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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN><STRONG>Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory</STRONG> <BR>a
program of the Fairmount Center for the Arts<BR
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center>RENT: Student Edition</H1>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Book, Music & Lyrics: Jonathan
Larson<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director/Choreographer: Sean
Szaller<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Musical Director: Mike
Caraffi<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Producing Artistic Director:
Fred Sternfeld<o:p></o:p></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Auditions Dates, appointments & preparation:</FONT></STRONG>
<BR>Sunday, November 30<SUP>th</SUP> from 6-10pm; Monday, December
1<SUP>st</SUP> from 7-10pm.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All
auditions are by appointment only (walk-ins will be seen only as time
permits).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To schedule an
appointment, please call the Fairmount Center at (440) 338-3171 weekdays between
9am and 4pm beginning October 20<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send any questions to:
RentInCleveland@gmail.com. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Those auditioning are asked to prepare 16-bars of an
R&B, gospel, or rock song.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Selections from pop/rock musicals are acceptable.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may sing from the show.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please provide sheet music in the
appropriate key.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An accompanist
will be provided.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No acapella
singing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bring picture and resume
stapled together.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Participation
Requirements:</FONT></STRONG> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><U>All cast members must be full time junior-high or
high school students between the ages of 13 - 18</U>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN>All cast
members will be required to pay a tuition fee for their participation.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each cast member will also be required
to purchase 5 tickets.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More
information is available at the auditions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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color=#0000ff><STRONG>Rehearsals:</STRONG> <BR></FONT>begin January 18<SUP>th
</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>RENT rehearses
Sundays-Thursdays, 5-9:30pm.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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color=#0000ff>Performances:</FONT></STRONG> <BR>begin on February
20<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fridays at 7:30pm;
Saturdays at 2pm & 7:30pm; Sundays at 2pm & 7:30pm.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Show closes on March
1<SUP>st</SUP>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Location:</FONT></STRONG> <BR>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Roles
Available</FONT></H2>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seeking strong actor/singers between the ages of
13-18.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>All cast members must be
full time junior-high or high school students</U>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Mark Cohen</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – 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;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Roger Davis</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – 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;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His
past has left him emotionally scarred and very volatile;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Enters a very turbulent relationship
with Mimi Marquez;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He has to learn
how to love and trust again before he can ever find peace.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Tom Collins</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – 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”;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>HIV positive;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Becomes romantically involved with Angel
Schunard;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Benjamin Coffin III</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – Former roommates with Roger Davis, Mark Cohen, Tom
Collins, and Maureen Johnson;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Angel Schunard</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – 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;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Perhaps the most emotionally stable character in the play;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dies tragically from AIDS in Act
2.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Mimi Marquez</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – 19 years old, but thinks she is “old for her age”;
Works as a dancer at a gentleman’s club;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>A very sexual person by nature, she becomes involved with Roger
Davis;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perhaps lives life
<I><STRONG>too</STRONG></I> fully as she she now a full blown heroin addict;
Needs love desperately.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Maureen Johnson</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – A performance artist who used to date Mark Cohen
but is now involved with Joanne Jefferson.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Truly a “free-spirit” who is fully aware of her sexuality and appeal to
others (men and women alike).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Doesn’t necessarily see her treatment of others as “using”;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Genuinely good at heart, but her actions
don’t always reflect this on the surface.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Joanne Jefferson</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – A lawyer by trade who has become romantically
involved with Maureen Johnson. She is also Maureen’s new production
manager.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Strong and self-assured as
a person, but insecure in her relationship with Maureen.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ambitious in both her career and
love-life; Joanne tries to “domesticate” Maureen throughout the
show.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Ensemble</STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – Seeking a diverse ensemble to play artists,
police, support group members, and various other roles.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All ensemble members must be exceptional
actors and singers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Understudies
for principal roles will be chosen from the ensemble.
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