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 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. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. This is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous.
Rated R
Show Dates:
May 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 - 7 p.m.
May 12 and 18* - 2 p.m.
*ASL Hearing Interpreter Available
CAST
LIST
Mimi...................Phoebe Avila-Olderman*
Roger................Darrick Bruns*
Benny................Eric Eberhardy
Joanne..............Moe Green
Maureen............Amanda Hartlaub
Angel.................Joshua Ludens
Collins...............Bryndyn Schroeder
Mark..................Nico Torres
ENSEMBLE
Athena Christel*
Jordan Culp*
Annie Hwang
Hannah Javoroski
Elizabeth Kaufmann
Ethan Michon
David Quinn
Kristine Switzer
Timmy Wiverstad
*New to STC
THE DIRECTING TEAM
Director
Ryan Schabach
Ryan’s career in theatre blends many disciplines including a long standing membership with Actors' Equity, directing, playwriting and fight choreography. Ryan has directed at TAP, Door Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Southwest Shakespeare Festival, Stages - Houston, University of WI - Madison & Oshkosh and Unity Theatre, TX. He recently directed The Play That Goes Wrong & Dracula at UW - Oshkosh, Yankee Tavern at Unity Theatre in Texas and Boeing Boeing at Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay. Education includes an MFA in classical performance from the University of WI - Madison and the Emerging Artist Residency Program at the Milwaukee Rep.
Music Director
Zach Holden
Zach is currently the music assistant at Plymouth High School and teaches private voice and acting lessons at Dreams Unlimited in Plymouth. He is the vocal director for the Momentum show choir and most recently music directed Dare to Dream's Tuck Everlasting. Before returning to Sheboygan County, Zach earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College in Boston. From there, he spent time with the New York Youth Symphony as a musical theater songwriter and teacher, toured with Academy Award-winning songwriter Franke Previte (Dirty Dancing), originated "Steve" in the Off-Broadway run of Good Morning New York, and appeared as "Aaron" in the Gabriel's Inferno film series. In 2020, he debuted his original stand-up musical comedy show, All About Love (Mostly), and he continues to post original material on his Youtube channel. As a musician in NYC, Zach's groups have been featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Today Show, and SiriusXM Radio.
Choreographer
Amanda Hartlaub
Amanda is a dancer, choreographer and performer with a combined 10 years of competitive dance and theatre experience. Amanda focuses on letting movement be an extension of character and has experience with styles ranging from lyrical and jazz to hip-hop and even a little bit of tap. She has choreographed and assisted with youth, high school and adult productions, most recently choreographing and assistant directing Theatre for Young Audiences Frozen Jr.
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