Bill Berry will direct a cast of young Seattle talent, who will inhabit Jonathan Larson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about artists struggling to carve out a life in New York City's East Village in the 1990's.

Leading the principal cast are Berryman (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever) as Mark, Finley (A Christmas Story) as Roger, Morgan (West Side Story) as Mimi, Jerick Hoffer (Spring Awakening) as Angel, Brandon O'Neill (First Date) as Tom Collins, Ryah Nixon (9 to 5) as Maureen, Andi Alhadeff (The Sound of Music) as Joanne and Logan Benedict (Camelot) as Benny.

The ensemble includes Eric Ankrim, Sarah Rose Davis, Antonia Darlene, Kirsten deLohr Helland, Jimmie D. Herrod Jr., Diana Huey, Andrew Leonard, Trina Mills, Casey Raiha, Heath Saunders, Patrick Shelton, Bryan Gula, Lindsay Hedberg, Henry Nettleton and Sarah Russell.

Rent will be musical directed by R.J. Tancioco and choreographed by Daniel Cruz. The design team also includes Martin Christoffel (set design), Pete Rush (costume design), Mary Pyanowski (hair and makeup design), Tom Sturge (lighting design) and Kai Harada (sound design).

Phone (206) 625-1900 or visit 5thAvenue.