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\u201cRENT<\/em><\/strong> is one of those new classics that is beloved by so many, and this will be the first time we\u2019ve produced a brand-new production of it,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges<\/strong>. \u201cWe have an amazing director, Ty Defoe, who is bringing an incredible vision for this production to life on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading the cast of RENT<\/em><\/strong> is Scott Redmond<\/strong> in the role of \u201cMark Cohen,\u201d Adrian Lopez<\/strong> as \u201cRoger Davis,\u201d Teresa Zimmermann<\/strong> as \u201cMaureen Johnson,\u201d Simone Gundy<\/strong> as \u201cJoanne Jefferson,\u201d Tom\u00e1s Matos<\/strong> as \u201cAngel Dumott Schunard,\u201d Will Mann<\/strong> as \u201cTom Collins,\u201d Isabella De Souza Moore<\/strong> as \u201cMimi Marquez,\u201d and Jamall Houston<\/strong> as \u201cBenjamin Coffin, III\u201d.<\/p>\n

Joining them in the ensemble are: Kahlil Cabble<\/strong>, Dwayne Cook<\/strong>, Jack Gereski<\/strong>, Jayson Kolbicz<\/strong>, Stephanie Jones<\/strong>, Tyler Lewis<\/strong>, Miles Marmolejo<\/strong>, Dominic Pecikonis<\/strong>, Gemini Quintos<\/strong>, Sarah Sachi<\/strong>, Yasmyn Sumiyoshi<\/strong>, and Raven Justine Troup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The teen ensemble, which is made up of students from TUTS Humphreys School<\/strong> of Musical Theatre<\/strong> includes: Glenn Carter<\/strong>, Jasmine Lin<\/strong>, Dylan Loria<\/strong>, Gracie McDaniel<\/strong>, Sydney Meek<\/strong>, Gwyneth Parrish<\/strong>, Rizal Patagoc<\/strong>, Laiza Rivera<\/strong>, Bella Sanchez<\/strong>, Jayden Strawn<\/strong>, Jaqueline Trinh-Juarez<\/strong>, and Anastasia Zepeda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

RENT<\/em><\/strong> is directed by Ty Defoe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am looking forward to getting to dive deeper into the material for this show with the designers and cast! We will be looking at it through the lens of today!\u201d said Defoe.<\/p>\n

Joining Defoe on the production is Musical Director, Charlie Alterman<\/strong>; Choreographer, Monica Josette<\/strong>; Scenic Designer, Ryan McGettigan<\/strong>; Video Projection Designer, Kate Freer<\/strong>; Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/strong>; Lighting Design Concept, Brian Tovar<\/strong>; Lighting Designer, Michelle Habeck<\/strong>; Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; and Assistant Director, Stacy Hawking<\/strong>. Casting for RENT<\/em><\/strong>is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and TUTS Artistic Line Producer, Laura Peete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT<\/em> is a magnificent and sensational musical that has captured the hearts of millions of theatre fans around the world. Created by Theatre Under The Stars for a Houston audience, this brand-new production will inspire audiences and make memories to last a lifetime. A glorious production only at Theatre Under The Stars. RENT <\/em><\/strong>runs May 16 <\/strong>– 28<\/strong> at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online, by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/a><\/strong> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/strong> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton Inn\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation and The Wortham Foundation. RENT<\/em> <\/strong>is sponsored in part by ConocoPhillips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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mEET THE CAST OF RENT!<\/h1>\r\n

Houston\u2019s home for musical theatre, <\/span>Theatre Under The Stars,<\/strong> introduces the phenomenal cast of its brand-new original staging of Jonathan Larson\u2019s iconic Bohemian musical, <\/span>RENT<\/em><\/strong>!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cRENT<\/em><\/strong> is one of those new classics that is beloved by so many, and this will be the first time we\u2019ve produced a brand-new production of it,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges<\/strong>. \u201cWe have an amazing director, Ty Defoe, who is bringing an incredible vision for this production to life on stage.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Leading the cast of RENT<\/em><\/strong> is Scott Redmond<\/strong> in the role of \u201cMark Cohen,\u201d Adrian Lopez<\/strong> as \u201cRoger Davis,\u201d Teresa Zimmermann<\/strong> as \u201cMaureen Johnson,\u201d Simone Gundy<\/strong> as \u201cJoanne Jefferson,\u201d Tom\u00e1s Matos<\/strong> as \u201cAngel Dumott Schunard,\u201d Will Mann<\/strong> as \u201cTom Collins,\u201d Isabella De Souza Moore<\/strong> as \u201cMimi Marquez,\u201d and Jamall Houston<\/strong> as \u201cBenjamin Coffin, III\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Joining them in the ensemble are: Kahlil Cabble<\/strong>, Dwayne Cook<\/strong>, Jack Gereski<\/strong>, Jayson Kolbicz<\/strong>, Stephanie Jones<\/strong>, Tyler Lewis<\/strong>, Miles Marmolejo<\/strong>, Dominic Pecikonis<\/strong>, Gemini Quintos<\/strong>, Sarah Sachi<\/strong>, Yasmyn Sumiyoshi<\/strong>, and Raven Justine Troup<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The teen ensemble, which is made up of students from TUTS Humphreys School<\/strong> of Musical Theatre<\/strong> includes: Glenn Carter<\/strong>, Jasmine Lin<\/strong>, Dylan Loria<\/strong>, Gracie McDaniel<\/strong>, Sydney Meek<\/strong>, Gwyneth Parrish<\/strong>, Rizal Patagoc<\/strong>, Laiza Rivera<\/strong>, Bella Sanchez<\/strong>, Jayden Strawn<\/strong>, Jaqueline Trinh-Juarez<\/strong>, and Anastasia Zepeda<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

RENT<\/em><\/strong> is directed by Ty Defoe.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cI am looking forward to getting to dive deeper into the material for this show with the designers and\u00a0cast! We will be looking at it through the lens of today!\u201d said Defoe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Joining Defoe on the production is Musical Director, Charlie Alterman<\/strong>; Choreographer, Monica Josette<\/strong>; Scenic Designer, Ryan McGettigan<\/strong>; Video Projection Designer, Kate Freer<\/strong>; Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/strong>; Lighting Design Concept, Brian Tovar<\/strong>; Lighting Designer, Michelle Habeck<\/strong>; Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; and Assistant Director, Stacy Hawking<\/strong>. Casting for RENT<\/em><\/strong>is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and TUTS Artistic Line Producer, Laura Peete<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT<\/em> is a magnificent and sensational musical that has captured the hearts of millions of theatre fans around the world. Created by Theatre Under The Stars for a Houston audience, this brand-new production will inspire audiences and make memories to last a lifetime. A glorious production only at Theatre Under The Stars. RENT <\/em><\/strong>runs May 16 <\/strong>- 28<\/strong> at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online at TUTS.com<\/a>, by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/strong> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/strong> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/strong>.\u00a0 Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton Inn\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation and The Wortham Foundation. RENT<\/em> <\/strong>is sponsored in part by ConocoPhillips<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}