![]() ![]() Lily Pérez YC ’24, the fall mainstage producer, has been working with the professional designers and student crew through the spring and summer to prepare for the production. ![]() “Rent” was chosen as the 2022 fall mainstage last winter. The largest theater group at Yale, the Dramat produces two mainstage shows a year, where a professional creative team including a light designer, sound designer, set designer and costume designer, are hired to work with a student crew and student actors. “But also the themes of it relate to the public health crisis, specifically the AIDS epidemic, housing insecurity, economic insecurity, racism - these are things that are obviously so important and so active today.” “Ultimately, Rent tells a story that is both really exciting and has captivated audiences with its wonderful music since it came out in the 90’s it’s kind of one of the most iconic musicals of all time,” said Sam Bezilla ’24, the current president of the Dramat. It is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Bohème,” which follows young artists living in Paris during the 1800s. ![]() “Rent,” a 1995 rock musical with music, lyrics and accompanying book by Jonathan Larson, follows the life of several young artists living in New York City during the AIDS epidemic. The Yale Dramatic Association, or the Dramat, premieres their fall mainstage musical production “Rent” on Wednesday, Nov. ![]()
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