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It started in 1984 and is ending with Fahrenheit 451, which almost makes one wonder if it’s just a coincidence or if the last-ever National Theatre Conservatory Repertory 2012 stage offering wasn’t chosen with a touch of irony. Probably not, but it’s hard not to feel sad about what will be the last NTC Rep season ever, as the conservatory will shut its doors forever when the last class graduates this spring. Still, notes NTC program manager Marti Steger, the students, teachers and administrators are hoping to celebrate this year’s Rep, rather than spill tears over it. “We are all trying to approach it not as the last one, but as a way to continue to honor the program and honor what the Rep is really all about,” Steger explains.
Featuring a typically disparate pair of plays, Fahrenheit and the classic farce Charley’s Aunt, NTC Rep 2012 opens tonight and continues with alternating performances in the Conservatory Theatre, 1101 13th Street. “One thing about the Rep — we’ve always tried to pick shows from opposite ends of the theatrical spectrum,” Steger says, noting that it’s a way to demonstrate the range and rigor of what NTC students go through during their training there. “Everyone needs to laugh, so Charley’s Aunt was chosen as a great period piece. And with Fahrenheit — well, what else would possibly do as its complete opposite? With the dystopic society and the whole idea of people leading a double life, it almost makes sense, putting them together.”
Together and apart, NTC Rep performances continue through April 21; tickets are $18 per show. For details and reservations, call 303-893-4100 or visit www.denvercenter.org.
April 4-21, 2012
