Due to popular demand, we have added two additional performances of RENT. January 2nd & 3rd. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Blank Canvas Theatre Presents RENT Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Musical Arrangements by Steve Skinner Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil Dramaturg Lynn Thomson December 5 – January 3 Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8:00pm Sundays at 7:00pm 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. RATED: PG-13 RUN TIME: 2 Hours 30 Mins Tickets: $30 To purchase tickets for this show CLICK HERE<http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/rent-tickets/> For full cast, staff, and band bios CLICK HERE<http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/rent-cast> Blank Canvas Theatre (at 78th Street Studios) 1305 West 78th Street, Suite 211. Cleveland, OH 44102 Blank Canvas Theatre provides professional quality productions, placing emphasis on entertainment at affordable prices and on safety.