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[caption id="attachment_920" align="alignright" width="134" caption="Rent to be performed at UW-L in July. "][/caption]UW-L's Theatre Arts’ SummerStage production is Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Rent.”
Performances run at 7:30 p.m. July 1-3 and 8-10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11. Performances are in Toland Theatre in the Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets.
Based loosely on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” “Rent” chronicles a year in the life of seven friends trying to survive in New York City’s East Village. Mimi, Roger, Angel and Collins struggle with the physical and emotional hardships of AIDS. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, tries to capture reality for his personal documentary about life in New York City. Maureen uses performance art to cope with her infidelity, while her partner, Joanne, questions whether their relationship is worth the effort.
Director UW-L?Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Mary Leonard joins forces with Musical Director Professor of Music Gary Walth and a cast and crew of students and community members to bring the musical to life.
Tickets are $9 for UW-L students; $14 for other students and senior citizens; and $16 for others. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, June 28, and can be purchased at the box office in the lobby of the Center for the Arts or at 785.8522.
Find out more about UW-L's Theatre Arts at http://www.uwlax.edu/theatre/.