▁R ent : ▁School ▁Edition ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁an ▁ab rid ged ▁edition ▁of ▁R ent ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁five ▁non - prof essional ▁acting ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁production . ▁Bil led ▁as ▁, ▁this ▁version ▁om its ▁the ▁song ▁" Contact " ▁and ▁elimin ates ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁co arse ▁language ▁and ▁t ones ▁down ▁some ▁public ▁displays ▁of ▁affection ▁in ▁the ▁original . ▁Sh ore wood ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Sh ore wood , ▁Wisconsin , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁high ▁school ▁to ▁perform ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁adaptation ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁work shop ▁performance ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Music ▁Theatre ▁International ' s ▁work ▁to ▁adapt ▁the ▁musical ▁for ▁younger ▁actors ▁and ▁potentially ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁aud ien ces . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Music ▁Theatre ▁International ▁began ▁lic ens ing ▁" R ent ▁School ▁Edition " ▁for ▁performances ▁by ▁schools ▁and ▁non - prof essional ▁amateur ▁the aters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁International ▁produ ctions ▁R ent ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁in ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁Den mark , ▁Est onia , ▁Finland , ▁I cel and , ▁Norway , ▁Sweden , ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Ireland , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Switzerland , ▁Portugal , ▁Spain , ▁Italy , ▁Hung ary , ▁Poland , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Greece , ▁Canada , ▁the