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Theatre 99 Founded in Charleston
Tommy Brunett, Timmy Sherrill, and Brandy Sullivan founded Theatre 99 in Charleston, South Carolina in 1993 at 99 Spring Street, establishing one of the Southeast's primary improv venues. The company has operated continuously for over thirty years. One of the oldest continuously operating improv venues in the American Southeast, it has been a primary destination for Charleston audiences and a training center for hundreds of local performers over more than three decades of operation.
Carolina Improv Company Founded in Myrtle Beach
Gina Trimarco founded Carolina Improv Company in September 2008 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bringing Chicago-trained short-form improv and professional training to the South Carolina coast. The company won the 2009 Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Business Innovation Award and held TripAdvisor's number one nightlife ranking in 2010.
Alchemy Comedy Theater Founded in Greenville
Harrison Brookie, Ben Burris, Jason Underwood, and Meg Pierson, four Clemson University alumni, founded Alchemy Comedy Theater in fall 2011 in the basement of Coffee Underground in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Located in the basement of Coffee Underground at 1 East Coffee Street in downtown Greenville, the company presents six shows per week combining improv, sketch comedy, and stand-up.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). South Carolina. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/south-carolina
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