Sunday, January 20, 2002 FEATURES - ACCENT ARTS By Dave Poole Of The Dispatch Staff

The woman behind the improvised romantic comedy How We First Met is looking for couples with interesting love stories. Jill Bourque's show premiered last Valentine's Day in San Francisco and will return this Feb. 14 at more than a dozen independent improv theater companies worldwide. In it, couples share their stories with the audience through an interview, then hilarious tales are improvised onstage. Couples can sign up by contacting Bourque at jill@paiz.com or 415-538-8660, Ext. 102. The shows will take place in Austin, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Eugene, Ore.; Kansas City, Mo.; New York; San Francisco; Seattle; Urbana, Ill.; Washington; Auckland, New Zealand; Kobe, Japan; Melbourne, Australia; Toronto, Ontario; and Tokyo.