Current Season
Special Summer Production: Rent
by Jonathan Larson
June 24 - August 1, 2010
The Firehouse Theatre Project proudly presents its 2010 summer production - Jonathan Larson’s Rent!
Directed by Jase Smith, the show runs from June 24-Aug. 1, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and with “pay-what-you-will” matinees at 4 p.m. on Sundays. The Sunday, July 4, matinee will benefit the Fan Free Clinic.
Rent is a rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème. It tells a story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won a Tony Award for Best Musical among other awards. The musical is largely responsible for helping to increase the popularity of musical theater amongst the younger generation. The Broadway production closed in September 2008 after a 12-year run and 5,124 performances, making it the eighth-longest-running Broadway show by that time, nine years behind The Phantom of the Opera as of December 2009. The production grossed over $280 million.
Tickets to this special summer production are sure to sell quickly. They are $27 for adults, $24 for seniors 65 and older, and $12 for students and RAPT members with ID. To make reservations, call the Firehouse box office at 804-355-2001 or visit the link below.
2010-11 Season Subscribers: Take advantage of a special offer to purchase tickets to Rent for just $20. Call 804-355-2001 to order yours or to purchase a 2010-11 season subscription.
Meet the talented cast and crew!
Check out our fantastic pre-production stills on Flickr!
Reviews
Style Weekly, July 6, 2010: Bohemian Rhapsody
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 26, 2010: Rent Hits All the Right Notes at Firehouse Theatre
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 24, 2010: Firehouse Theatre Changes Pace with Rent
GayRVA, June 24, 2010: Up for Rent
Richmond.com, June 21, 2010: Chatting with the Cast of Rent
Purchase Tickets
Tickets for Individual Shows:
- Adult: $25
- Senior (65 and older): $22
- Student (with ID): $10
- RAPT (with ID): $10