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"MY ESSAY FOR A CONTEST ABOUT

WHY I WANT TO SEE RENT: CHAPTER TWO"

by

Mark Walter Meredith

When "one" first saw Anthony Rapp in Rent it was a commercial for the movie - -. - - The Broadway actors and the movie actress sung up to "Tony Rapp" from the street -to him. Adam Pascal and the others from the movie including Rosario Dawson sang - - . - -The movie cast was singing up towards the fire escape-singing of how there was, "no day but today - - - - …. ".

- - - - The commercial "spoke" of the musical that had captured the hearts of a generation -. -One had heard about the Broadway "opera" play that was based on La BOHE`ME - -. - - The play RENT had once become a "runaway" success because it had captured the minds of a generation - - . - -I had wanted to see it- - - -.

- - - - I didn't have the money to go see the movie RENT - -._- - One had been in Port Aransas, Texas at that time - - - -for about 13 years- - . - -It was quite a change after living around 22 years in SILicon Valley - - . - - After my grandmother died- - - -my mom andI had no more ties to keep us there in Padre Island- - - -._

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- - - -While here- - - -I got to sample the local library's system and many books - - . - -I SNATCHED RENT THE MOVIE OFF THE SHELF BEFORE I LEFT and checked it out- - . - -I lent it to my sister and brother in law- -. - - It was good; my sister and brother -in-law confirmed my opinion on the movie--.

- - - -It was a good movie- - - - RENT was - - - -you know - - ?- -I have reserved " 'BOHEME" from one of Madison's many library branches and I have read RENT - - - - and I've been currently reading LA BOHE`ME- -. - -Now that "Tony" Rapp Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega are in town I can't believe it- - . - -It is the "Broadway tour" this time and Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Adam Pascal are here in Wisconsin performing - - . - -I have finished writing three pages of my BOHEME update for the 20-Tens.

I think "this one" has "inertia" of its own self's - -. - - The first time a RENT tour was "in town" it was with actors that were more play /musicals career oriented-who sung, "… everything is rent -." -in the good ol' "play version- - " - -not the movie version and I thought that would be interesting to watch- - .- -I hear that the rock opera Broadway tour is a cross between the movie and the play rock opera- -. - - I know deep inside that this will be one of the plays I will be finishing - - - -once again.

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I finally heard the commercial saying that there was some random drawing, "or something" and I thought, "Perfect- - !"- - I heard the commercial say that it was an essay contest and I thought, "Even more perfect - - !" - -The tickets were 30 "bucks" too expensive for me - - - - though. I watch multiple copies of RENT all the time on my DVD player - - - - I have different versions- - - -.

- - - - This Broadway version is a rare the commercial- - - - I think - - - - like GREASE right- - ? - -It may be my favorite movie- - . - - Shouldn't some of the actors of RENT- - - - be working on musical vocalist careers and movie careers- - - -?

- - - - We should all be happy that Anthony Rapp and Mr. Pascal are performing Madison- -. - - This version of RENT should be interesting-maybe- -._ - -My mother has heard me talking about RENT being based on LA VIE BOH`EME - - . - -Mother tells me about how she remembers the "Musetta's Waltz".

- - - - Mom told me about seeing the opera LA BOHE`ME with my father in "the theatre" when he supported us. My mother went to see LABOHE`ME back when we were once rich. She was once rich like Musetta because of her once verdant beauty before raising four children on her own. I want to see Jonathan Larson's musical just because you may let me have that one chance.

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