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MTHS improv team to compete in Hogan Cup finals in Seattle

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Top Koalaty Improv, the MTHS 2016 improv team, is made up of (clockwise from top) Michael Wollan, Abbie Apana, Aurora Baker, Flynn Thomas, Mallory Kellum, Paul Pratt, Christopher Bottman and Collin Walker (not pictured: David Hill, James Gisle and Emma Holbrook)
Top Koala-T Improv, the MTHS 2016 improv team, is made up of (clockwise from top) Michael Wollan, Abbie Apana, Aurora Baker, Flynn Thomas, Mallory Kellum, Paul Pratt, Christopher Bottman and Collin Walker (not pictured: David Hill, James Gisle and Emma Holbrook)

Top Koala-T Improv, the 2016 Mountlake Terrace High School improv troupe, has qualified for the finals of this year’s Hogan Cup and will be battling three other improv teams from the area for the prestigious prize on Monday, Nov. 21.

Top Koalaty Improv's logo was designed by team member Flynn Thomas
Top Koala-T Improv’s logo was designed by team member Flynn Thomas

Top Koala-T Improv beat out teams from Meadowdale, Bothell, Kamiak and Woodinville to earn a spot in the final performance contest set for Monday at The Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley in Seattle. Showtime is 7 p.m.; $10 admission tickets will be available at the door.

Joining the MTHS troupe for the on-stage competition on Monday will be teams from Everett High School, Inglemoor High School and Holy Names Academy.

The Hogan Cup is the oldest high school improvisational competition in the Pacific Northwest and is sponsored by Seattle’s Unexpected Productions.

–Story and photos by Doug Petrowski

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