New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Allyson Green, Dean

Rubén Polendo
Associate Dean, Institute of Performing Arts

Tomi M. Tsunoda
Chair, Department of Drama

TISCH DRAMA STAGE Presents:

RENT

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Directed by Orion Johnstone

A Message From the Chair 

Tisch Drama is a community devoted to creation, collaboration, and critical study. Our degree program combines rigorous conservatory training across ten professional training studios with a robust academic curriculum in Theatre Studies. Through the dynamic production process of TISCH DRAMA STAGE, students have the opportunity to synthesize critical thinking and practical training in the context of creation. This annual production season that sits at the heart of our program brings students together from across the spectrum of training methods, disciplines, and critical frameworks available at the department, and puts them in collaboration with compelling thinkers and practitioners from the contemporary professional field.

Each year, we program a range of artists who are committed to investigation, interrogation, and innovation, and who present a wide spectrum of views, interests, styles, processes, aesthetics, and relationships to language, process, and form. This range of programming provides students with insights on the creation of work across many professional arenas and through many different lenses, giving them a glance into a variety of potential post-graduate trajectories available to them in the field, and offering inspiring models for building sustainable lives in the performing arts.

Most importantly, the productions in our TISCH DRAMA STAGE are laboratories that exist as extensions of our classrooms. They are spaces where our students’ education is ongoing, through performing on stage as actors, conceiving and building theatrical worlds and aesthetic stories as designers, and contributing to the making of meaning on stage as dramaturgs. While these productions give students a chance to apply their training and education in collaboration with professionals, they are not necessarily meant to be a place where our community of students, faculty, technicians, and guest artists demonstrate a static idea of professional excellence. As with all spaces of learning, these productions are meant to be additional opportunities for experimentation, risk-taking, discovery, learning, and growth – both for our students and for the extraordinary professionals who work with them. This framework is fundamental to the incubation of possibility for the future of our professional field.

Also fundamental to our ongoing endeavor of collaborative work is our ethic of collaboration, which seeks to nurture belonging as learners in our department. A culture that centers on belonging requires a collaborative process that develops connection, mutual aid and trust; it encourages us to be rigorously curious collaborators, and it is at its best when we can readily move through conflict with care and hold one another accountable for our growth.

A final thought of gratitude to you, our audience:

Theatre is a form that depends deeply on the presence of an audience, who bears witness in real time to the artists’ embodiment and living through of images, stories, and ideas. Even after weeks or months of work in rehearsal rooms, meeting rooms, and shops – as theatre artists, we don’t begin to truly understand what we have made until the work is newly witnessed by our audiences. This means that your presence here in our theater is a tremendous contribution to the work, to the learning journey of our students, and to the future of our field.

Thank you for being here, and for your contribution. It is warmly welcomed.

Tomi M. Tsunoda
Chair, Department of Drama

A Note From the Director

When RENT opened on Broadway in the mid-90s, I was 14 years old, and it was the first time I had ever encountered any storytelling about Queer people, of adults talking joyfully about sex and collective power and direct action. As a teenager, I was still attached to coloring within the lines. And yet, when my Fundamentalist Evangelical Christian father said he disapproved of the RENT poster hanging in my bedroom because of its depiction of Queer love, I didn’t even consider taking it down. Even in my sheltered teenage heart, not yet fully awake to my own Queerness and Transness, I knew that there was something Holy in the soul of this show, that if my dad only really knew the stories and the people in it, it would be obvious to him that this poster, this show, Belonged on my wall. I think that that was my first real act of defiance.

RENT, at its core, is an invitation to Love in ways that are defiant and actively disruptive to comfortable patterns of privilege and to the systems of dominance that thrive on disconnecting us from each other and from our inherent wholeness. I believe that my life, and our lives, literally depend on this kind of Love.

Our RENT is more of an ensemble piece than any other version I’ve encountered: linking the individual to the collective at every opportunity and rooting deeply in the direct action and community care aspects of the story: the peak of the AIDS crisis, the squatters rights movement, the Tompkins Square Riot, etc. I am deeply moved and honored and giddy to get to co-create this vision along with this immense and courageous team, held by a circle of Queer Elders who have been generously accompanying us.

Whatever your prior experience with or feelings about this musical, I pray that our RENT allows you to re-see this piece anew and that it nourishes and fortifies all of the ways you Love.

Yours In Liberation,
Orion Johnstone (they/he)

A Note From the Dramaturg

We would love to welcome you to tonight’s performance of RENT.

RENT is a show that has had a lot of influence on our culture today. There’s a good chance this is not your first experience with RENT; you may even have a personal connection to it through some of the songs, the movie, or even having seen a production before! Today, we ask You to let go of your expectations and immerse yourself in our reimagining of the piece.

The entire production team of this show has been hard at work trying to create a new, more politically engaged version of RENT. Throughout the rehearsal process, the company has met with a group of queer elders as well as members of squatter groups that were active in the 1980s. When they were asked how they felt about RENT, answers varied, but generally, we heard repeatedly from people that we spoke to that RENT did not feel reflective of their lived experience. The commercialization of the piece distanced it, shifting away from radical action and the people of color who were leading so many of these charges; RENT was no longer something that was made for them.

During the performance today, please engage as deeply as you can with the materials you are seeing, and the ways that it exists in relation to the world around you, even today. In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the state of housing in the city and gentrification have developed similarly to the way they did a few decades ago, the dramatic loss of life making way for dramatically increased rents, pushing longtime tenants out when they can’t afford them, and units being held empty despite the desperate need to increase housing availability.

Most current NYU students were not alive in the 1980s and 1990s during the height of the AIDS epidemic and the Reagan Administration. We were not there to witness the Tompkins Square Riot. In our roles as dramaturgs, we’ve worked hard to share as much information as we can with the company of this show, and they in turn are working hard to share that with you, incorporating it into the world of RENT.

In this production of RENT, we hope to honor the people who are a part of its legacy.

Thank you and we hope you enjoy RENT,
Megan Hayward (they/them) and Jaden Tyler Urso (she/her).

Who’s Who – The Creative Team 

Orion Johnstone (Director) (they/he) is a Queer-AF theater director, choral composer, and ever-in-process abolitionist. Recent theater highlights include: Composer for Light Shining In Buckinghamshire at NYTW w/director Rachel Chavkin, Co-Director of Diana Oh’s {my lingerie play}: THE CONCERT AND CALL TO ARMS!!!!!!!!! at Rattlestick, Directing Fellow in TransLab at The Public/WP. They studied Theater at NYU (Tisch, class of ‘05) and Justice Ministries at Auburn Seminary. They are who they are because of the communities and individuals who have loved them into being and listened them into fullness, and they are honored to co-create RENT along with this brilliant team! www.orionjohnstone.com

John Bronston (Music Director) was recently music director of Outer Critics’ Circle Award Winner for Outstanding Off Broadway Musical, The Harder They Come (Public Theatre) written by Pulitzer Prize Winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Previously he was the associate music director of A Man of No Importance (Classic Stage Company), was a sub keyboard player and Music Direction Fellow at Tina on Broadway, and was the musical director for the National Tour of Hair. He is the creator, music director, and producer of the cabaret series Creating In Color, dedicated to producing concerts of classic musicals with predominately Black casts. www.johnbronston.com

Nikomeh Anderson (Choreographer) is a Multidisciplinary Choreographer, Performer, Creative, and Teaching Artist. They are an alum of RHS (Dance Hall of Fame), NYU Tisch School of the Arts: Stella Adler, RADA in London, ITW in Amsterdam, CAP 21, Stonestreet Studios and Viewpoints Intensive (Mary Overlie). They have facilitated for Stella Adler, TCG, Western Carolina University, Opening Act, and Houses on the Moon Company. They worked creatively with Musical Theatre Factory, WP Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Notch Theatre Company, Trans Entertainment Guild, Bethany Arts Community, Playwrights Center, Great Plains Theatre Commons, The Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Laundromat Project, and Now This. https://linktr.ee/wickedsirnik

Lauren Kiele DeLeon (Intimacy Director) is an American-Uruguayan intimacy director/coordinator from Miami, FL. Lauren holds a Master’s degree from NYU in Performance Studies with a thesis on Decolonizing Touch through Intimacy Choreography. Broadway: Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club. Off Broadway: This Land Was Made (Vineyard Theatre), Eva Luna & La Conducta de la Vida (Repertorio Espanol), Bloom Bloom Pow (Gural Theatre ART/NY). Regional: Real Women Have Curves (American Repertory Theatre), Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard (Miami New Drama & Tectonic Theatre), Hair & The Mountaintop (Weston Playhouse), Sleeper (BRIC), Blooms & Smart (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Queen of Basel (Theatreworks Hartford). www.laurenkdeleon.com 

Megan Hayward (Co-Dramaturg) is so grateful to get to be a part of this production! This is their first production as a dramaturg, but Megan has worked on a number of productions in differing technical capacities. Recently, they sound designed on the TISCH DRAMA STAGE productions: Perhaps the World Ends Here and That’s Not Supposed to Be Happening, and worked as A1 for Scouts: A New Musical at The Player’s Theatre and the New Studio on Broadway’s Applause. Megan will be graduating this spring, and can’t wait to see what comes next!

Jaden Tyler Urso (Co-Dramaturg) is a current senior at NYU PHTS! She is a playwright, director, and freelance dramaturg. Her work has been shown at NYU Tisch, Playwright’s Downtown, The Emerging Artists Festival, The Tank, and Soho Playhouse, among others. She is a Best of the Net nominee for poetry. Break a leg to the cast and crew of RENT! 

Jade Chew (Scenic Designer) is in her final semester in Tisch Drama’s Production & Design Studio, and is grateful to be ending her undergrad experience by working on this show. She sends much appreciation to everybody on the scenic team, the cast and crew, and anybody in P&D who had to work in the computer lab while the model was being built. Past TISCH DRAMA STAGE credits, in design or painting, include The Poverty Archive, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in lucem, The Threepenny Opera, Fun Home, Urinetown. http://jadechew.com

Maia Kahn (Costume Designer) (she/her) is a fourth-year costume designer and dramaturg in Tisch Drama’s Production & Design studio interested in exploring character, style, text, and craft through looks as whimsical as they are layered. She cannot think of a better closure to her NYU career than this rejuvenated RENT. Thanks to Orion for their fearless leadership and care; to the rest of the creative team for their brilliance; to this cast for their kindness, collaboration, and general fabulosity; and to Erin, Annie, Brent, Therese, Seo, and the costume shop staff, whose support throughout this process has meant the world. maiakahn.myportfolio.com

Despina Netchev (Lighting Designer), a fourth-year student in Tisch Drama’s Production & Design studio, specializes in lighting, projections, and scenic design. Originally from Belgium and Bulgaria, Despina is passionate about storytelling through various mediums, aiming to connect cultures and languages. She thanks all her mentors, lovely team, friends, and family for helping her through the process and is very excited to be a part of TISCH DRAMA STAGE’s production of RENT. To explore more of her work, please visit her website. https://despinanetchev.myportfolio.com/

Max Van (Sound Designer) is in the pursuit of being a jack-of-all trades, master of theater. He has worked on more than 40 productions and concerts, serving various key roles as projection and scenic designer, sound and production designer, technicians, and more. Max’s photography has been recognized with prestigious honors, including a Gold Key Portfolio Award, and Silver Medal with Distinction by the Scholastics Art and Writing Awards (2020). For more, find him on instagram @max.van_ or on his website. https://maxvandsgn.myportfolio.com/

Fatmatta Kuyateh (Production Stage Manager) is a fourth year in the Production & Design Studio, with a focus in Stage Management. RENT is her 5th and final TISCH DRAMA STAGE production. Previous Stage Management credits include: The Threepenny Opera, Big Zoo, Amrika, The Bacchae (TD Stage), On Your Feet, Shrek: The Musical, Fun Home, Songs for A New World (North Carolina Theatre). Fatmatta is also currently working on Broadway as a general management intern at RCI Theatricals. Upon graduation, Fatmatta will be working at Disney Theatrical Group in developing shows for both Broadway and community theater and amateur licensing. Fatmatta would like to thank God, her family and family and friends for all of their support throughout her collegiate experience.

Who’s Who – The Cast

	Timothy Lawrence Owens II (Mark) is a New York based actor/director/producer/writer. He discovered his love of singing at a young age. This love brought him to the theater, and he’s never left. After serving as a Communications Intern with Junior Players, a non-profit theatre company in Texas, Tim realized that he’d found a love for the world of theatre production and arts education. Other credits include: Pericles, Hello Again, and The Wild Party. IG: tmthyowens
	Gabriel “Gabo” Feldenkrais (Roger) is a third-year at Tisch Drama, training in the Experimental Theatre Wing with primary training at the New Studio on Broadway. They’re incredibly excited to play Roger in TISCH DRAMA STAGE’s performance of RENT, being Gabo’s first musical at NYU! Most recently, they played Titania and Hippolyta in Midsummer Night’s Dream for their Sophomore Projects at NSB. While at NYU, Gabo has also worked on independent projects, choreographing several dance pieces, writing and directing their short-play Bodies in Orbit, and participating in various short films. They send a loving thank you to their parents, brother, family, and friends. https://www.instagram.com/gfeldenkrais/
	Journey Jones (Mimi) is a Philadelphian. Community, theater and singing are her passions. She gives glory and honor to God and has unconditional love for her family, friends, and you too… yeah you… Nicki M. I graduate with a BFA in 2 weeks!
	Jamari My’Kel Young (Angel) is a sophomore at New York University in the New Studio on Broadway at Tisch School of the Arts. He is from Beaufort, South Carolina where he began his training early on studying at numerous summer camps and children’s’ theatres, with lessons in voice and theater arts. With that, he began dancing at the Beaufort Academy of Dance in the styles of ballet, african, modern etc. Jamari then left to attend and graduate from The South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities (class of 2022). After he graduates in 2026, he plans on attending the Yale School of Drama for his MFA in Acting while also pursuing his passions of writing, directing, and modeling.
	Darnell Robinson Jr. (Collins) is a Senior Tisch Drama student who trained in both Stonestreet Studios and the Atlantic Acting School! Darnell is committed to developing works for and by BIPOC creatives through his multi-media production company Robinson Company. Some of their most recent credits include Kent in King Lear @Tisch, Othello in Othello @Atlantic Acting School, AJ in Ellipses @Playwrights Horizon, and Witches Of  Walderzeit (World Premiere) @Edinburg Fringe. Darnell is excited for you all to see the work we have done on this production of RENT! I owe my deepest gratitude is to God, my parents, and the countless individuals who have shaped who I am and my craft! Thank you, if you want to keep up find me on Instagram @darnell.robinson.jr
	Mads Daily (Maureen) (they/them) is graduating this semester and could not be more honored that RENT is both their final show at Tisch and their TD Stage debut! Mads did their training at the Stella Adler studio. Notable Adler roles include Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sister Phebe in As it is in Heaven. Mads would like to thank their mentors at Adler, Mama, Gigi, and all of their incredible friends for their constant support. VIVA LA VIE BOHEME! ig: @madsdailydotcom
	Tuesday Ursy (Joanne) is ecstatic to be making her New York University debut in TISCH DRAMA STAGE’s production of RENT. Some of her favorite productions that she’s worked on include The Color Purple, Hairspray, RENT, and Big Fish. With origins from Los Angeles and Las Vegas, she has been surrounded by the entertainment industry from a very early age. She is currently pursing a B.F.A. in drama and is approaching her third year of training. She is eternally grateful to her family, teachers, and friends for their endless support.
	Brant Zheng (Benny) is a third year at the Experimental Theatre Wing and was recently seen in the Meisner Studio’s Chekhov Project (dir. Nate Flower), As You Like It (dir. Steven Eng), and Stupid Fucking Bird (dir. Mackian Bauman). Besides performing, he stage manages shows in the city; credits include: Wyoming (dir. Caroline Neff), Only Place I Belong (dir. Coleman Ray Clark, The Tank), and Here There Be Dragons (dir. Austin Harleson, The Players Theatre). Outside of theatre, Brant studies computer science, likes to go biking and jogging, and loves going to coffee shops. He is extremely grateful to everyone on the team for making this show possible!
	Divya Sarma (Drag Ensemble)(any pronouns) is a senior at NYU Tisch’s BFA Drama program. Past theater credits include The Lesbian Play (Off-Broadway), Mo and Bee (2022 Chain Theater Summer One Act Play Festival), The Gospel of Joan Crawford (The Tank PrideFest 2023), Collective Rage (NYU), as well as dramaturgy for the Broke People Play Festival. Divya also made their feature film debut in In the Weeds (2023 Harlem International Film Festival). Divya is also a budding exponent of Carnatic vocal music and South Asian classical and folk dance, and has given concerts in the US and India. @__divya.sarma__
	Mel McCall (Drag Ensemble) is a fourth-year student in their final semester at Tisch Drama. Mel began their primary training at the Lee Strasberg Institute, and quickly took an academic third year to complete their studies in the History department at CAS. In fall of fourth year they returned to the studio environment with a focus on classical text at Stella Adler. Mel is currently enrolled at The Experimental Theatre Wing where they are focusing on creating their personalized artistic practice. They would like to thank their partner, parents, sister and friends for endless support. Mel is so honored to share the stage with this cast and text in their second and final TISCH DRAMA STAGE production.

	Nicholas Milan (Drag Ensemble), an actor, singer, and writer in their final year at NYU Tisch Drama, trained from the Experimental Theatre Wing and the Lee Strasberg Institute. Recently they played the Emcee in Cabaret with Tisch New Theatre for a sold-out 11-show run. Next: their self-scripted piece Off-Broadway this fall based on his upbringing in Catholic education about shaping identities through a stifling lens, with plans to adapt to an original series. They’ve also worked with The Noor Theatre developing works from the underrepresented MENA community. Love to his parents, Catherine, and all chosen family – especially to Journey and Devan – from November 2019’s audition room to standing together on the Cantor stage.
	Shy’Peria Brown (Drag Ensemble) (she/they) is a Senior Tisch Drama student who trained in both Stonestreet Studios and the Stella Adler Studio of acting ! Shy’Peria feels incredibly BLESSED to be wrapping up her NYU journey with this impactful production. Some of their most recent credits include DI in Lincoln Center’s workshopped production-Dee&Di’s Beauty Shop, Announcer (MTA cupid) in The Brick Theatre’s- Are You My Last Stop, and Helena in Shakespeare’sA Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shy’Peria is a multifaceted artist and collaborator who deeply enjoys uplifting her community by way of the powerful expression of art. Keep up with Shy !! @SHYPERIAA
	Andrea Mongil (Ensemble) Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Andrea is thrilled to have her TISCH DRAMA STAGE debut in RENT. As a second-year student at the New Studio on Broadway, she’s refined her dance, music, and acting skills in the theatre space. She is honored to be a part of this cast and to be able to tell this story. Her transition from the vibrant streets of San Juan to the stages of Tisch Drama fuels her determination to inspire others from her community. Thanks to my family, friends, and everyone who has helped me get to the NYU Stage, MUCHO AMOR! insta: @dreamongil
	Rafael Pina (Ensemble) is honored to be in his first TISCH DRAMA STAGE production as a part of RENT! He is currently completing his second-year training at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. He’d like to dedicate his performance to his treasured friends and family for supporting him throughout the entirety of the process.
	George Wright (Ensemble) is very excited to be a part of his first Tisch Main Stage show! He’d like to thank his mum and dad for always being his #1 supporters. Enjoy the show!
	Shayla Lawler (Alexi Darling, Ensemble)  is grateful to be here doing what she loves. Many thanks to her dear ones, especially her parents, sister, partner, and grandparents. She is an enjoyer of absurdism, juggling, marine animals, olive oil, meditation, and her fellow man. shaylalawler.com. http://shaylalawler.com
	Tenille Manson (Ensemble) s currently a Junior at NYU Tisch and has studied at both the New Studio on Broadway and the Experimental Theatre Wing. She is extremely excited to be a part of her first Tisch Drama Mainstage production!
	Whitley Armstrong (Mrs. Jefferson, Ensemble) is a fourth-year student in Tisch Drama, training at the Atlantic Acting School with additional training at Stella Adler Studio of Acting for Musical Theatre. She is thrilled to be in her FIRST (and sadly last) TISCH DRAMA STAGE production and sends so much love to her cast and crew mates that made this process all worth it. Thank you mommy, sissy, and dad for all your love and support; I’ll pay back the loans someday. whitleyaarmstrong.com
	Alfie Massey (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of TISCH DRAMA STAGE’s production of RENT! This is their first TD STAGE production. Alfie is a fourth-year student in Tisch Drama, training at the Experimental Theatre Wing. At ETW, they focus on acting, improvisation, playwriting, & self-expression through movement & voice. Favorite credits include two ETW Main Stage Productions & Penumbra (a Playwrights Horizons Theater School Student Production). They were in Mass Transit: NYU’s Premier All Male-Identifying A Cappella group, & have done fight choreography for multiple student productions. They’d like to thank their dads, partner, & friends for their tremendous support.
	Devan Kushnir (Ensemble) is in his third year at Tisch School of the Arts, and he loves the community he has found along the way. By day, he studies Musical Theatre at the New Studio on Broadway, and by night he surrounds himself with people that are constantly inspiring him. Devan fulfilled one of his dream roles as Toby Belch in Twelfth Night last year, but has also loved playing Woof in Hair and Drew Boley in Rock of Ages. He also had the pleasure of originating the role of Aulus in POP-EII: A New Musical, as well as writing his own work called Gay Juice alongside his friend Mia Destiny, where they produced and directed the production in the same semester. Devan enjoys enriching and diversifying his artistry in route of finding new ways to innovate, and is excited to see where the bounds of collaboration will take him next. In regards to his friends and family who have supported him every step of the way…he will pay them off shortly.

 

RENT Production Team

Associate Director – Kelly Van Dilla
Co-Assistant Directors – Mimi Schlecht, Claire Gelillo
Associate Music Director – Drew Bastian
Assistant Music Director – Sarah Chen
Assistant Choreographer – Melody Chen
Additional Choreography (“Tango Maureen”) – Valeria Solomonoff, Barry MacNabb

Stage Manager – Molly Litvin
Assistant Stage Manager – Sara Manos
Production Assistant – Yvonne Lou 
Assistant Scenic Designer – Caroline Madeira
Assistant Technical Director & Stage Carpenter – Connor Gallerani
Scenic Charge – Lola Basiliere 
Associate Costume Designer – Seo Yun
Costume Production Assistant – Madison Mulvey
Associate Lighting Designer – Josh Healing
Assistant Lighting Designer – Maddie Boland
Assistant Head Electrician – Micah Dominguez-Schatz
Assistant Sound Designer – Lily Barron
Community Engagement Coordinator – Ariana Montoya
Super Ensemble Co-Captains – Artemis Wheelock-Wood, Siwapol Andy McMurray

Mentors – Dan Soule (Scenic), Erin Black (Costume), Jeanette Yew (Lighting), Mark Bennett (Sound), Angela Baughman (Sound), Vicki Whooper (Stage Management), Byron Easley (Cast)

RENT Musicians

RENT Crew

Francesca Burke, Lara Cruzado, Gracie Conn, Mary Davidow, Grace DeLossa, Aubree Dethloff, Camelia Elias, Sophia Forchetti, Delaney Giraudi, Martina Grein, Alexander Griffin, Maxwell Gutierrez, Frenda Havenstein, Ellis Van Houten, Yvonne Lou, Douglas Mu, Madison Mulvey, Liam Pham, Audrey Richards, Sabrina Spraggins, Z Wechsler, Tris Yun, Dorothea Zarcadoolas

RENT Build Crew

Juliana Bell, Madeleine Day, Rose Fleischer-Black, Happiness Mundeke, JT O’Reilly, Joy Zhang

Department of Drama Administration

Associate Chair, Director of Applied Theatre – Mauricio Salgado
Director of Theatre Studies – Alisa Zhulina
Director of Professional Training – Andy Arden-Reese
Director of Strategic Planning – Chris Jaehnig
Director of Production – Jeanette Yew
Director, Finance and Administration – Anita Daniels
Student Services Director – Scott Loane
Director, Admissions and Recruitment – Robert Hoyt
Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives – Joe McGowan
Assistant Director of Faculty Services – John Dietrich
Program Manager, Career Development and Alumni Relations – Jessica Genick
Marketing and Communications Administrator – Angi Williams
Technology Specialist – Ted Green
Admissions Administrators – Tyler Lenhart, Kimberley Whittam
Academic Advisors – Josh P. Jackson, Rachel Johnson, J.B. Smith, Casey Leach, Nicolette Dixon, Daphne Silbiger, Jay Politz
Budget Administrator – Jesael Rios
Budget Assistant – Milagros Nuñez
Administrative Aides – Sara Kuntz, Christine Phelan, Alex Cook, Zachary Parkman
Production Coordinator – Neil Goleta
Studio Administrators – Meade Morrison (Meisner), Alex Cook (NSB), Hilary Tanabe (NSB), Chelsea Barker (ETW)

Department of Drama Production Staff

Production Manager – Scott Mancha
Associate Production Manager – Sloane A. L. Spencer
Operations Manager – Ryan Parow
Technical Director – Kat Tharp
Scene Shop Supervisor – Jeremy Weinstein
Props Supervisor – Avery Bufkin
Costume Director – Therese Bruck
Costume Shop Supervisor – Brent Barkhaus
Costume Technical Fabricator – Andrea Manning
Director of of Lighting and Video – Lea Marie Bosilovich
Interim Lighting Supervisor – Elizabeth M. Stewart
Director of Sound & Media – Mellie Way

Department of Drama Production Assistants

Production Carpenters – Connor Gallerani
Scenic Charge – Lola Basiliere
Scene Shop Production Assistants – Marianne Auvinet Gould, Jacob Bers, Siddharth Dutta, Rodrigo Hernandez Martinez, Emily Tucker
Scene Shop Work Study Employees –  Nick Ashraf, Gabby Davis, Rose Fleischer-Black, Connor Gallerani, Topaz Gao, Laya Hartman, Sophie Jacobs, Anaïs Juillet, Shayan Khayambashi, Kathleen Kronauge, Braiden Lee, Caroline Madeira, Aidan Martel, Owen McAnuff, Rajesh Nagula, Shukan Parsana, Nicole Rivera, Sil Rivera, Hunter Schofield, Frankie Tinelli, Aidan Villarreal
Props Graduate Assistant – Sim Carpenter, Alex Nunez Caba
Prop Loan Work Study Employees – Josh Horowitz, Santana Kavanaugh, Michelle Lairet, Mir Mengi, Naina Shah, Haley Spranger, Alice Zhang
Costume Shop Assistants – Vicky Butler, Camille Charara, Genevieve McCormick, Xorlali Plange, Steven Smith
Costume Shop/Loan Work Study Employees – Lucy Bonin, Dibrianis Duran, Nina Ganyard, Maxwell Gutierrez, Megan Hayward, Nile Helgerud, Maia Kahn, Rachel Mainera, Sara Manos, Renata Soifer, Mireya Velasquez
Head Electricians/Programmers – Shane Hennessy, Annie Garrett-Larsen, PJ Davis
E-Shop Work Study Employees/Electricians – Adam Attah, Naveen Bangalore, Jade Chew, Josh Healing, Dagny Rebhan
Production Resource Office Work Study Employees – Ana Gates Shields, Sofie Daley, Katelynn Holt, Rayne Houser, Elisa Annenberg Paglia

Iris Cantor Theater Staff

Theatre Operations Manager – Peter Damien Loza
House Manager – Brian Welch
Lighting and Projections Supervisor – Matt Holcombe
Sound and Media Supervisor – Hao Bai
Stage Supervisor – Ian Heitzman

Special Thanks
Amara Dyette, Nina Lourie, Liz Gorinsky, Jazzul Holguin, Rodan Rush, Neva Cockrell, Victoria Law, Maggie Wrigley, Paul Garrin, and Nehemiah Luckett

And Extra Special Thanks To Our Circle of Queer Elders
Ceyenne Doroshow, Renée Imperato, Kevin Joseph, Kevin Usher, Mark Bennett, and Yva Las Vegass

RENT is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. http://www.mtishows.com

TISCH DRAMA STAGE productions can include subjects and content that may not be appropriate for young audiences. Discretion is advised. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.