Common Ground Theatre Announces June 2012 Shows, 6/2-23

Common Ground Theatre is a performance and teaching space located in west Durham, offering performing arts and educational groups a flexible, well-equipped alternative space. The Theatre provides a convenient venue for Triangle audiences to experience the diversity of our area's arts and educational offerings. All events listed will be held at Common Ground Theatre. The Theatre is hosting the following events in June, 2012:

Black Poetry Theatre Presents: H.I.S. Thoughts: A Tribute to Keenan Gorham
A Dramatic Reading
On Thursday April 19, 2012 we lost one of our most beloved wordsmiths. He was a visionary, a bright soul, and an amazing poet. On June 2nd, Black Poetry Theatre is going celebrate the amazing talent of Keenan Gorham as cast members read from a script built completely from Keenan's poems. The script tells a story of love, life, hope and triumph. You will be uplifted and inspired.
Saturday, June 2
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $7 in advance for tickets, $10 at the door
Information: (919) 627-1076
Website: www.blackpoetrytheatre.com

Transactors Improv Company Presents: Transactors Experimental Theater: On Deck
Transactors Experimental Theater shows give audiences the unique opportunity to see new improvisational forms for the very first time! Created and directed by company member Mike Beard, "On Deck" plays with using physical levels to influence the action. In this innovative form, where the improvisers are on stage affects where their characters are going.
Friday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $14- General, $10- Students & Seniors
Reservations: (919) 698-3870
Website: http://www.transactors.org

The Wholesome Twins Present: The Ron & Rhonda Variety Show
Time travel back to 1975 with America's favorite evangelical sex therapists. Airing briefly as a summer replacement for "Chico & the Man," this rarely seen show was thought to have been lost...until now. Mature content

Starring Jeffrey Moore and Annie Zipper as Ron & Rhonda
Featuring Jeff Alguire, Rachel Klem, Elena Koch, Dana Marks, Christopher Moore & Jay O'Berski. With 70s music stylings by the band "The Bacon."
Saturday, June 23 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00- General
Information: (919) 698-3870