Marielle TerHart began improvising at the age of 21 to nurse a broken heart and partake in a pastime that resulted in less concussions than olympic wrestling.

Throwing herself into her new passion, TerHart learned how to improvise in the UIG, began volunteering for Rapid Fire Theatre and eventually made it into the company in 2013. Marielle currently performs in the first half of the company as well in the Chimprov troupe ‘Death of Modern Romance’ with Tim Mikula.

“Being in Rapid Fire is synonymous with experiencing unadulterated joy. I love having the privilege of playing pretend with my best friends. I get to be curious, imaginative and just plain weird. And best of all, I get to feel my cheeks flush with embarrassment in those moments of brutal honesty that my friends trick me into sharing with 150+ strangers every Friday night.”

When she’s not improvising, Marielle can be found haunting the deserted one am legislature grounds on her Linus bike, drinking concerning amounts of caffeine and professionally blogging (which she insists is a real career). TerHart’s long term goal is to one day be as hilarious as her mom, although she readily admits she’s a long way off.