EPIC Players Presents a Neuro-Inclusive Re-Telling of 

RENT The Musical

Book, Music & Lyrics By Jonathan Larson

At A.R.T/New York the Mezzanine Theatre, 502 West 53rd Street, 2nd Floor

RENT is a landmark Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical created by composer Jonathan Larson and recognized for raising national awareness of issues related to poverty, addiction, gentrification, and the AIDS epidemic. Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème (1896), a classic opera depicting the tragic romance of bohemian youths in Paris, RENT celebrates the lives of a group of young, racially diverse, group of artists and activists—in a way that was rare on Broadway at the time—in the Alphabet City neighborhood of New York City’s East Village. 

EPIC - New York's premier neuro-inclusive theatre company—places neurodivergent and Disabled voices in the center of the story; not as an afterthought. Giving an honest and powerful re-telling of community, found family and resilience; redefining who gets to tell this story onstage.

Director and Co-Director: Travis Burbee and Cassidy Kaye

Musical Director: Blake Brauer

Produced by EPIC Players

CAST:

Mark: Eric Fegan

Roger: Conor Tague*

Mimi: Genesis Solivan

Maureen: Jocelyn Elena Stout 

Joanne: Lai Williams 

Angel:  Joshua Cartagena

Collins: Cameron Walker

Benny: Hunter Hollingsworth*

Ensemble:  Ahjaah Marie Jewett, Alex Herrera, Andrew Kader, Diana Osorio*, Elisa Weiss, Ethan Homan, Gravity Queen of Hope and Love, Kevin Ray Johnson*, Laisha Gonzalez, Malcolm Hollis, Micah Tremblay, Nick Prior, Nina Sarna-Jones, Sarah Getzler, Sven W

Design Team: Christian Fleming (Scenic), Izzy Kitch (Costumes), Dana Weintraub (Props), Will Morris (Lighting), Brian Pacelli (Video and Projection), Ari Frankl (Sound), Chikadibia Ebirim (Lead Audio Engineer). 

Production Team: Jamie Rose Hays (Access Coordinator), Aubrie Therrien (Producing Director), Talia Eapen (Director of Operations), Cameron Stephens (Rehearsal Stage Manager), Michael Swain-Smith (Production Stage Manager), Sydnee Davis (Producton Manager), Carol Hoverman and Travis Martin (Assistant Stage Managers), Meggan Dodd (Acting Coach), Max Baudsich (Acting Coach).

*These actors are appearing curtesy of Actors Equity

NEW SHOW DATES ADDED!

Extension dates includes:

Wednesday - June 3rd  7pm

Saturday - June 13th - 2pm

Tuesday - June 16th - 7pm  

Wednesday June 17th - 7pm  ( *Nick Prior going on for MARK this evening)

Thursday June 18th - 2pm 

Friday June 19th - 7pm  

Saturday June 20th - 7pm  - Final Performance

EPIC's onsite box office will open one hour prior to performance.

Accessible Performances:

ASL Interpreted Performance  June 7 at 2pm

Captioned Performance June 11 at 7pm (Realtime captions on your personal device)

Audio Described Performances June 13 at 2pm

If you use a screen reader, are interested in visual descriptions of the Players, and would like to learn more about our production -- please visit this website: https://sites.google.com/epicplayersnyc.org/epic-rent-accessible-program?usp=sharing

Accessibility:

EPIC is an inclusive theater company and welcomes all theater patrons to enjoy our productions. In order to make our shows more accessible to individuals with disabilities and members of the neuro-diverse community and their families, we offer the following accommodations, services and policies:

• ADA Seating: Wheelchair and companion seating is reserved for the exclusive use of patrons with disabilities and their guests who require the features of the seat. The accessible seat locations offer wheelchair accommodation for guests who need to remain in their wheelchairs or who would like to transfer, have no steps for guests with mobility disabilities, and are easy to access from the theater entrance.

• Assisted listening devices will be available to patrons who request it.

• Access Devices: Noise canceling headphones, fidgets, and quiet zones provided for any patron who would benefit from these services.

• A relaxed atmosphere will be adopted at all performances to allow patrons with developmental disabilities to talk and vocalize as they wish, as well as leave and re-enter the seating area as needed.

For more information on the A.R.T./New York Theatres including directions and accessibility information, please visit www.art-newyork.org/your-visit.

If you have any accessibility questions or if additional support is needed to purchase tickets please send a note to Jamie at [email protected].  

Supporter and Sponsors: 

Jet Blue, The New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, The Hoffman Charitable Trust, The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Flutie Foundation 

Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.