Rent The Musical Creative

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Director
Michelle Faith
Micelle is excited and honored to be directing the famously well-known story of RENT by Jonathan Larson. This has been a huge undertaking as her first time directing a musical of this caliber. However she's confident that it will be amazing and is thankful for her wonderful production team and amazing cast. As a singer/actress, her passion for theatre, the community, and Dramatically Incorrect has been a driving point that led her to her new current position as President of the company. She sees a bright future for Dramatically Incorrect and hopes to share her journey with everyone through her passion and love for the performing arts. Michelle has been in several productions throughout her career including the following in no specific order: Princess Pamela in “Head Over Heels," Kathrine Martulie in “Cruel Intentions," Finea in "La Dama Boba," The Witch in "Hansel and Gretel," Mrs Darling and Liza in "Peter Pan the Musical," Keeri in "Firebringer," Poppy in "Noises Off," Ellen in "Standing By," Mrs. Wormwood in "Matilda," Divonne Bruder in "Green Room: A High School Musical," just to name a few. Michelle started performing at a young age at school, participating in school theatrical and talent shows. In middle school, she was recruited by Marina Waks who was the founder of a Beverly Hills kids choir called "Children Of The World." Throughout her time with the choir, she had the opportunity to sing as a soloists for the Children Of The World Choir for 6 years. She sang the National Anthem at the Rose Bowl in middle school, was an extra in the movie “Face Off “ with John Travolta and Nicholas Cage, and sang for various celebrities while in the choir including: Liza Minelli, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, “Fabio," Tony Bennett, and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as many others, while in middle and high school. Outside of theatre, Michelle’s passion to help others continues through her work with horses. As an equestrian and horse woman, Michelle has been ringing from the age of 6 and continued it throughout her life. She currently works as a riding instructor teaching riders of all levels how to ride and connect with horses. She also teaches equine-assisted life skills development to people of all ages and works with horses as a tool to attain therapeutic results. Her goal is to one day open a wellness center that includes animal therapy, art therapy, and performing arts therapy.
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Music Director
Naomi Dupras
is excited and grateful to take on the role of Music Director for Dramatically Incorrect's production of RENT. This is the second musical she has ever music directed, the first being "Head Over Heels." Naomi is a very creative individual, interested in a variety of art. Though she hadn't spent as much time in the theater as she would've liked growing up, she was still able to take the stage as a musician. Naomi has enjoyed singing her whole life and watching her parents play guitar. Once she was in 5th grade, she was able to pick clarinet as an instrument through school and join band. By 7th grade, she started taking private piano lessons and was also able to learn violin, guitar, ukulele, and bass. Through her high school career she was part of concert band, jazz band, and marching band and even became drum major her senior year. She did participate in drama club in middle school and joined the theater group at Quinsigamond Community College for the semester she was there as an actor and assistant director for the production they put on. In her personal life, Naomi had dedicated several years to being an assistant horse trainer, and upon moving back to Massachusetts, has started her own business. She's taught at several lesson barns and is a MA licensed riding instructor as well as a USDF Bronze Medalist. Naomi has 3 horses, 2 cats, and 1 dog. She is also enrolled in school with the hopes of finishing her Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics. Naomi enjoys spending time with her son and boyfriend, staying busy, and hopes that everyone enjoys the show as much as she has.

Original Creative Team

RENT, the groundbreaking 1996 rock musical, was created by composer and playwright, Jonathan Larson, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics based on Puccini’s La Bohème. The original Broadway production was directed by Michael Greif with choreography by Larry Keigwin, featuring musical arrangements by Steve Skinner and music supervision/additional arrangements by Tim Weil.