Editing Rent (musical) (section)

===Minor characters===
* '''Mrs. Cohen''': Mark's stereotypical Jewish mother. Her voicemail messages are the basis for the songs Voicemail #1, Voicemail #3, and Voicemail #5.
* '''Alexi Darling''': The producer of Buzzline, a sleazy tabloid company that tries to employ Mark after his footage of the riot makes primetime. Sings Voicemail #3 and Voicemail #4.
* '''Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson''': The wealthy parents of Joanne Jefferson, they leave her Voicemail #2. Mr. Jefferson is also one of the a cappella singers in Voicemail #5. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson's actors usually sing the solos in Seasons of Love.
* '''Mrs. Davis''': Roger's confused mother who calls in Voicemail #5, asking continuously, "Roger, where are you?"
* '''Mrs. Marquez''': Mimi's Spanish-speaking mother who sings in Voicemail #5, wondering, in Spanish, where she is.
* '''Mr. Grey''': Benny's father-in-law who wants to buy out the lot.
* '''The Man''': The local drug dealer whom Mimi buys from and Roger used to buy from. Based on the character Parpignol from ''La Bohème''.<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Titrington|first=Elizabeth|title="OVER THE MOON": The Creation and Development of Rent by Jonathan Larson|date=2007|publisher=University of Maryland|url=http://earbirding.com/3020summer2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Over-The-Moon.pdf|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000018/http://earbirding.com/3020summer2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Over-The-Moon.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Paul''': The man in charge of the Life Support group.
* '''Gordon''': One of the Life Support members.
* '''Steve''': One of the Life Support members.
* '''Ali''': One of the Life Support members
* '''Pam''': One of the Life Support members
* '''Sue''': One of the Life Support members. 
* In Larson's script, the roles of all of the Life Support members are encouraged to take on the name that someone in the cast (or production) knows or has known to have succumbed to AIDS. In the final Broadway performance, Sue is renamed Lisa.
* '''Squeegee Man''': A homeless person who chants "Honest living!" over and over during "Christmas Bells".
* '''The Waiter''': A waiter at Life Cafe.
* '''The Woman with Bags''' or '''Homeless Woman''': A woman who calls Mark out for trying to use her to assuage his guilt during "On The Street".
* '''The Preacher''' or '''The Pastor''': The Preacher kicks Collins out of the church because he can't pay for Angel's funeral.
There are also many other non-named roles such as Cops, Bohemians, Vendors, Homeless People.

In professional productions, all the minor characters are played by the seven members of the ensemble. The usual doubling is as follows:
* Mark's Mother/Pam
* Mrs. Jefferson/Woman with Bags/Coat Vendor/Mimi's Mother/Ali/Seasons of Love Soloist
* Alexi Darling/Roger's Mother/Sue
* Mr. Jefferson/Christmas Caroler/Preacher/Seasons of Love Soloist
* Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey
* Steve/Waiter/Squeegee Man
* Paul/Cop/Vendor