Kent State University's School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2009-10 season with its production of "Rent." The production will run at 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in E. Turner Stump Theatre in the Music and Speech Center. The production is directed by Terri Kent, artistic director of Porthouse Theatre and musical theatre coordinator for the School of Theatre and Dance.
"Rent" is the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side during the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS.
Based on Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme," the show has won a Pulitzer Prize, gained critical acclaim and won a Tony Award for best musical, among other awards.
Tickets are available by calling 330-672-2497 weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. or online at www.theatre.kent.edu. Adults are $16; seniors, Kent State alumni, staff and faculty are $12; and student tickets are $8.