Director’s Notes RENT! I have nothing stellar to say, really, because this show speaks for itself. I have to thank Mike Trapp for his willingness to back this show. Not many companies will take on a contemporary show such as this, due to adult themes, etc., but in looking at how to approach our season with the closing of Rocky Horror, I felt this would be a wonderful show on which to start. This cast is really amazing and has been from the very first rehearsal even. It’s been a great experience and such a fun “family” that I am both thrilled to open, yet sad to close this show. Our band is going to rock the house as well, so I also thank them for their time and talent. Thank you cast and crew from the bottom of my heart. I love you all. And thank you, Mike. Sit back…in our new seats…and enjoy RENT! No day but today… Tracy Glover, Director Production Staff Cast of Characters Tracy Ann Glover ..... Director Josh Glover ..... Music Director Mark Cohen ..... Tim Middleton Alyssa Langmeyer ..... Choreographer Roger Davis ..... Dylan Jablonski Derek Arnold ..... Technical Director, Sound Mimi Marquez ..... Andrea Vanderhorst Mike Trapp .... Producer, Lights Tom Collins ..... Joey Chase Dan Redford ..... Sound, Set crew Angel Dumott Schunard ..... Daniel Zook Benjamin Coffin, III ..... Dan Priest Joanne Jefferson ..... Daveaux Riggs The Band Maureen Johnson ..... Paige McElmury Josh Glover ..... Keyboard Dave Rains ..... Keyboard, Guitar Ensemble Cody Cooper ..... Guitar Jon Diener ..... Bass Kyndra Braden, Ben Close, Tracy Glover, Rob Desmond ..... Drums Kari Jenkins, Emily Johnson, Cassondra Kiley, Spencer McQuestion, Julia Navarre, Miranda Ottenbreit, Kylie Parks, This program uses a water based fog and strobe lights Kaylynn Schreiber, Joshua Warren The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Acknowledgments Mike Trapp and the RRCA Calley Duffey, Paul Liedel, Mary Jo Stoyanovich Daniel Zook, Nathan Lyke, Mark and Sue Smith, Derek Arnold Dan Redford, Amy Miller, Emily Johnson Sauer Furniture and Antiques …and anyone else we may have forgotten due to printing constraints. Thank You! Act I Kyndra Braden - Ensemble - Kyndra Braden is a recent graduate from the University of RENT Toledo where she received her Bachelor's You OK, Honey? degree in Women's and Gender studies with a One Song Glory concentration in Sexuality. Her last Light My Candle performances were belly dancing with her Today 4 U troupe Femme Non-Fatale at the Renaissance You’ll See Tango: Maureen Faire, and UT's past few productions of the Life Support Vagina Monologues. She has taken a break Out Tonight from musical theater and is thrilled to make Another Day RENT her first show back! Will I? On the Street Sante Fe I’ll Cover You Joey Chase - Tom Collins - Joey is excited to be We’re Okay back on the RRR stage and crossing off Christmas Bells Over the Moon performing in RENT from his bucket list. La Vie Boheme When Joey isn't performing, he's teaching I Should Tell You elementary school, singing in a community La Vie Boheme B men's chorus or visiting his favorite local brewery. Joey doesn't wish to open a restaurant INTERMISSION in Sante Fe but he does wish that you enjoy the show! Act II Seasons of Love Happy New Year Take Me or Leave Me Ben Close - Ensemble - This is Ben’s first show Without You with the RRR. He has thoroughly enjoyed Contact working with such talented people and looks I’ll Cover You Reprise forward to many more! Halloween Goodbye Love Finale Your Eyes Finale B Josh Glover - Music Director - Josh is very excited to be the music director for this production of RENT. He has been a huge fan of the show since he first heard the OBC recording back in the 90’s. Josh is a proud member of the Bedford Public Schools music department, where he teaches band and choir. Josh music directs and performs in various pit orchestras for many theater companies in the area, but he always thinks of the RRCA as his home base. Tracy Ann Glover - Director, Mark’s Mom - Tracy is thrilled to be back on the RRR stage in RENT! You’ve seen her as Janet Weiss in The ROCKY HORROR SHOW, and as Betty Haynes in WHITE CHRISTMAS. Tracy is currently the private voice teacher for the RRCA, the choir and musical director for SMCC High School, and thoroughly enjoys her position here directing for the River Raisin Repertory Company. Tracy would like to thank this wonderfully awesome cast for not only sharing their talent on this stage, but for helping out with numerous things during the production process. Thank you to Derek, Mike, Dan, Calley, and Daniel who are a wonderful front office/tech support staff, and to her awesome choreographer Alyssa for being her right hand lady :) Thank you Josh, Emma, and Nathan for your support as always, and love to all that support this theatre :) Daniel H. Zook - Angel Dumott Dylan Jablonski - Roger Davis - Dylan has been Schunard - Originally based in the DC doing work with the RRR for almost seven years area for the last 8 years. His professional now, and he is pleased as punch to be playing the arts-training began at George Mason role Roger. This is a dream role for Dylan, and he University (GMU) in 2007 receiving his is honored to be given the opportunity to be a part B.F.A. and B.A. in Business of this amazing cast! So sit back and relax (in our Management. During his time at GMU brand new seats) and enjoy this wonderful he became a founding member of Keith production! Thompson’s Dance Tactics Performance Group. While with Dance Tactics, he performed and taught at the 2006 American Dance Festival Intensive and Kari Jenkins - Ensemble, Alexi Darling - Kari is no White Wave Dance Festival. stranger to the stage between theater and dance. After graduating he joined CityDance’s team She has done numerous shows for the RRR as an artist and administrator. Along with including The Rocky Horror Show (3 years), dancing with CityDance resident company White Christmas, Spamalot, Home for the Christopher K. Morgan & Artists (CKM&A), Holidays and Jesus Christ Superstar just to name a Daniel teached in CityDance’s studio few. She is very excited she gets to cross RENT off education and community programs across the her theater bucket list! DC metropolitan area. In 2010 he was added on as an adjunct artist with The Dance Exchange, where he can be seen performing as well. He has been given opportunities to Emily Johnson - Ensemble - Emily was so grateful collaborate with James Madison University’s to be asked to join the cast of Rent, a show that is Science Professors and their Associate Dance on her bucket list. Previously, Emily has appeared Company, the National Building Museum, as a Laker Girl in “Spamalot” and was part of the Elizabeth City Nursing Home, Met Life: chorus in “Home for the Holidays”. Emily also Aging In America San Francisco Conference, played Patty Simcox in MCP's production of and Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers. “Grease”. Emily resides in Monroe with her husband, Patrick, and daughter, Reese. She spends her time away from the theater running emily e. photography. Kaylynn Schreiber - Ensemble - Kaylynn is excited Cassondra Kiley - Ensemble - Cassondra loves that she has been given the opportunity to be part musical theatre and has been in many of RENT and to, once again, work along side productions, such as GREASE, Little Shop of friends and amazing cast members. Most recently Horrors, Footloose, and Legally Blonde. She is she was cast as ensemble for Jesus Christ Superstar honored to be a part of such an amazing cast and has been cast as a phantom in the Rocky full of great friends. Horror Show in previous years. She has also worked on multiple stage crews and other various roles for local performances over the years. Kaylynn would like to thank her husband, Benjamin Schreiber, and her parents, John and Debbie McGovern, for all of Paige McElmury - Maureen Johnson - Paige is their love and support over the years. She would just over the moon about performing in RENT. also like to thank Tracy Glover for giving her this You may have seen her last as Columbia in the amazing opportunity to be part of such a wonderful RRR's production of The Rocky Horror Show. show with such an incredible cast. This is Paige's dream role and she can't wait to share this experience with everyone. She also wants all of you to know that Idina Menzel responded to her tweet so basically this was Andrea Vanderhorst - Mimi Marquez - Andrea is meant to be. Paige's role as Maureen, the ecstatic to be playing the role of Mimi, a dream role outrageous bisexual performance artist, is not of hers. Andrea is a stay at home mom to Jackson, acting. This is actually who she is as a person. 3, and Owen, 1. Andrea is thankful for her Also sorry mom I didn't tell you I had to show wonderful husband for his support and my butt. Enjoy the show! encouragement. This production of RENT marks Andrea's return to the stage after a 7 year hiatus. She is honored to be a part of this incredibly talented cast. Spencer McQuestion - Ensemble - This is Spencer’s third show with the RRR. He has appeared on the RRR stage in Little Shop of Josh Warren - Ensemble - Though Josh has been Horrors, & Seussical! He would like to give a involved with theater for 8 years, this is his second shout out to his family and good friends CK show with the RRR.