The Seven Eight Sevens

The Seven Eight Sevens
Years Active	2012-Present
Cast	Brandon Martin Cat Drago Mitchell Deane Ryan Hill Sarah Swofford Scott Hearne

The Seven Eight Sevens were originally cast as a Gnap! house troupe by Jason Finkelman from a Merlin Works Improv Mixer. Jason wanted to direct a troupe that based its improv on the "Big and Colorful Characters of Austin." His vision was influenced by the television show Portlandia. He originally cast Andrew Buck, Scott Hearne, Ryan Hill, Emma Holder, Mia Isemann, Ashlee Medlin, and Theresa York. The troupe was named by the cast after the first three numbers in the Austin area zip code. At the conclusion of the initially scheduled Gnap! run at Salvage Vanguard Theater most of the cast moved on to other projects, leaving only Scott Hearne and Ryan Hill. The pair enjoyed the concept of the troupe so much that they recast it, primarily with improvisers Ryan had worked with in After School Improv 2012. The new cast members were Mitchell Deane, Cat Drago, Brandon Martin, and Sarah Swofford. At the same time the troupe also started working with Clifton Highfield as a new coach.

History

• 3/31/2012 - Debut show at Salvage Vanguard Theater, opening for Parallelogramophonograph.
• 3/28/2013 - Played the Dallas Comedy Festival.

More Information

• The Seven Eight Sevens facebook page