Marc Valdez Weblog: "Rent" (School Edition) - RSP Youth Musical Theater Workshop Master Class

Left: "Rent" - Mark (Cole Souza) and ensemble.

A fine evening with the RSP folks! I attended at the invitation of John Harris (whom I still have not met). Saw several folks that I haven't seen in awhile, like as James Chavez-Glica Hernandez. RSP had a raffle, and Sally won the big basket full of candy, and videos, and what-not.

Left: "Rent" - Mark (Cole Souza) and Roger (Daric Carvajal).

I was curious how "Rent - School Edition" (the same version that elicited so much trouble at CDM in the South Coast last year) might be different than the regular version of "Rent". As far as I could tell, the two versions are very similar: not quite identical, but very similar!

Left: "Rent" - Mark (Cole Souza) and Angel (Kenny Gagni).

Left: Roger (Daric Carvajal) and Mimi (Karen Harris).

Left: Angel (Kenny Gagni) and Collins (Spenser Micetich).

Left: "Rent" - Mark (Cole Souza), Joanne (Haleyanne Freedman), and Tango Dancer.

Left: Nonplussed NYC Ensemble.

Left: "On The Street"

Left: "Over The Moon" - Maureen (Emily Kelly).

Left: "La Vie Boheme" - Collins (Spenser Micetich), Angel (Kenny Gagni), a ghostlike Benny (Gabe Figueroa), Mimi (Karen Harris), ensemble member, Roger (Daric Carvajal), second ensemble member.