rentposteraLast week, Beth, Nana, and I went to see a presentation of the play “Rent” given by the drama students of Beth’s high school. They were doing a student version of the play. I have to admit that I didn’t expect anything great, after all it was just a bunch of high school kids.

I was shocked. The play was wonderful. The singing and acting were almost good enough for Broadway. The kids who were in the play could be proud of themselves. I was also surprised to learn that one of the kids in the play is a professional actor having had singing roles in a couple of cartoon series.

Beth also enjoyed the play (although she hates the song “Seasons of Love” which is the key song of the second act). Nana seemed to also enjoy the play although I don’t think she quite figured out what was going on. But this isn’t really surprising since the student version never mentions AIDS which is a key part of the play leaving the story a bit confusing. Even with the confusion, the cast did a great job.

I think Beth enjoyed the play so much that she might be interested in getting involved in next year’s play. I think she would have fun so I hope she does.