Our spring show will be Rent (Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson) performed 23rd-26th May 2024 at Théâtre de Marens, Nyon.
The winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent ran for 12 years on Broadway.
OVERVIEW
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, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen's narcissistic personality fuels her performance art as well as her sexual entanglements; 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.
S’inspirant de La bohème de Puccini, Rent de Jonathan Larson dépeint une année dans la vie d’une communauté de jeunes artistes et musiciens en difficulté. Dans le New York du début des années 90, menacés d’expulsion, comment payer son loyer? Ils sont aux prises avec la pauvreté et le spectre imminent du VIH/SIDA.
Le récit tourne autour de la façon dont ces bohèmes gèrent leurs rêves, leurs amours et leurs conflits, tissant ensemble une histoire musicale révolutionnaire.
PERFORMANCE INFO
23rd May: |
20h00 |
24th May: |
20h00 |
25th May:
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14h00 and 20h00
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26th May: |
14h00 |
This production contains strong language and adult themes relating to drug use, illness, sex and sexuality. The rights holder has given the show an age rating of PG-13 (parents are advised that the show may contains material they may deem unsuitable for children under the age of 13). Please keep this in mind when purchasing tickets and deciding whether to bring children of any age to this performance.
The runtime of the show is approximately 2h50min which includes a 20min interval.
The performances are in English.
- Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.
- Mobile telephones and electronic devices are to be turned off or into flight mode during the performance.
- Photography, video and sound recording of the shows are strictly prohibited.
TICKETS
Tickets are on sale now via our online ticketing site.
BUY TICKETS
25, 35 or 55 CHF (20, 25 or 45 CHF for children/students).
Groups of 15 or more at the same performance will automatically receive a 15% discount at checkout.
Tickets may be exchanged for those of equivalent or lesser value of a different performance, subject to availability.
Tickets are not refundable for any reason, including personal accident or illness, unless the show is cancelled. In the event of a cancellation, you will be entitled to a full refund or exchange to a future performance.
THEATRE INFORMATION
- A bar serving drinks and snacks is located on the bottom floor of the theatre.
- Payments by cash, TWINT or credit card.
- Opening times: 45 mins before show, during the interval and 1 hour after show.
Please note no food or drink (except water) is allowed in the theatre auditorium.
- Wheelchair seating space, accessible by elevator, is available in the theatre.
- Further info here.
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Roger Davis
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Nikolai Bobenko
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Mark Cohen |
Daniel Ari Baker |
Tom Collins |
Sébastien Miazza |
Benjamin Coffin III |
Septival |
Joanne Jefferson |
Jessica Chan |
Angel Schunard |
Stephen Ash |
Mimi Marquez |
Eloise Christen |
Maureen Johnson |
Aurélie Laporte |
Ensemble:
Katya Akulich, Rachel Ash, Clàudia Baró Huelmo, Steph Bongioanni, Cloda Boyle, Sunil Chacko, Nataliya Domnina, Carrie Douglass-Rose, Sarah Dwidar, Katie Johnson, Mia Schütze, Vaishnavi Sreenivas, Neil Ware, Annabella Zamora
PRODUCTIOn
Directors |
Deborah Hill / Philip Tuffs |
Musical Director |
Chelsea Middleton |
Choreographers |
Pola Aleksandrowicz / Karen Empson / Gen Steele
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Stage Manager |
David Wrigley |
Asst Musical Director |
Empi Mörn
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Production Secretaries
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Wenona Christie Arndt / Nicki Power
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Set Design |
Amanda Linden |
Set Construction |
David Wrigley |
Set Painting |
Philippe Boucher |
Lighting |
Adam Mathieson / Derek Mathieson |
Sound
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Nicki Power / Bojan Ugrinovski
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Costumes
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Mags Mathieson
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Make-up / Hair |
Joanita Kalibala / Caroline Crow
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Props |
Cléa Karmilof |
Caller |
Joanita Kalibala |
RENT
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements: Steve Skinner
Concept/Additional Lyrics: Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements: Tim Weil
Dramaturg: Lynn Thomson
RENT was originally produced in New York
by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway
by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon
and New York Theatre Workshop
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI
www.MTIShows.co.uk