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Starting
July 20, 2025 7:30 pm
Ending
July 20, 2025 9:30 pm

July 11-13 & 18-20
All performances start at 7:30 p.m.

Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease 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. Benny has sold out his ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
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musical, drama, mature audiences
content warnings: suicide, self-harm, substance abuse, homophobia, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, mature language, sexual situations
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Johnathan Larson
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Directed by Zach Adkins & Kimberly Godfrey Warren

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Event Details
Date :
July 20, 2025
Time :
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Venue Details
Straw Hat Theatre
2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula
Organizer
Ashtabula Arts Center
info@ashtabulaartscenter.org
440-964-3396