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==Plot==

==Plot==

Rent covers a year in the life of a group of artists living in New York City, shedding normal life values.  Their landlord, an old friend of theirs, goes back on a promise to let them live there, and demands that they pay rent for the previous year.  Two of the main characters are gay (Angel and Collins), one is a lesbian, and her girlfriend is bisexual (Joanne and Maureen).  The two gay characters have aids, as does two other character, a stripper and a guitar player (Mimi and Roger).  The main character, a filmmaker (Mark), must deal with many of his friends dying (only one does throughout the course of the play).  The Musical covers their life throughout the year, Roger trying to live life again rather than sulking, Mark trying to fit in and make money without conforming, and all of them seeing how short life can be when Angel dies.

Rent covers a year in the life of a group of artists living in New York City, shedding normal life values.  Their landlord, an old friend of theirs, goes back on a promise to let them live there, and demands that they pay rent for the previous year.  Two of the main characters are gay (Angel and Collins), one is a lesbian, and her girlfriend is bisexual (Joanne and Maureen).  The two gay characters have AIDS, as does two other character, a stripper and a guitar player (Mimi and Roger).  The main character, a filmmaker (Mark), must deal with many of his friends dying (only one does throughout the course of the play).  The Musical covers their life throughout the year, Roger trying to live life again rather than sulking, Mark trying to fit in and make money without conforming, and all of them seeing how short life can be when Angel dies.

==Themes==  

==Themes==