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Making the RENT poster for the Footlight Club, Part 2

Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.
Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.

Character Portraits for RENT

Sara Jane Burns for the RENT poster at the Footlight Club.

Photo illustration of Sara Jane Burns, Branding photo illustration for production of RENT
Branding photo illustration for production of RENT

Bill Dosher, the director of the musical RENT, had a very clear vision for the marketing for this production at The Footlight Club.

We used the original production poster as inspiration and crafted a digital collage.

Each character had their own color and we imitated a brushed wash of color over a desaturated studio photo.

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This is not the story of Young Tommy, the deaf dumb and blind kid. It's the story of The Poster for Tommy, with a behind the scenes video.

Annie Olmstead and Shira Cahn-Lipman, photographed for the Rent poster.

Mirror Visions Ensemble at St. John's Church, Jamaica Plain

Performance Photography for the Mirror Visions Ensemble at the JP Concert Series. Live and low light photography of the animated troupe.

Hair at the Footlight Club

could just as easily stop his watch to try to save time.