RENT
RENT
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements, Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Steve Skinner and Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil
Dramaturgy by Lynn Thomson
Originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon, and New York Theatre Workshop.
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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Performances
Where: Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts (36 King St. W., Kitchener)
Performances: December 3–12, 2026
Set in New York City’s East Village, RENT follows a group of young artists navigating life, love, and friendship in the face of uncertainty. With its iconic score and deeply human story, RENT is a powerful celebration of connection, resilience, and living fully in the moment.
Audition Call
Auditions are now open for our production of RENT.
Creative Team
Director: Eric da Costa
Music Director: Michael Brown
Synopsis
RENT is a rock musical about love, loss, and living without regret.
Set in New York City’s East Village at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, RENT follows a year in the lives of seven artists and friends struggling to pursue their dreams while grappling with addiction, illness, and the soaring cost of staying true to themselves.
With a groundbreaking pop-rock score by Jonathan Larson, RENT captures the raw energy of a generation refusing to be defined by circumstance. From the anthem “Seasons of Love” to the defiant “La Vie Bohème,” the music pulses with urgency, humor, and heart.
“No day but today”.
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT remains a landmark theatrical experience—a celebration of community, creativity, and the connections that sustain us.