RENT: At The Victoria

RENT: At The Victoria

Dare To Defy Productions presents Jonathan Larson's hit musical, RENT at The Victoria Theatre September 5th at 8:00 PM and 6th at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Tickets range from $25-$50 with group discounts available. Go to ticketcenterstage.com for tickets! 

RENT is a rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera, La Boheme. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS.  It tells the unforgettable story of a group of young artists learning to survive, falling in love, finding their voices and living for today.

Director JJ Parkey has assembled an amazing cast of actors for Dare to Defy’s ambitious production. Bobby Mitchum plays the role of Mark Cohen, a struggling documentary filmmaker and best friend of "Roger Davis", an HIV-positive musician who is recovering from heroin addiction played by Mark Beyer. Lisa Glover is Mimi Marquez; a sexy HIV-positive stripper and dancer who is also a heroin junkie and Roger's love interest.

Paige Dobkins plays a spunky performance artist Maureen Johnson, who is Mark's ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend of Joanne Jefferson, a tough, headstrong Harvard-educated lawyer played by Shawn Storms. Tom Collins, the HIV-positive philosophy teacher, friend and former roommate of Roger, Mark, and Maureen is played by Isaac Tobler. Mike Embree is cast in the role of Angel Schunard, an HIV-positive Drag Queen with a heart of gold and Tom Collins' love interest. Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III, played by Mathys Herbert is the former friend and landlord of Mark, Roger and Mimi's apartment.

RENT, opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, on April 29, 1996. The musical went on to win every major best musical award, including the Tony Award, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama. RENT played its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on September 7, 2008 after playing 5,124 performances and 16 previews. RENT is the seventh longest running show in Broadway history.

RENT has changed Broadway forever and transformed how a generation feels about musical theatre. Whether it’s your 1st time or your 100th time, you won’t want to miss this production of RENT! 

Age Recommendation: Ages 17 and up. Recommended for Mature Audiences, RENT contains adult language and situations.

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Victoria Theatre

RENT: At The Victoria is taking place at Victoria Theatre, which is located at 138 North Main St. in Dayton. Victoria Theatre - Live Performances in an elegant, historic theatre located in downtown Dayton Ohio. Can accommodate up to 1,100 for meetings, 120 for banquets.

TheatreLab Dayton.

TheatreLab Dayton - TheaterLab Dayton (formerly Dare to Defy Productions) is a place where artists come together to cultivate their ideas into works of art.