• Timothy J. Amrhein posted an update 12 years, 3 months ago

    AUDITIONS for “RENT” by Jonathan Larson

    RENT is the Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme. The show follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s East Village. AIDS and its physical and emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performing art; her lover, Johanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble; Benjamin 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 because he’s always behind the camera and never playing a part.

    When: Dec 12, 2011 from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
    Dec. 13, 2011 from 2-4pm and 6:30-8:30pm

    Where: Performing Arts Center, Little Theatre

    What to Prepare:
    Please prepare one song from a Broadway show that has a similar tone and mood to RENT. The selection should show your vocal and acting skills as well as your ability to dance and move to the music. Songs can be performed either a cappella or with a CD that you provide.

    Prepared monologues are not necessary, but the audition may require a cold reading. Callbacks take place on Thursday, December 15, time TBA and those who are called back should be prepared to perform a song from RENT.

    Rehearsals begin in mid January. The show runs May 4th – May 13th in the York College Performing Arts Center, Auditorium.

    For additional information, contact Timothy J. Amrhein (amrhein@york.cuny.edu) or Jessica Morales (jmorales@york.cuny.edu).