There are about 7,000 residents that have returned to Pacific Palisades. The streets are dark at night and there are not a lot of activities, but here’s one that deserves your attention. Palisades High School drama department will present “Rent” for two weekends starting Thursday, February 12, at 7 p.m.
Come out of your condos, your apartments and the homes you’ve moved back into and enjoy live entertainment in the town at Mercer Hall, 15777 Bowdoin Street.
Director Cheri Smith wrote “La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson’s iconic Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love is playing at Pali High.”
The musical is set in the East Village of New York City, and is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today, with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
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.
As these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts it provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical that has become a pop cultural phenomenon.
And the talent at Palisades High School is so deep that every show produced is full of exceptional voices – and actors – many of whom go on to work professionally. The musicals are above high school standards and productions rival the best small theaters in the country.
Rent is exuberant, passionate and joyous, but audiences are warned that there is mature content and strong language.
Smith said, “We hope that you will join Pali Theater in our triumphant return to campus. Please come out and support these young artists!”
The musical will be on stage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 12, 13, 14, and again on 19, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. There are matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 and 21. General admission is $18 and VIP seating is $25 and tickets are available click here.