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June
6 - Public performance, Transactors' 25th Anniversary Celebration, The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro (8 p.m.). Tickets are $14 ($12 for ArtsCenter Friends and $8 for students). Visit The ArtsCenter or call (919) 929-2787 for tickets and directions.

Holy cow, we're 25 years old! To celebrate we're bringing together past and founding members to play with the current company in a two-act show. Act One will be short scenes, featuring classic favorites from years past, and Act Two will be a long form including the entire cast. Transactors alumni performing are Martha Brown, accompanist Peter Cashwell, Allison Heartinger Connor, Tim Johnston, Tom Marriott, Mark Miller, Jay O'Berski, Steve Scott, Eric Singdahlsen, and Jane Allen Wilson. The current company cast includes Anoushka Brod, Jill Greeson, director Greg Hohn, Rachel Klem, Jeffrey Moore, Nancy Pekar, Dan Sipp, and Steven Warnock along with tech wizard Mike Beard and accompanist Glenn Mehrbach.

17-July 8 - Public course, Performance Improv, The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro (Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.). Course fee is $90 ($79 for ArtsCenter Friends, scholarships are available). Visit The ArtsCenter or call (919) 929-2787 for to register. Advance registration is encouraged!

This intermediate course builds on the basics of Transactors’ introductory course. Focus is on developing performance-level skills in both short and long improvisational forms. The course concludes with an informal public demonstration. Completion of Intro to Improv is recommended but not required for those with theater and/or improv experience. This course is taught by company member Jill Greeson.

29 - Public workshop, Improvisational Music with Mark Lewis and Greg Hohn, ComedyWorx, 431 Peace St., Raleigh,(1-5 p.m.). Workshop fee is $35. Visit The Worx Training Center, e-mail dsipp@comedyworx.com, or call (919) 943-6373 for to register. Advance registration is encouraged!

Creating improvisational music and musicals is one of the most entertaining and fulfilling things to do in the world of improv. This four-hour workshop will focus on the tools necessary for improvising songs and musicals and give all participants an opportunity to practice the skills they are learning.

The workshop will focus on:
- Singing out with emotion, physicality, and confidence
- Song structures
- Making songs more interesting and effective
- Singing duets and with larger groups
- Incorporating music into improv scenes
- Performing musical scenes and multi-scene musicals

Mark Lewis is an area pianist, music director, composer, and teacher. Has provided music for many PlayMakers Repertory Co. productions and has worked with Transactors since 1992. Mark helped develop Transactors' The Musical, a full-length improvised musical comedy and led the music improv workshop at ComedyWorx last year. Greg Hohn has been a member of Transactors Improv since 1989 and its director since 1996.

July
10-31 - Public course, Group Improv, The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro (Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.). Course fee is $90 ($79 for ArtsCenter Friends, scholarships are available). Visit The ArtsCenter or call (919) 929-2787 for to register. Advance registration is encouraged!

One of the joys of improvisation is collaborating with other players. Each collection forms its own identity or "group mind." This collective thinking is often nonlinear, so it takes us in directions that a single person couldn't imagine alone. Participants will learn how to improvise in a group setting. Every exercise in the course will involve most or all of the students improvising together spontaneously. We'll explore how to recognize and create group patterns, when to lead and when to follow, committing to group energy, and trusting your fellow players. Invest in the group and it will take you to new places in improv. This course is taught by company member Dan Sipp (dancehip@gmail.com or [919] 943-6373).

19 - Public performance, Taffy: Transactors for Families, in conjunction with The Wonderful Life of a Fly Who Couldn't Fly, Common Ground Theater, 4815B Hillsborough Rd., Durham (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Tickets are $5. Visit Common Ground Theatre or call (919) 698-3870 for reservations, more information, and directions.

August
23 - Public performance, Taffy: Transactors for Families, Common Ground Theater, 4815B Hillsborough Rd., Durham (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Tickets are $5. Visit Common Ground Theatre or call (919) 698-3870 for reservations, more information, and directions.

September
16 - School performances, Watauga High School, Boone (times TBA)

19 - Public performance, The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro (8 p.m.). Tickets are $14 ($12 for ArtsCenter Friends and $8 for students). Visit The ArtsCenter or call (919) 929-2787 for tickets and directions.

23 - Public performance, Gaston County Public Library (7 p.m.)

December
5 - Public performance, Holiday Extravaganza, The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro (8 p.m.). Tickets are $14 ($12 for ArtsCenter Friends and $8 for students). Visit The ArtsCenter or call (919) 929-2787 for tickets and directions.

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