Joanne Marrone
Joanne Saggieta Marrone plays the part of Mimi Marquez in Rent. Not only is it the lead, but an extremely complex role. An HIV-positive heroin addict, Mimi works as exotic dancer at a kinky strip club called the Cat Scratch to support her habit. She lives downstairs from roommates Mark and Roger, and crushes on the latter, but she and Roger are on-again off-again throughout the story, which exacerbates her drug addiction. It’s a purrfect character for Marrone who, like Mimi, proclaims that yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery and today is a gift … which is why it’s called the present.
Joanne is an aspiring musical theatre actor, singer, dancer and model. She was seen previously at Fort Myers Theatre as Ballerina Ancestor in The Addams 
Family. Joanne performed at The West End Lounge as a featured soloist in the production Bound for Broadway. In November 2021, Joanne modeled in The Alice-In-Wonderland-themed Hair Show curated by Nakisha Camacho at The Veranda in Fort Myers.
A North Fort Myers native, Joanne went to Island Coast High School and graduated from the integrated conservatory program at American Musical Dramatic Academy.
July 23, 2022.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.