[Capdist-auditions] Actor Needed for RENT

[JJ Buechner]

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 31st at 7:00pm in Saratoga Springs. Rehearsals are generally Sunday, Monday & Wednesday evenings. Show dates are August 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16 at The Saratoga Arts Center. Anyone interested in being considered please email a bio & headshot to localactorsguild at gmail.com

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. 
Male, 25-35 yrs old 
Range: Bb2 - F#4
 
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent 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, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's 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 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.

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