RENT's set design...

[LetMeLeave]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 5:22am

I sometimes wonder what RENT would look like had the set been changed. Like, what if they had actual scene changes....Roger and Mark's apartment, the lot, and the Life Cafe.....would the show seem different?

Opinions, comments?

[Justice]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 8:25am

I believe it would have been cheezy that way. I like the set the way it is; Subtle, yet, believable.

[KelRel]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 9:11am

i agree

[Justin D]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 9:33am

call me old fashioned, but that was one of the things i DIDNT like about Rent, than and the over amped singing to the extent that i could not understand a word the people were shouting on stage. But i do think i could live with the "one scene" set if they worked on the sound design. No one wants to see a show where all the lyrics sound jarbled.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:21am

One of my favorite types of sets are the ones like RENT has - it's one thing that changes very subtly throughout the show. Simple, yet effective and not-distracting. I think, also, it's REALLY important for the set to reflect the main ideas of the show, rather than to truly convey WHERE you are. For example, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels sets are full of rich colors, but everything actually has kind of a fake look to it, because the show is about con artists. That said, the RENT set is very simple, and it looks kind of grungy and run down, and it reflects the conditions its characters are really living under. And, on stage, you can do things like that and force your audience to believe it, but use their imaginations, too. In film, you can't really do that - so, we'll finally get to see those places, and what it would've been like.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:25am

I think the starkness of the set represents the harsh quality of the character's lives. Filling in with more set pieces would make the characters look more comfortable than they are.

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:43am

Love the current set. It fits what is happening on stage.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:45am

kind of off topic, but not.......has the RENT movie website gone up yet?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:46am

Not yet, spider. It should soon, though.

[VivLaVieBoheme]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 11:47am

It has to go up soon, I am getting impatient! And yes, Love the set the way it is. Oh, and Spider, how was the wedding/honeymoon?? I hope everything went well!

Updated On: 4/15/05 at 11:47 AM

[ButtonstheClown]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 1:06pm

I loved the set when I saw it. I thought it was more than perfect.

[ikmbway]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 3:00pm

I love the set now and how they use it so well in all the scenes. Well we get to see all the places in the movie so it will be different.

[Joshua488]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 3:05pm

Right. If you ever wished that RENT had actual sets and locations, then the movie is just what you need!

[Jwei123]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 3:09pm

I LOVE the rent set. Everytime I see it, I fall in love with the show all over again. Whenever I'm at that theatre, I get an undescribable happy feeling.

*goes back to listening to clm's "light my candle"*

[idinarocksmysocks!510]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 3:42pm

The set was because of the low budget, but it fits the musical once you see it, if you what I mean... yeah!

[Broadway Style]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 7:18pm

I really like the stage set..but I am also glad that the movie will let us see RENT in a more natural environment. The movie set is pretty awesome:)

Updated On: 4/15/05 at 07:18 PM

[ShuQ]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 7:28pm

I agree...that's one reason I'm looking forward to the movie b/c it will be totally different. Can't wait!

[Emmy1234]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 8:57pm

I like the set. I don't want to repeat things that have been said by so many others so I'll leave it at that.

Also, I too am excited to see what they can do with different sets for the movie.

[playbill_signer_05]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 9:07pm

I love the set. I think it fits the show so well, and that wouldn't be the same if it had elaborate sets and scene changes.

[jeremykushnier1fan]

Posted: 4/15/05 at 10:51pm

I love the set of RENT for the stage production, you know how they made that big hunk of metal be such a big prop for the show. And i'm confident the movie set will be very well done as well!