed at Lincoln-Sudbury High School’s Black Box Theater on April 9th and 10th.  Set in the East Village of New York City, the show 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.

The show is being presented by  "PROVE IT" a new division of The Performing Arts Connection.  "PROVE IT" stands for Performing Real, Outstanding, Vital, Edgy, Inclusive Theater and is open to students in grades 9-12.  The goal is to provide high school students with an opportunity to present relevant, meaningful theater in an environment that promotes team work, friendship, support, and progress.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in the big city. They include Mark, a filmmaker; his former girlfriend, Maureen, a performance artist; Maureen's lover, Joanne, a public interest lawyer; Mark's roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic dancer, with whom Roger falls in love;  Tom Collins, a computer genius; Collins' lover, Angel, a street musician and drag queen;  and Benny, a former member of the group who, after marrying into a wealthy family, has become their landlord. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the substance to this groundbreaking musical.

Cast members include Jamie Altman, Shayna Plotnik, Molly Feldman, Lindsey Ortmeyer, Ilana Sandberg, Katherine O’Connor, Hannah Cohen, Sara Zieff, Sammi Reinstein, Ashley Shafman, Becky Klein, Kayleigh Cyr, Kay Kelley, Sarah Gabrielli, Mikayla Cramer, Lia Maynard, Sarah Bloomstone, Sarra Forti, Madison Kornbliet, Hailey Gangitano, Aaron Anthony, Conor Dennin, Nick Faville, Dan Razionale, Connor Fallon, Ryan LaForest, Mac Leslie, and Jordan Wolfe.

Show dates are April 9th at 3:00 & 8:00 pm and April 10th at 2:00 & 6:00 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door.  $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that provides guidance and vital resources to parents and educators in order to foster safe, accepting, and inclusive environments for all youth, at home and at school.  

For tickets call 978-443-2400 or order online at www.ticketstage.com/MWFT Rent School Edition is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.