Rent

Fri Jul 17 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm UTC-05:00

440 Aurora Avenue, Naperville, IL, United States, Illinois 60540 | Naperville

Summer Place Theatre
Publisher/HostSummer Place Theatre
Rent
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Friday, July 17th: 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 18th: 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 19th: 2:00 pm
Friday, July 24th: 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 25th: 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 26th: 2:00 pm
Friday, July 31st: 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 1st: 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 2nd: 2:00 pm

Content Advisory:
• Strong language/profanity.
• Themes of HIV/AIDS, illness, grief, and death.
• Drug use/addiction references.
• Sexual content and suggestive dialogue.
• Brief references to suicide/self-harm.
Audience guidance: recommended for teens and adults; families should use discretion.


Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's 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. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
This is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous. Regional theatres will love the freedom and flexibility that Rent offers; minimal costuming and sets are required.


Rent Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
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440 Aurora Avenue, Naperville, IL, United States, Illinois 60540

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