Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent School Edition follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished

young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow

of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and

Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their

relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and

is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in

general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative