This November 麻豆视频鈥檚 Playmasters presents its fall musical 鈥�,鈥� written by Johnathan Larson and directed by Ray Pritchard, YVC drama instructor.
Set in New York City鈥檚 East Village, 鈥淩ent鈥� is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.
Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. November 13-15 and November 20-22 in YVC鈥檚 Kendall Hall Auditorium (Building 12) on the Yakima Campus. Tickets are $15 students and $20 general admission and can be or at the door.
鈥淩ent is a production that I have always wanted to do,鈥� says Director Ray Pritchard. 鈥淚t is a rock musical that combines many different themes and elements that appeal to a wide range of audiences. It is a story of love and survival amidst a backdrop of illness (HIV/AIDS) but today relevant within a broader health context.鈥�
According to Pritchard the play also deals with activism, housing insecurity, poverty and representation of LGBTQ+ which are all themes that resonate very deeply in today鈥檚 world and will hopefully spark meaningful discussions and conversations with audience members.
About the play
Winner of the Tony Award for best musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, 鈥淩ent鈥� has become a pop culture phenomenon.
Loosely based on Puccini's 鈥淟a Boheme,鈥� Jonathan Larson's 鈥淩ent鈥� follows a year in the lives of a group of young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York City鈥檚 East Village, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional toll of the disease shapes the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen copes with her chronic infidelity through performance art, while her partner, Joanne, questions whether their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has traded his bohemian ideals for financial success, straining his ties with former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life itself.
How these young bohemians navigate their dreams, relationships and conflicts forms the emotional core of this groundbreaking musical.
Presented by arrangement with . Recommended for mature audiences. For more information contact Ray Pritchard at rpritchard@yvcc.edu.