EXPIRES: March 15, 2024
Seeking Performers for “Rent” Musical Show
Description
The company is holding auditions for “Rent” Musical Show, please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
About the project:
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.
Additional info:
Callbacks: Tuesday, March 26th, starting at 6:00 pm.
Rehearsals will not start until mid August, 2024.
Show dates are November 8-24 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sunday Matinees at 2 pm.
Please apply by 03/15/2024 10:00 PM.
26 Project roles
MARK COHEN
Male.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Tenor (C#3-G4)
Mark is an aspiring filmmaker who narrates the show as he films the lives of his friends. Mark never leaves home without a camera. He is Roger’s best friend and caregiver, and he was once Maureen’s boyfriend (who left him for Joanne). Mark is a little nerdy and quirky. He insists that he can survive the bleakness of his environment through his art.
Application deadline closed.
ROGER DAVIS
Male.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Rock Tenor (B2-A4)
Roger is a once successful, now struggling musician who discovered he had HIV/AIDS in a note his girlfriend left him before she took her own life. His main goal in life is to write one great song before he dies, but he has not been able to play his guitar in a year, fearing that he has lost his creative energy. He falls in love with Mimi but is too afraid to commit to her, knowing that she also is infected with HIV/AIDS.
Application deadline closed.
MIMI MARQUEZ
Female.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Alto (F#3-E5)
Mimi Marquez works in a strip club and struggles with her addiction to heroin, which has resulted in her contraction of HIV/AIDS. She falls in love with Roger, who is unable to commit to a relationship with her. She is also Benny’s ex‐girlfriend. She is extremely sexy, optimistic, and likeable but with dark secrets. Though Mimi has” lived a lot of life,” she still sees the world through the eyes of a young woman.
Application deadline closed.
BENNY COFFIN III
Male.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Tenor (Eb3-F4)
Benny used to be Mark and Roger’s roommate, but he married Alison Grey, a rich family involved with real estate, and he is now their landlord. He had been letting Roger and Mark live in the apartment for free, but he is now forcing them to pay rent or be evicted. Roger and Mark consider him a yuppie sell-out. He also had an affair with Mimi before she started to date Roger.
Application deadline closed.
MAUREEN JOHNSON
Female.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (C4-F5)
Maureen is a bisexual performing artist and Mark’s ex‐girlfriend. She left Mark to be with her new girlfriend, Joanne. She is sexy, flirtatious, sassy, and funny. She is bold and speaks her mind, and she is not afraid to take on the establishment and fight for what she believes in. The actress playing this role must be an excellent singer and actress. She must be comfortable with same-sex physical intimacy.
Application deadline closed.
JOANNE JEFFERSON
Female.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Soprano Belt (Bb3-E5)
Maureen is a lesbian Ivy League educated lawyer and activist. She struggles to not be jealous of Maureen’s flirtatious nature with others. Though she was raised in an affluent, political family, she is committed to helping those less fortunate. The actress playing this role must be an excellent singer and a good actress. She must be comfortable with same sex-physical intimacy. Since she dances the tango with Mark, good movement skills are also required.
Application deadline closed.
TOM COLLINS
Male.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Stage Age: Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (F#2 – A4) (One A4 for a short duration)
Tom Collins is a gay computer genius, teacher, and anarchist who was recently expelled from MIT. In the opening scene he is mugged, reflecting the harsh reality of the world in which the characters live. He is brave enough to allow himself to fall in love with Angel, knowing that since both of them are infected with HIV/AIDS, their relationship will not have much of a future.
Application deadline closed.
ANGEL SCHUNARD
Male.
18
-56.
All ethnicities
Vocal Range: Tenor with Falsetto (C3-A4)
Angel is a young drag queen and street percussionist. He meets and falls in love with Collins. He has HIV/ AIDS and dies of the disease in Act II. As a person, Angel is the most generous and selfless character in the show. Angel hands out money to the neighborhood while dressed in Santa drag. Though he has HIV/AIDS, he embraces life and lives it to its fullest. People are naturally drawn to him, and his smile lights up the room.
Application deadline closed.
Carolers
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
There are homeless street men and women who appear throughout the show sarcastically singing Christmas carols.
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Cohen
Female.
20
-69.
White / Caucasian
Mark’s stereotypical Jewish mother. Her voicemail messages are the basis for the songs Voicemail #1, Voicemail #3, and Voicemail #5.
Application deadline closed.
Alexi Darling
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
The producer of Buzzline who tries to employ Mark after his footage of the riot makes primetime. Sings Voicemail #3 and Voicemail #4.
Application deadline closed.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
The wealthy parents of Joanne Jefferson, they leave her Voicemail #2. Mr. Jefferson is also one of the a cappella singers in Voicemail #5. Mrs. Jefferson usually sings the female solo in Seasons of Love.
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Davis
Female.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Roger’s confused mother who calls in Voicemail #5, asking continuously, “Roger, where are you?”
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Marquez
Female.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Mimi’s Spanish‐speaking mother who sings in Voicemail #5, wondering, in Spanish, where she is.
Application deadline closed.
Mr. Grey
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Benny’s father-in‐law who wants to buy out the lot.
Application deadline closed.
The Man
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
The local drug dealer whom Mimi buys from and Roger used to buy from.
Application deadline closed.
Life Support Group
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Paul (The man in charge of the Life Support group), Gordon, Steve, Ali, Pam, Sue As notated in the script by Larson, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS or other disease.
Application deadline closed.
Squeegee Man
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
A homeless person who chants “Honest living!” over and over.
Application deadline closed.
Homeless Woman
Female.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
She gets harassed by police and Mark films it. She first yells at Mark but then asks him for a dollar.
Application deadline closed.
Waiter
Female.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Waits on the cast and has solo lines in La Vie Boehme.
Application deadline closed.
Preacher
Male.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.
Seasons of Love soloists
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.
Cops
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.
Bohemians
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.
Vendors
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.
Homeless People
Both genders.
20
-69.
All ethnicities
Application deadline closed.