Synopsis:
Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, Rent follows the events of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker,struggles to find his place in the world; his roommate Roger, an HIV-positive musician, wonders how he will leave his mark before he dies. Mimi and Angel look for true love as they face the harsh reality of life as HIV-positive young people, while the businesslike Joanne
seeks fidelity from her wild-child performance artist girlfriend, Maureen. The group’s dreams, losses, and love stories weave through the musical’s story to paint a raw and emotional portrait of the gritty, bohemian world of New York City in the late 1980s, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.