Saturday, January 3rd, from 11am to 3pm
Sunday, January 4th from 6-9pm
If you are unable to attend, please contact us at 808-463-6550 or email lin@proartsmaui.org

Before arriving, please complete this Audition Form and email your headshot and resume to stagemanager@proartsmaui.org or ask for a link to upload them, if you have these materials available.

• Sections of 2 songs
  • 32 bars of one song from the show Rent. You can either bring a track or we will have the sheet music from the show.
  • 32 bars of another late 20th century song in a different style from your first selection (ballad vs rock). For the 2nd song, please provide sheet music or a track on your phone with bluetooth connection or send us a track in advance to be played over our speaker system
• You may be asked to read from the script with an attendant (Particularly those reading for Mark and Benny)
• For Maureen, prepare a piece of spoken word poetry (original or someone else’s but NOT from the show)
• If you are unable to attend, you may send in a video; please email it to stagemanager@proartsmaui.org

Please note that the gender descriptions apply to the characters, not the actors:

• Roger Davis A musician/singer-songwriter who is a recovering drug addict living with HIV. Roger has mourned members of his community and is grieving the loss of his deceased former girlfriend. Roger longs for connection and meaning through his music. He is roommates with Mark in an abandoned loft space. He is reminiscent of a young Kurt Cobain and/or Lenny Kravitz in his musical styling. Age: 20 to 25 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: F2
• Mimi Marquez A dancer, Mimi is a proud Afro-Latinx woman determined to live in the moment. She is a drug addict who is living with HIV. A young woman on a journey to find who she is and what she is fighting for. Mimi’s addiction and intentions are often at odds. She desperately tries to make the best of life in whatever way she can. Living in the same building as Roger and Mark, Mimi meets the friend group through her unexpected romantic connection to Roger and is forever changed by this chosen family. Her artistry is connected to her body and movement Age: 20 to 25 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: C4
• Mark Cohen A filmmaker and video artist who constantly seeks validation. He connects deeply with his roommate Roger and longs for the days when his group of friends were closer. In his struggles to find his place in the world, he often finds himself on the outside looking in. Mark comes from privilege but desires to understand his responsibility to himself and his community. Age: 20 to 25 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: A2
• Maureen Johnson A performance artist who is constantly raging and ready to fight. Maureen is full of well-intended passion and anarchist energies of which she pours into her art no matter the medium. She’s a former roommate of Roger, Mark, Collins and Benny. She completes the chosen family rounding out the space with intoxicating energy dripping with sexualized vigor. Maureen is queer and openly dating Joanne after recently breaking up with Mark. Bursting with confidence and a vivacious spirit, Maureen navigates how to be a less self-centered human that is accountable for their actions. Artistically speaking she is a radical and unexpected arts advocate. Age: 20 to 25 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: C4
• Joanne Jefferson A public interest lawyer who always fights for the underdog, Joanne comes from a conservative upper-class black family. As an out and proud lesbian, she demands her own liberation. She is smart, purposeful, and grounded. She is dating Maureen Johnson. Joanne’s connection to Maureen brings her into an established chosen family where she discovers the power of being celebrated in your own community. Age: 25 to 40 Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3
• Angel Dumott Schunard A vibrant street musician who radiates light! Angel moves through the world as a gender nonconforming human who is also living with HIV. Angel has an incredible spirit with a gift for inspiring human connection all while being a street fashion icon. Angel is magnetic and rooted in living for the moment. Angel meets and swiftly becomes Tom Collins’ partner, a connection that brings Angel into the chosen family group. Angel is the heart of the piece. Angel’s musicality is rooted in their connection and love for rhythm, movement, and storytelling. Angel’s artistry is akin to the artistic qualities of Prince, a young RuPaul, and/or Grace Jones. Age: 20 to 30 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
• Tom Collins A professor of technology at NYU that is grounded in anarchy and liberation, Tom Collins is a proud black man who is smart, caring, and the backbone of his friend group. His chosen family is lifted by his positive and nurturing spirit. His warmth and empathic presence allow him to invite his friends to examine personal accountability. Tom used to be a roommate in the loft with Mark and Roger. He is also living with HIV. Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: F#2
• Benjamin Coffin III Mark and Roger’s landlord and former roommate. A proud black man, Benny struggles to find connection with his former chosen family. He is constantly battling being a friend while pleasing his new white in-laws. Despite being seen as a sellout, Benny longs to know who he is and where he fits in his community. Age: 25 to 30 Vocal range top: F#4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
• Multiple ensemble roles of varying ages: The Ensemble of this world is incredibly valuable and provides the foundation and full structure that holds and supports the stories Rent must share.

• Tuesday, January 6th from 6pm to 9pm
• For callbacks, actors will need to prepare assigned measures to sing live at callbacks. List of songs and measures will be provided ahead of the call-back
• Largely duos
• Movement exercise
• Reading sides from the play individually alongside a reader or with other actors. Scenes will be provided ahead of the call-back. Please be familiar with these scenes, but they do not have to be fully memorized.