Rent

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The production I chose to critique for this paper was the Broadway show,“Rent”. “Rent” is a play about a group of young adults living their lives in New York City, and the obstacles they encounter. Basically the two main characters are Mark and Roger; they are roommates living in a not so glamorous apartment. Roger has A.I.D.S. and expresses much depression throughout the show. Mark is an ametur filmest, with high hopes for his carrer. He used to date Maureen, another main character, and their relationship toward one another is one of the many sub-plots to the show.
The first chacter I chose to concentrate on is Roger, who in my opinion is the most intriguing character in the show. Like I mentioned earlier Roger has A.I.D.S., and is very depressed. Roger spends most of his time playing his guitar in his apartment; due to his illness he is unmotivated to leave his home. He knows his time left on this earth is limited, and his main objective throughout the show is to write a song that he will be remembered by. He is seen several times throughout the show, alone in the apartment, practicing and perfecting his song. His objective slightly changes when he meets another tenant of his apartment by the name of MiMi. He almost immediately falls in love with her, which gives him a new objective of trying to get her to be with him. The best scenes I can remember where Roger expressed his objective the best were the few scenes where Roger is seen working on his song. Basically Roger sits mid-stage with the spot light on him practicing his song. With his guitar in hand and a soft sinceer voice, he almost pleeds to


God to help him finish his song. As he strums on his guitar he sings a song about leaving something behind when he dies, meaning his song. This scene is very basic, nothing really special about it, yet its message is so clear and moving that the character actually comes to life on the stage. The beat of these songs, is very...