David A. Hyland has been acting for quite some time and is an Equity Membership Candidate. He began his formal training at North Plainfield High School, which won the New Jersey State Championship at the S.T.A.N.J. Drama Competition his final three years in the program. Dave contributed by winning the Governors Medal for the best Improvisational Acting pair in the state of New Jersey. He received a BA in Theatre from Salisbury University and also a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from The Ohio State University. Dave learned even more about Improvisation while completing his studies and also used it as an approach to studying Acting for his students at OSU. He now teaches Acting at Palm Beach Community College, where he is the Faculty Advisor for Cheese and Crackers, the student improv troupe. However, he realized that it was not enough to just sit there and watch improv, so he, along with a few others, decided to form a Troupe that was not affiliated with the school. Thus Mod 27 was born. Dave is looking forward to the future of the troupe, which includes the offering of workshops and classes for Improv so that he can further utilize his education and teaching skills.

The first time that Dustin saw improv, he was fourteen years old. He gave the suggestion “Hershey Squirts”. From that day on he grew to love the art form. Every Sunday evening during his sophomore and junior year of high school, Dustin would watch a local improv troupe called “The Comedy Squad”. At the end of each show, the troupe would invite audience members to participate in some games. Dustin frequently signed up and played. One night “The Comedy Squad” was short one performer so they invited Dustin to perform with them. Sadly before he could become a regular performer the troupe split up. Dustin began doing improvisation regularly during his junior year of high school, he was the director of John I. Leonard High School's improv troupe “The Players”. Upon graduation Dustin began attending Palm Beach Community College and was asked to direct their improv troupe "Cheese and Crackers". Dustin went on to perform with and direct the troupe for the next five years (Coincidently that is where the founding members of “Mod 27” met). Currently Dustin is an instructor at “The Acting School of South Florida” in Hollywood Florida. Dustin’s acting credits include the children’s show in which he played numerous characters “Once Upon a Time in Florida” with Take Heed Theatre Company, Marcus Lycus in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” as well as many other Palm Beach Community College productions. Dustin was a three time Frank Lehey Scholarship recipient and a three time KCATCF Irene Ryan Scholarship nominee. He has directed a few one act plays and even once or twice done some technical work. Dustin has also done a few commercials, full length movies, stand up, and sketch comedy writing.

Tom O’Donnell started his improvisation career with the University of Florida’s improv troupe Theatre Strike Force. Under the direction of Heather Roberts Parady and Kerensa Peterson he honed his skills and fell in love with the craft. By the end of his stint at the University he had become a featured cast member for more then eight troupes, three of which he helped found. During this point in his life was practicing, performing, teaching, and directing improv for more than 20 hrs a week; all of which he achieved before the age of 23. In fall of 2000 Tom moved back to South Florida enriched with his great experiences from Gainesville and ready to take on the world. Over the past years he has maintained the pace he set for himself at Florida and has continued to perform with various improv troupes including his pride and joy Mod 27. Tom has also taught improv at a local modeling/acting studio and Take Heed Theatre.