b"NOAH WILSON (Pit Orchestramusicians. Please enjoy the show! Conductor/Accompanist) Noah is aHe/Him piano performance major at Mankato State University where heRON WILSON (Pit Orchestra - Bass will be transferring in the fall afterGuitar) Ron is excited to participate finishing classes at Normandalein this production of RENT. Ron has Community College. Hes had thetoured internationally with Up With privilege of working for manyPeople. He returned to study music different productions in southernperformance at the University of St. MN. One of his favorites wasThomas and the U of M where he Gustavus Adolphus Collegesplayed in the orchestra. Ron has production of Cabaret. Afterplayed bass in Grease, Footloose, moving to the area last fall to beJoseph and the Amazing closer to school, he is lookingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, Into the forward to making his Twin CitiesWoods and West-side Story. He isarea theatre debut with one of hisprivileged to have a wonderful wife favorite shows of all timeRENT! who has put up with his musical He/Himexploits for 27 yrs, and to be playing in this production with one of his ALEX HALIKIAS (Pit Orchestra -three children. He/His Guitar) Alex is new to the Twin Cities and loves to rock! OriginallyROB SKOGLUND (Pit Orchestra - from NY, this health actuaryPercussion) Robert is extremely finished his MBA and moved hereexcited to be returning to the IGH to help fix healthcare. He's playedCommunity Theatre for RENT. Rob guitar for over 40 different musicalsis currently a Senior at the and enjoys playing all genres ofUniversity of Tennessee at Martin music, including Disco and R&B,earning his Bachelors in Music which have been new endeavorsEducation. He has performed in all for him since moving to MN. Feelof the previous theater productions free to introduce yourself &for IGHCT and has given welcome Alex! He/Himperformances all over the country in multiple ensembles. He is MIKE CHALLEEN (Pit Orchestra -currently based out of Burnsville Keyboard) Mike is an activeand teaches private lesson along member of IGHCT, and has playedwith instructing the Simley High woodwinds and keyboards in theSchool Drumline. He/Him pit of numerous musical. A lifelong musician, he earned his degree inJONATHAN LARSON(Playwright) Music Education from GustavusJonathan Larson received the 1996 Adolphus College, and recentlyPulitzer Prize for Drama forRENT. retired from a career in graphicsHe also won the 1996 Tony Award and marketing/ communications.for Best Musical and the 1994 He's looking forward to spendingRichard Rodgers Award for RENT some of his new free time doingand twice received The Gilman & some orchestral composition, asGonzales-Falla Theatre well as traveling and camping withFoundation's Commendation his wife, Kate. It's been an incredibleAward. In 1989 he was granted the experience working with this cast,Stephen Sondheim Award from production team and fellowAmerican Music Theatre Festival,"