RENT

The Chetco Pelican Players proudly present, RENT
CPP’s production of Johnathan Larson’s RENT will be opening this December!
Production dates: Weekends, December 2nd through December 18th with shows Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm at the Chetco Playhouse, located at 1240 Chetco Ave in Brookings.

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 deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; 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.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students and will be available for purchase online starting on Halloween! Additional information can be found at https://www.chetcopelicanplayers.org/rent.

Rent is generously sponsored by local businesses Fat Cat Pizza and Wild River Pizza Co.