2026 - 2027 Auditions
Rent
About the show
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. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Musical Direction by Sarah Richardson
Choreography by Alexandra Herzog
Rehearsal Dates: June 9 - July 10, 2026
Show Dates: July 7 - August 30, 2026
Character Breakdown:
***NOTE: The roles of Roger & Maureen are currently on offer.***
MARK COHEN
Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
MIMI MARQUEZ
An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
BENNY COFFIN III
The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
JOANNE JEFFERSON
A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen.
Gender: female
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
TOM COLLINS
A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F#2
ANGEL SCHUNARD
The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
ENSEMBLE
Stage ages: Early twenties to sixties
Vocal Ranges: all vocal ranges sought
Audition Requirements:
Those selected to audition will be asked to prepare material provided. The sides will be sent to those auditioning 5 days before the audition date.
We will accept and view self tape applications only by invitation. Those auditioning by tape will be sent sides with 5 days’ notice and can upload their tapes to the Neptune casting portal in ONE file.
Audition Location
Details to be sent with the audition invitation.
Neptune Theatre’s audition, rehearsal, and performance spaces are all physically accessible via ramps and elevators.
How to apply:
Please submit via our submission portal at https://neptunetheatre.submit.com/show/2 by January 18. Please upload your headshot and resume and clearly label them with your name, eg Joe_Smith.
Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
If you already have a profile, do NOT create a new one. Select the show and characters you wish to be considered for.
Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement:
Neptune Theatre seeks to promote equity, inclusion, and access by amplifying voices and stories that have been historically marginalized or underrepresented, and we factor this into every decision we make. We encourage submissions from artists of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and identities, and will give scheduling priority to those who self-identify as IBPOC, LGBTQ2S+, d/Deaf, living with disabilities, and/or facing other systemic challenges in our industry.
Applying artists should be aware that Neptune does not tolerate any form of harassment of its employees, clients, volunteers, or any persons visiting or spending time on its premises.
Neptune Theatre’s audition, rehearsal, and performance spaces are all physically accessible via elevators and ramped surfaces.
