Rent, Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about life in New York’s East Village in the late 1980s during the AIDS epidemic, runs through Feb. 27 in the Moore Theater at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. As these photos from a practice and dress rehearsal show, the student actors—aided by directors, designers, and choreographers—are all excited to be back on stage.
Also, Olivia Shortt, Guarini ’23, discusses working in the costume shop and repurposing existing pieces for the show. Watch the video.
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![Large group of actors dancing in RENT](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0334.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=cTvkknp2)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Student applying make up to Rent actor.](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0033.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=dA5jHPTf)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Students sit and stand on the stage in the performance of RENT](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1724.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=2oZR8rTz)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![RENT actor wearing sparkling red velvet jacket with white trim](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0513.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=KITkTLEC)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Actors on stage and in the balconies on the set of Rent](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1032.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=LROgQKvC)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![An actor kneeling on a table over a seated actor in Rent.](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1243.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=pHwOxOqa)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Student singing with a gold and red backdrop in performance of Rent.](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0978.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=JfyekIUq)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Five actors singing during rehearsal of RENT](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0881.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=t5CXyO3m)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Four actors in RENT singing together on elevated platforms](/sites/home/files/styles/portrait_small_315x435/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1043.jpg?h=8243d3d4&itok=xqgEol_v)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Actor in leather jacket singing while gripping the back of a red chair](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0275.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=FGNBpfxx)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Student learning about spotlights in rehearsal of Rent](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_0098.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=7b6-bbz9)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Actor in white standing on a table singing while those seated look bored](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1357.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=J1XIHSLi)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)
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![Actor in Rent singing and playing the guitar while seated next to a prone actor](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1606.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=w4LWzAyT)
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![Large group of actors singing while seated or standing in rows](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/2022-02/20220217_rent_dress_rehearsal_eb_1666.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=P0EbuZrj)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)