TiR Comes To Danville

Trapped In A Rumor is honored that the Town of Danville has provided us with a Full Co-sponsorship.  We are grateful for the weekly rehearsal space they have provided us and consider ourselves blessed to be performing 12 shows this year in the historic Village Theatre.

Trapped In A Rumor is proud to be donating the majority of the profits from our shows to charity.  We feel it is our duty in these times of need to help those less fortunate than us any way we can.

What the Town of Danville had to say about TiR

Over the last five years, the Town’s Village Theatre has been home to a variety of comedy shows which were hosted by outside user groups.  These shows have filled theatre seats and provided an entertainment alternative to traditional theatre performances.  Hosting of an improvisational comedy troupe (Trapped In A Rumor) will meet the interests for this type of entertainment, provide a monthly entertainment destination, and provide fundraising opportunities for local community organizations.

Fundraising 2010

For the 2010 year, Trapped In A Rumor Improv performed all of their shows for charity. In total, they raised over $5,000 for the following charities.

• St. Vincent de Paul
• American Cancer Society Relay For Life
• American Red Cross
• Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education
• Nicholas Colby Foundation
• Child's Play Charity
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
• Eugene O’Neill Foundation
• Animal Rescue Foundation
• Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
• The Hume Center

Trapped In A Rumor looks forward to working with these charities on future fundraising efforts!  If you would like Trapped In A Rumor to help you raise money for your charity, please contact us.

The Town of Danville Approves TiR 2011 Season

Trapped In A Rumor Improv is honored and pleased to announce the the Town of Danville has approved them for another year of improv at the Village Theatre!

If more details become available about the 2011 season, we will update this posting.

Maryellen Hooper

A veteran in the world of stand-up, Maryellen Hooper’s comedy has taken her from clubs and colleges to theaters and television. She’s appeared on “The Dennis Miller Show”, “The Martin Short Show”, “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno and has had her own ½ hour special on Comedy Central called “Lounge Lizards”. In 1998, the comedy industry awarded Maryellen “Female Comedian of the Year” at the American Comedy Awards.

A physical, story-teller, Maryellen's act is an ever-evolving story about her life as a woman, wife and mother. Never crude or offensive, her accounts of life’s little annoyances leave audiences exhausted from laughter. From home repairs on her family’s “Fixer Upper” to colicky babies, no story is too sacred toshare with her audiences.   Maryellen just taped her latest stand-up special, "Stinky Flowers" which will air this fall.  The special is based on her stories about Wifedom and Mommyhood from her hugely popular blog, Stinky Flowers.