Here’s our new publicity pic. Starting from top left and going clockwise: Erin, Larry, Jen, Andrea, Debbie, Chris, Anthony and Desiree in the middle.

True!mprov will open the new season with a performance on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Location is Walnut Grove Community Church fellowship hall at 6004 NE 72nd Ave, Vancouver, WA.

Doors open at 7:32 pm and the performance begins at 8:00. Admission is free but we request donations of personal care items (soap, shampoo, etc.) or $3/person to benefit Open House Ministries, a family shelter in downtown Vancouver.

We have some new performers this fall and are excited to get back on stage. Our theme for October is “Excellence”.

Auditions are next week in Vancouver, Washington on Wednesday, Aug 22 at 6:30 pm (free pizza!) and Sunday, Aug 26 at 10:30 am (free muffins and fruit!). If you would like to be a part of our ministry and are at least 16 years old, we would love to talk with you at one of these sessions.

For location information, e-mail us at info_at_trueimprov_._com (remove underscores) and we’ll be in touch with you right away!

True!mprov is a group that explores life and our relationship with God through improvisational theater.

What? you might be thinking, I thought improv was comedy! How can you have a comedy show that talks about God?   First of all, there’s nothing that says God doesn’t laugh along with us when we’re having fun.   After all, He invented humor, so I’m confident He likes a funny joke too. Second, although most people associate improv theater and comedy, it also can have a more serious note. In fact, life itself is all about improvisation. Imagine that you get a phone call from a friend – your entire conversation is formed at that moment – you didn’t rehearse what you were going to say ahead of time.

At True!mprov performances, we laugh a lot, and have some of the serious stuff too (but not too serious – it’s supposed to be fun). Our shows are usually geared around a theme – some of them have been Strength, Love, Sacrifice, and Hope – but we really don’t know what will happen until the moment, so sometimes it’s not obvious how the theme plays into the performance.