The Acting Loft will hold open auditions for Rent-School Edition on Monday, Dec. 1 from 6pm to 9pm and Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 6pm-9pm at their Studios located at 516 Pine Street, Manchester, NH.

Rent-School Edition is Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohme. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel; Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble; Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part.

The Acting Loft will perform Rent-School Edition as part of theirs Mainstage Production series on the weekends of February 13 through 15 and February 20 through 22. Auditions are open to students between the ages of 14 and 19. Those wishing to audition for the show should prepare a contemporary song. The Rent-School Edition cast will rehearse weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. All those who audition are expected to make a commitment for all scheduled rehearsals and all performances. This production will be directed by Kevin Roberge with musical direction by Joel Mercier. Mary Reilly will serve as assistant director.

Auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an audition appointment or for further information regarding Rent-School Edition, please contact the Acting Loft Studios at 666-5999.

The Acting Loft Academy of Performing Arts is a not-for-profit theartre education organization dedicated to offering the highest quality theatre arts education and entertainment to children and adults of all ages.