"Rent" on Tap at STAC's Sullivan Theater

For  Immediate Release

Contact: Ashley Liporace
St. Thomas Aquinas College 
Tel: 845-398-4000

"Rent" Opens Tonight at Saint Thomas Aquinas College

The Laetare Players at Saint Thomas Aquinas College are preparing for opening night of their spring musical. For three nights, starting this evening, they will perform the Broadway musical “Rent.” Shows dates are April 9, 10 and 11 at 8 pm. Tickets are sold at the Romano Student Center, located on campus, until Thursday. Pricing is $8 for students and seniors and $10 for adults, or three adult tickets for $25. Shows will be held on campus in Sullivan Theater. St. Thomas Aquinas College is at 125 Route 340, Sparkill, NY.

The cast has been working hard for the past few months to put on this famous musical. Just like Broadway musicals, there will be a live band playing the music. New sets have been designed especially for this year. More of the stage will be used than in any other musicals performed by the Laetares.  “Rent” has two directors this year: Danny Niederberger, a STAC junior, assisted by Professor Evan Matthews, the performing arts professor at the college. Niederberger will also be acting in the musical.

Students who live on and off campus as well as adults are encouraged to support the Laetare Players on the three nights the show is on. Some professors are willing to give extra credit to their students if they go see the show. Caution, the content of the musical may not be suitable for children under the age of thirteen. There are references to drugs and sexual content within the play.

The Laetare Players are a club at Saint Thomas Aquinas College. Every school year they perform a drama, which takes place in the fall, and a musical in the spring.

-- Ashley Liporace