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RENT Character List
RENT is theatre at its best -- exuberant, passionate, and joyous. Based on one of the most romantic opera's ever written but with a rock score, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
We expect a cast of approximately fifteen people. RENT is a singer's and actor's show. The dance requirements are light. RENT is an ensemble show with standout moments for every member of the cast.
Looking for the RENT audition sides and dance videos? They're Backstage! You have to be registered as an Applicant-Performer to see them.
| Character | Male / Female | Principal / Ensemble | Vocal Range | Description |
| ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD | Male | Principal | C3 - A4 | The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Male - Range: |
| BENJAMIN COFFIN III | Male | Principal | Bb2 - F#4 | The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. |
| JOANNE JEFFERSON | Female | Principal | G3 - E5 | A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. |
| MARK COHEN | Male | Principal | A2 - G4 | Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd |
| MAUREEN JOHNSON | Female | Principal | C4 - F5 | An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne. |
| MIMI MARQUEZ | Female | Principal | Eb3 - E5 | An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. |
| ROGER DAVIS | Male | Principal | F2 - A4 | A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive. |
| TOM COLLINS | Male | Principal | F#2 - A4 | A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. |
| MRS. COHEN | Female | Ensemble | Mark's Mom | |
| MR. JEFFERSON | Male | Ensemble | Joanne's Dad | |
| MRS. JEFFERSON | Female | Ensemble | Joanne's Mom | |
| STEVE - Support Group | Male | Ensemble | HIV - Support Group Member | |
| GORDON - Support Group | Male | Ensemble | HIV - Support Group Member | |
| PAUL - Support Group | Male | Ensemble | HIV - Support Group Member | |
| ALEXI DARLING | Female | Ensemble | Producer of a sleezy news show | |
| HOMELESS MEN/WOMEN | Male / Female | Ensemble | ||
| JUNKIES | Male / Female | Ensemble |
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Marin Summer Theater (MST) is an award winning non-profit theater company for students of performing arts between the ages of 13 and 23. The MST company prepares and presents three fully-staged productions in a six-week summer season. MST's mission is threefold: To present exciting, professional quality drama, musical theater and musical revue productions; to keep tuition as low as possible so that cost is not a barrier to participation; to create a diverse company of college and high school students.