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Rent focuses on a group of artists living in poverty in Alphabet City on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It begins on Christmas Eve, when Mark Cohen, an aspiring filmmaker, starts making an unscripted documentary about their lives.
Synopsis. After an introduction with the cast singing "Seasons of Love," the film opens with apartment tenants (including two friends and roommates, Mark and Roger) expressing their anger with suddenly being asked to pay rent which had previously been waived by the landlord.
Plot. On Christmas Eve 1989, aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, and his roommate, Roger Davis, learn that the rent previously waived by their old friend and now landlord, Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III, is due ("Rent"). Meanwhile, their former roommate Tom Collins shows up and gets mugged.
Complete summary of Jonathan Larson's Rent. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Rent.
Rent chronicles a year in the life of a group of friends living in Alphabet City, on the Lower East Side of New York City circa 1996. On Christmas Eve, we meet Mark, a filmmaker and his roommate Roger, a former musician, living in an apartment owned by their former friend Benny.
The film is about a group of Bohemian artists struggling with love, success, and AIDS in the gritty East Village of New York City in the late 80s. It follows the stories of eight individuals whose lives collide on one Christmas and who become a family over the course of a year.
Brief Synopsis. The plot revolves around a year in the life of a group of friends dealing with love, loss, and the harsh realities of life while trying to pursue their passions. Set against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the story touches on themes of creativity, poverty, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Setting.
