Rent
a fighting chance production
August 4th - August 30th, 2009
Presentation House Theatre
North Vancouver, BC
The Reviews Are In!
"Rent is full of infectious enthusiasm"
Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight
Rent has been such a big hit, playing to 15 sold out houses in the past two and a half weeks that we've decided to extend to August 30th, adding 8 more shows!
Here's just a couple of quotes from some of the amazing reviews we've had so far!
From Colin Thomas of the Georgia Straight:
"Director Ryan Mooney has cast some tremendous talent."
"Anton Lipovetsky delivered a performance of charismatic enthusiasm and DeCarlo seductively filled in Roger’s moody rock-star contours. Both singers execute their roles’ vocal pyrotechnics with admirable ease."
"As Joanne, Jenn Suratos combines a powerful voice and powerful stillness. Jacqueline Breakwell’s Maureen is deliciously sexy, assured, and playful. Joanne and Maureen’s duet, “Take Me as I Am”, is a highlight of this production."
"Cesar Erba’s falsetto rings pure as Angel"
"Everybody in this cast gives their all. That enthusiasm is infectious and there’s a lot of excellent work here"
From Peter Birnie of the Vancouver Sun:
"Fighting Chance Productions puts up its dukes, comes out swinging and scores a knockout with a raucous Rent that rocks the cramped confines of Presentation House Theatre. The show that started 'way off Broadway in 1996 before becoming an international hit now returns to its humble roots, feeling far more current and even electric than it has in years."
"Fighting Chance reaches the right notes in every case. Ryan Mooney directs a stellar cast of young talent, many of the 15 people on stage so good as to beggar belief that their professional credentials are still pretty slim."
"Nick Fontaine, for example, brings a singing voice of deep, rich resonance to the role of Tom Collins, lending a great basso timbre to such songs as Santa Fe. Fontaine's solid work as Collins is beautifully counterpointed by Cesar Erba as Tom's lover Angel, whose shining countenance belies the pain inside this HIV-positive bright light of Manhattan's Lower East Side."
"Anton Lipovetsky has all the beans needed to project the eager energy of this bright-eyed videographer"
"Jenn Suratos and Jacqueline Breakwell, as lesbian lovers Joanne and Maureen, offer exactly the right tone to their pairing —Suratos singing with ringing clarity and Breakwell knowing just how to nail the inherent overeager "artistry" of Maureen's hilariously awful performance piece, Over the Moon."
"Both Craig DeCarlo as Roger and Christine Quintana as Mimi are fully in command of their character"
From Mark Robins, GayVancouver.net
"The Fighting Chance Productions version currently playing at Presentation House in North Vancouver is so obviously full of passion and great performances that it still manages to rock."
"Where this production really shined, due in a large part to Director Ryan Mooney, was in eliciting some powerful performances from his actors in the smaller, more intimate numbers."
"The most pleasant surprise during the evening was Nick Fontaine's voice as one certainly did not expect such a full and almost blues-like sound to come from this young man and indeed his I'll Cover You Reprise almost had me searching for my tissues."
"Other highlights included the Lipovetsky and Suratos duet Tango Maureen and Breakwell's hilarious turn as performance artist in Over The Moon."
"The full company nails both of the more memorable tunes from the show: La Vie Bohème and Seasons of Love and special mention must go to Cathy Wilmot for both her overall ensemble work and her Seasons of Love solo"
From Matt DiMera, VanMusicals.com
"Trying to pick the high point of the show is near-impossible, as there are so many from which to choose."
"Jacqueline Breakwell’s Maureen is fiery hot and oozes sex appeal. My theatre companion was completely and utterly enamoured with her. Jenn Suratos as Maureen’s current girlfriend is a great foil to Maureen’s ex-boyfriend Mark in “Tango Maureen.”"
"Anton Lipovetsky is boyish and likeable as Mark and Kholby Wardell drips attitude as Mark’s yuppified ex-roommate Benny."
"Craig DeCarlo as Roger has a voice made for rock and easily powers through his multiple numbers."
"Nick Fontaine’s Tom Collins and Cesar Erba’s Angel are an adorable couple, and their voices are perfectly complementary in “I’ll Cover You.”
"Ryan Mooney and Fighting Chance Productions are persistently making a name for themselves as real contenders in local theatre and Rent will only further that cause."
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a fighting chance production
August 4th - August 30th, 2009
Presentation House Theatre
North Vancouver, BC
The Reviews Are In!
"Rent is full of infectious enthusiasm"
Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight
Rent has been such a big hit, playing to 15 sold out houses in the past two and a half weeks that we've decided to extend to August 30th, adding 8 more shows!
Here's just a couple of quotes from some of the amazing reviews we've had so far!
From Colin Thomas of the Georgia...
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