[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS: "RENT: Student Edition" @ FPAC - mark your calendar for late November

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AUDITIONS 

FPAC 
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory 
a  program of the Fairmount Center for the Arts

RENT: Student Edition


Book, Music & Lyrics: Jonathan  Larson


Director/Choreographer: Sean  Szaller 
Musical Director: Mike  Caraffi

Producing Artistic Director:  Fred Sternfeld 
Auditions Dates, appointments & preparation:  
Sunday, November 30th from 6-10pm; Monday, December  1st from 7-10pm.  All  
auditions are by appointment only (walk-ins will be seen only as time  
permits).  To schedule an  appointment, please call the Fairmount Center at (440) 
338-3171 weekdays between  9am and 4pm beginning October 20th.  Please send any 
questions to:  RentInCleveland at gmail.com.  
Those auditioning are asked to prepare 16-bars of an  R&B, gospel, or rock 
song.  Selections from pop/rock musicals are acceptable.  You may sing from the 
show.  Please provide sheet music in the  appropriate key.  An accompanist  
will be provided.  No acapella  singing.  Bring picture and resume  stapled 
together. 
Participation  Requirements:  
All cast members must be full time junior-high or  high school students 
between the ages of 13 - 18.  All cast  members will be required to pay a tuition 
fee for their participation.  Each cast member will also be required  to 
purchase 5 tickets.  More  information is available at the auditions. 
Rehearsals: 
begin January 18th .  RENT rehearses  Sundays-Thursdays, 5-9:30pm.   
Performances: 
begin on February  20th.  Fridays at 7:30pm;  Saturdays at 2pm & 7:30pm; 
Sundays at 2pm & 7:30pm.  Show closes on March  1st. 
Location: 
All auditions, rehearsals, and  performances will be held at the Mayfield 
Village Civic Center, 6622 Wilson  Mills Rd (at the corner of Wilson Mills & SOM 
Center), Mayfield Village,  OH.   
Roles  Available
Seeking strong actor/singers between the ages of  13-18.  All cast members 
must be  full time junior-high or high school students.   
Mark Cohen – The “narrator” of the show; A documentary film  maker, he uses 
his camera to capture the lives of those in the East Village for  his “
masterpiece”; Was in a relationship with Maureen Johnson; Lives with Roger  Davis;  
Although he sees everything  thru his camera-lens, he also uses it as a veil to 
hide behind emotionally –  tries to constantly put on a “strong” front; 
Wants to make a positive impact in  this world, but is scared of “selling out” to 
do so; One of the most emotionally  complex characters in the show. 
Roger Davis – Roommate of Mark Cohen; Contracted HIV from his  ex-girlfriend 
who later committed suicide in their bathroom; An aspiring  
guitarist/songwriter, he wants nothing more than to write “one great song”  before he succumbs 
to AIDS;  His  past has left him emotionally scarred and very volatile;  
Enters a very turbulent relationship  with Mimi Marquez;  He has to learn  how to 
love and trust again before he can ever find peace.   
Tom Collins – Former roommates with Mark Cohen, Roger Davis,  Benjamin 
Coffin, and Maureen Johnson; An “educator” who was recently kicked out  of MIT for 
his radical theory of “actual reality”;  HIV positive;  Becomes romantically 
involved with Angel  Schunard;  Like Angel, he wants  those around him to 
appreciate life in-spite of its pitfalls; A source of  positive energy to his 
friends; Even when faced with tremendous adversity, he is  able to soldier on and 
keep his head high.   
Benjamin Coffin III – Former roommates with Roger Davis, Mark Cohen, Tom  
Collins, and Maureen Johnson;  Married into a wealthy family and is now the 
landlord of his former  roommates; Has become jaded by money and power; Tries to 
see others’ dreams but  ultimately cares more for his own reality; Has a brief 
tryst with Mimi  Marquez. 
Angel Schunard – A drag queen who is equally comfortable in either  gender; 
Becomes involved romantically with Tom Collins; He is HIV positive, but  in 
spite of that, he lives his life to the fullest; A beacon of light and hope  to 
all of those he encounters;  Perhaps the most emotionally stable character in 
the play;  Dies tragically from AIDS in Act  2. 
Mimi Marquez – 19 years old, but thinks she is “old for her age”;  Works as 
a dancer at a gentleman’s club;  A very sexual person by nature, she becomes 
involved with Roger  Davis;  Perhaps lives life  too fully as she she now a 
full blown heroin addict;  Needs love desperately. 
Maureen Johnson – A performance artist who used to date Mark Cohen  but is 
now involved with Joanne Jefferson.  Truly a “free-spirit” who is fully aware 
of her sexuality and appeal to  others (men and women alike).  Doesn’t 
necessarily see her treatment of others as “using”;  Genuinely good at heart, but her 
actions  don’t always reflect this on the surface. 
Joanne Jefferson – A lawyer by trade who has become romantically  involved 
with Maureen Johnson. She is also Maureen’s new production  manager.  Strong and 
self-assured as  a person, but insecure in her relationship with Maureen.  
Ambitious in both her career and  love-life; Joanne tries to “domesticate” 
Maureen throughout the  show. 
Ensemble – Seeking a diverse ensemble to play artists,  police, support group 
members, and various other roles.  All ensemble members must be exceptional  
actors and singers.  Understudies  for principal roles will be chosen from the 
ensemble.  



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