Two Acts, Book Musical, Pop / Rock, Rated R
School Edition
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications 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; Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part.
This adaptation has been carefully done, working with the Larson estate to retain the dramatic intent of the groundbreaking rock musical, and consists of minimal changes to language and the removal of one song (CONTACT) to make it possible for many schools to perform this piece.
***Specific Licensing Guidelines and Provisions for
RENT SCHOOL EDITION***
1. The entire cast must be 19 years of age or under
2. The entire cast must be full-time High School, Middle School or Elementary School students.
3. No member of the cast may be paid a salary, a percentage of ticket sales, a flat fee or any similar compensation.
4. No member of the cast may be a member of an actors’ union, such as Actors Equity, SAG, AGVA. This must be a completely amateur cast.
5 The production may be presented to a total potential audience of no more than 10,000 people but, in any case, may be presented no more than 15 performances, including previews, over a period of no more than three consecutive calendar weeks.
6. You may not tour this production. Each license is issued for a specific venue only.
7. Performance dates cannot be changed. All production contracts are issued for the specific dates you requested. You must re-apply for a production contract if performance dates change from what is printed on your production contract.
8. All advertising and programs must clearly state that RENT School Edition is being performed entirely by students.
9 All advertising must utilize the official RENT School Edition logo provided to you as part of the director’s script or as part of the optional MTI Logo Pack (purchased separately).
10. Press releases must state that this is a special school edition of RENT performed entirely by students.
11. Author billing credits must read exactly as they appear on the attached rider.
ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS
In addition to the guidelines above, the following rules to apply to advertisements-
1. There is to be no advertising on Television or Radio other than school stations and Public Service Announcements (PSAs).
2. There is to be no advertising on the internet at any time except for school websites.
Additional restrictions, including geographic restrictions may also apply.
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Kept from the wrestling team because of knee injury, a teen-age Tom Cruise auditioned and won the role of Nathan Detroit in his Glen Ridge, NJ high school production of Guys And Dolls, and so began his acting career.
