Duke City Rep to Present ANIMAL FARM

Duke City Repertory Theatre presents George Orwell's Animal Farm, adapted by Nelson Bond and directed by DCRT company member Katie Becker Colón. The show features company members Amelia Ampuero, Ezra Colón, Frank Taylor Green, and Josh Heard, as well as the return of DCRT alumni Merritt Glover (Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, reasons to be pretty) and Willis Miller (All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth). The production runs March 5-15, 2015 at The Cell Theatre, 700 1st. Street NW.

After years of suppression and harsh conditions, the animals of Manor Farm are called to revolt against their human owner and adopt new laws: "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad." Proclaiming Animalism and self-rule, their dream of paradise slowly erodes when the pigs gain more control over the farm and the others are left to question: "Are all animals created equal?" Join DCRT as they bring George Orwell's satirical dystopia and cautionary tale to life as you've never imagined it!

The run of Animal Farm at The Cell will come just after DCRT's touring of the production to schools and organizations across the city, including a special performance at the KiMo Theatre and tours to schools in Pecos and Roswell. "We were delighted to share this story with the students of New Mexico," says Colón. "To bring professional theatre to those who would not normally experience it is incredibly important for us, and we believe in the power of theatre's ability to bolster literacy and curriculum in the classroom."

Voted "Best Theatre" by Albuquerque the Magazine since the company's inception in 2011, Duke City Rep Artistic Director Amelia Ampuero looks forward to their Winter Classic slot every season. "It's invigorating to take these iconic stories and put them on their feet and breathe life into them," says Ampuero. "The challenge of playing animals in the midst of a revolution is the icing on the cake."