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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Local Actors Guild of Saratoga is looking for a male
actor to play the role of Benny in their August production of RENT. Rehearsals
begin Sunday May 31<sup>st</sup> at 7:00pm in Saratoga Springs. Rehearsals are
generally Sunday, Monday & Wednesday evenings. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Show dates are August 7, 8, 9, 14,
15 & 16 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">at The Saratoga Arts Center. Anyone interested in being
considered please email a bio & headshot to <a href="mailto:localactorsguild@gmail.com">localactorsguild@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BENJAMIN COFFIN III The landlord of
Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny
traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. <br>
Male, 25-35 yrs old <br>
Range: Bb2 - F#4</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Set in the East Village of New York
City, <b>Rent </b>is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for
today. Winner of the TONY Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for
Drama, <b>Rent</b> has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock
and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.<br>
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Based loosely on Puccini's <i>La Boheme</i>, Jonathan Larson's <b>Rent</b>
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 Bohemian 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.</span></p>
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