Join the Pit Orchestra of Minneapolis Community Education's production of RENT! Adults of all ages and youth entering grades 11th grade or older with advanced music skills are welcome to be in the pit pending a conversation and possible audition with the pit director. Seeking keys, guitar, bass and drums players! Performances July 10-19 at South High School. More info at ce.mpschools.org/adults/summer-musical. Auditions are free. If cast in the show's pit, a participation fee will be collected. Scholarships are available. Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12 years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. The success of the show led to several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005, it was adapted into a motion picture featuring six of the eight principal cast members from the 1996 stage premiere including Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson and Taye Diggs.

Join the Technical Crew of Minneapolis Community Education's production of RENT! After registering, you will be contacted by the production team Production Manager. Get involved with scenery, props, costumes, lighting, sound, hair & make-up, stage management of front-of-house. Adults of all ages and youth entering grades 11th grade or older are welcome to be on the crew pending a conversation with one of the production team members. Performances July 10-19, More info at ce.mpschools.org/adults/summer-musical. We will contact you once you sign up. Performances July 10-19 at South High School. More info at ce.mpschools.org/adults/summer-musical. Auditions are free. If joining the crew, a participation fee will be collected. Scholarships are available. Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12 years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. The success of the show led to several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005, it was adapted into a motion picture featuring six of the eight principal cast members from the 1996 stage premiere including Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson and Taye Diggs.