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Giles Chiasson

Gilles Chiasson made his Broadway debut in RENT.  He has acted in national tours of Les Miserables, Forever Plaid and Gift of the Magi.  Off- Broadway, he has had roles in Groundhog and RENT.  His regional credits include parts in Heartbeats, A Little Night Music, The Good Person of Szechuan, Pippin, A House Divided, and Broadway Bound.  Chiasson is a founding member of the Adirondack Theatre Festival.

Gilles Chiasson:   I'm one of the few members of the cast that loves musical theatre.  But musicals suck most of the time, especially when viewed through a contemporary lens.  A musical carries a funny burden, because it is an emotionally-driven medium.  The thing that drives a musical is not necessarily plot, and certainly not its intelluctual content; it's really an emotional ride.  RENT has a point of view that takes the risk of stating what it believes.  It risks failure in many ways, which is one of the things that makes it exciting.