February 20, 2015

RENT Now Playing At Showplace

February 20, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

The musical RENT opens tonight (February 20th). It deals with a group of penniless young artists who are struggling to thrive in 1990s New York City. Themes of love, HIV/AIDS, poverty, transgender and drugs all weave their way through the cast's excellent portrayal of this production. RENT is presented by Art for Awareness.

RENT runs February 20th to 28th at Showplace Performance Centre.

Produced and Directed by Geoff Bemrose & Sarah Tye
Choreography by Rachel Bemrose
Musical Direction by Brian MacDonald
Vocal Direction by Pamela Birrell

View a photo album of the show on our Facebook page.

Watch the cast perform "Seasons of Love" on a recent episode of PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson...

The cast of Rent sings "Seasons of Love" on PTBOCanada Live RENT is at www.showplace.org from Feb 20th - 28th, 2015!

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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February 18, 2015

Episode 9: "PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson" Podcast

February 18, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

Episode 9 of PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson is live! Episodes are filmed live to tape at Riley's Pub in downtown Peterborough on most Sunday afternoons from 3-ish to 4 pm-ish, and we love a live studio audience if you want to come down!

Episode 9 features an amazing performance from Art For Awareness's cast of Rent performing "Seasons of Love". Rent plays at Showplace February 20th to 28th.

Host Mike Judson also interviews Lynn Zimmer, Executive Director of the YWCA, in a conversation all men and women should watch and share. It raises a lot of talking points for this community and beyond.

Watch the full show below (and in case you missed it, check out our first eight episodes here)...

Our guests include: Executive Director, YWCA Lynn Zimmer www.YWCAPtbo.org @YWCAPtbo @WalkAMilePtbo RENT Musical Director Brian MacDonald Actor - RENT- Carl Johann Musical Guests - The entire cast of RENT RENT is at www.showplace.org from Feb 20th - 28th, 2015! The handsome Neil Morton David Koski - Nowhere to be seen.

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January 20, 2015

Here Are Photos Of The Local Cast Of "RENT" That Plays Showplace

January 20, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

Peterborough's Art For Awareness presents RENT from February 20th to 28th at Showplace Performance Centre. Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Here are cast photos below by Sara Connelly (SC Photography) that were photographed in the alley behind St Veronus in downtown Peterborough...

RENT follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. By donating partial proceeds from this local production to PARN-Your Community Aids Network & the Youth Emergency Shelter (YES), Art for Awareness aims to educate, entertain, and normalize the stories of those living with HIV/AIDS, addiction, and poverty and sexual identity.

RENT is produced with the generous support of Adam Scott Performing Arts, PTBOCanada (we're a media sponsor), Theatre Trent, the Anne Shirley Theatre Company and CMHA Haliburton Kawartha Pineridge.

RENT is Produced and Directed by Geoff Bemrose & Sarah Tye, Choreography by Rachel Bemrose, Musical Direction by Brian MacDonald and Vocal Direction by Pamela Birrell.