PHOTO (fully visible): Nancy Pekar, Steven Warnock, Greg Hohn, and Anoo Brod
CHAPEL HILL: The south?s oldest improvisational theater marks the return to the academic year by going ?Way Back to School? on Friday, Sept. 9, at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. This one-time-only Transactors Improv performance will be set at a fictional high school during the 1996-97 academic year.
Completely made up on the spot and based on audience suggestions, ?Way Back to School? will explore the school experience from the perspective of students, teachers, parents, family members, and more?all during the school year of 15 years ago.
?When you actually remember what was going on back then, it?s hard to believe it was 15 years ago,? says director Dan Sipp. ?The Triangle was dealing with Hurricane Fran. There was the bombing at the Atlanta Olympics. Tiger Woods was named Rookie of the Year. Princess Di and Prince Charles had just gotten divorced. And remember this was before every high schooler had a cell phone and was texting 30 times a day. Our goal is to give a fresh spin on the past.?
The cast for ?Way Back to School? includes Anoo Brod, Greg Hohn, Nancy Pekar, Sipp, Steven Warnock, and Annie Zipper. Mike Beard provides lighting and sound effects.
Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $14 in advance or $16 day-of ($12 for ArtsClub Members); students/seniors are $7 in advance or $9 day-of. The ArtsCenter is located at 300-G E. Main St. in Carrboro. Call (919) 929-2787 or visit www.artscenterlive.org for tickets and directions.
For more information on the company, please visit http://transactors.org or call (919) 641-3575.
Transactors Improv: If you laugh we?re doing comedy; if you don?t we?re doing drama.
About Transactors Improv:
Transactors Improv is the oldest improvisational theater in the south. The company began in 1983 at The ArtsSchool (now The ArtsCenter) in Carrboro as a children?s theater. Over time the group morphed into a professional touring company performing improvisational theater for all ages. Transactors performs in theaters, festivals, colleges, and schools throughout the Southeast, as well as coast to coast and from Florida to Canada. They have been heard on National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Co. Members of Transactors Improv have studied with some of with the leading lights of improv, including Del Close, Martin de Maat, Keith Johnstone, Mick Napier, Second City, and Paul Sills. For more information on the south?s oldest improvisational theater, please visit http://transactors.org or call (919) 641-3575.
?If you?re not sure you?d like improvisational comedy because you think it?s just some big party game, or if the only improvisation you?ve seen is at a stand-up comedy club, go to see Transactors. You?re in for a big surprise.? ? News & Observer
- WHEN: September 9 at 8:00 p.m.
- WHERE: The ArtsCenter 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510
- TICKETS: $14, $12 ArtsClub Members, $7 Students/Seniors
- DAY OF: $16, $9 Students/Seniors
- PURCHASE, DIRECTIONS: 919-929-2787 www.artscenterlive.org
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