Current and Upcoming Shows

THIS IS FOR YOU: An Improv and Poetry Experience CLOSING NIGHT Sun. 7:30 pm 4/5-4/26

Step into a world where your memories spark the unexpected, your objects tell untold stories, and your life becomes art in motion. With a swirl of spontaneous theater, hand-typed poetry, and the soulful sounds of live musicians on stage.

On 4/19, Pike Place Market’s legendary busker, Jonny Hahn, will be the featured musician. For 40years, Jonny Hahn has entertained crowds at the market.

Each show unfolds like a dream—unrepeatable, electric, and uniquely yours. One moment, you’re laughing at a scene born from a trinket in your pocket; the next, a poem crafted just for you finds its way into your hands. This is poetry in motion. This is music in the moment. This is theater made from the fabric of your life. Come laugh. Come cry. Come as you are.

✨ THIS IS FOR YOU! ✨

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime fusion of words, sound, and improvisation. April is the month of poetry—come celebrate the magic!

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime fusion of words, sound, and improvisation. April is the month of poetry—come celebrate the magic!

TICKETS HERE

Duo Comedy Showcase Wed.  8:00pm

Seattle’s one and only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Every week at Unexpected Productions, two-person teams take the stage to create hilarious, fast-paced, totally unscripted comedy right before your eyes. No scripts, no safety nets—just pure improv magic.

At Duos, everyone shines. Newer performers sharpen their game. Seasoned improvisers experiment, take risks, and get wonderfully weird. The results? Quick-witted scenes, surprising twists, and bold choices that feel impossible until you watch them happen live.

Whether you dream of being the next Key & Peele, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, or a chaotic tag-team like Deadpool & Wolverine, this is your chance to take the mic and run with it. All experience levels are welcome.
Bring a friend, form a team, and give Seattle a show they won’t forget. To sign up your duo, email duoshowcase@gmail.com.

Looking for a midweek serotonin boost? Watching the show is just as fun as performing in it. Grab a seat, grab a friend, and discover why Unexpected Productions is the home of Seattle improv.

TICKETS HERE

Loose Cannons Improv, Thursdays 8:00pm

Loose Cannons delivers unpredictable improv at Unexpected Productions, where new performers and wild audience ideas shape every show

Loose Cannons is Seattle improv at its most unpredictable. Every performance at Unexpected Productions in Pike Place Market is a one-of-a-kind experience: exciting, unexpected, a little dangerous, and always ridiculously fun. This is the show where anything can happen and usually does.

Part One: Part One: The night kicks off with a unique performance, setting the performers in a new format with special guest improvisers showcasing their signature style or a never-before-seen format. Your suggestions fuel the fire, and the improvisers will ignite the stage, bringing your ideas to life.

Part Two: The second half launches from a single audience suggestion, setting the performers in motion. It might start with a song, a monologue, or a rapid-fire group connection game. Whatever emerges will inspire spontaneous stories, surprising twists, and big comedic swings.

Loose Cannons is fueled by audience ideas, fearless performers, and the thrill of not knowing what happens next. You light the fuse. They run with it. What they create is entirely up to you.

TICKETS HERE

Spellbound: An Improvised Romantasy, Fri. & Sat. 7:30 4/17 – 5/23

Spellbound is a bold, fun, fully improvised romantasy where epic fantasy and big feelings take center stage. Inspired by books like A Court of Thorns and Roses and Fourth Wing, our improvisers build a brand-new magical world on the spot using your ideas.

Expect dramatic romance, dangerous magic, surprising twists, and characters who fall hard, mess up spectacularly, and make very questionable choices in the name of love. It is playful, passionate, audience-powered storytelling with high stakes and zero scripts. Every show is a fresh fantasy adventure that only happens once.

TICKETS HERE

Seattle Theatresports Fri. & Sat. 9:30pm

Welcome to Seattle’s funnest improv comedy show, a high-energy, no-rules showdown where your ideas shape every scene. Seattle Theatresports at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater in Pike Place Market is part comedy battle, part game night, and completely powered by the crowd. Boo the judges. Cheer the Gum Wall race and laugh til it hurts! Every show, two teams of top Seattle improvisers go head to head, performing games, stories, characters, and scenes inspired entirely by your suggestions. You score the rounds, decide the winners, and shape the chaos. No scripts. No safety nets. Just fast thinking, bold choices, and pure creative mayhem.
This isn’t your parents’ improv show, unless your parents were super cool.

If you think you’ve seen improv… think again.

2026 TICKETS HERE

Improv Happy Hour Saturdays, 6:00pm, 

Join us for Improv Happy Hour—where comedy is unscripted, unpredictable, and unbelievably fun! From movie mashups to literary spoofs and bold, experimental comedy, our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into hilarious scenes on the spot. This family-friendly show at the iconic Gum Wall in Pike Place Market guarantees a night of laughter, surprises, and improv magic you won’t forget. Bring your wildest ideas, your loudest laughs, and get ready for a one-of-a-kind comedy experience—because at Improv Happy Hour, anything can happen (and usually does)!

TICKETS HERE

No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grown-ups, Second Saturday of the month.6:00 pm

Seattle’s ORIGINAL improvised puppet show for grownups. An improvised fever dream with googly eyes and lots of laughter
At Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater, puppets let their hair down (or strings loose) in No Strings Attached—a hilarious, adults improv puppet show. After a long day entertaining the kids, these puppets are ready to play—singing bawdy songs, cracking jokes, and getting up to all kinds of outrageous fun. And the best part? You call the shots with your suggestions!

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind comedy show at Pike Place Market. It’s puppets, it’s improv, and it’s guaranteed to make you laugh.

THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND SITUATIONS

TICKETS HERE

Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown, Last Tuesday of the month , 9:00pm

Improv comes to Georgetown! Seattle’s legendary improv company, Unexpected Productions, brings you the Improv Unexpected. The talented cast members take your suggestions and spontaneously create hilarious stories, zany scenes, and fun songs right on the spot and in the moment just for YOU!

21+ with valid ID. All sales are non-refundable. If the event is rescheduled, all purchases will be honored for the next event date. If the event is canceled, all purchases will be refunded in full

TICKETS HERE

Taste of Improv: An Improv Open Mic: Part of the Georgetown Art Attack
Saturday 7:00 2nd Saturday

Welcome to the Taste of Improv & Maestro Impro Party! Join us for a night filled with laughter and creativity at Unexpected Productions Improv School. Doors open at 6:30pm. 7pm will be an improv jam open to all levels. 9pm will be Maestro Impro, a competitive improv format by Keith Johnstone. Then stick around for the party after for some mixing, dancing and hanging out. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of this improv community event!
Unexpected Productions Improv School
Stage Room
5700 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
TICKETS HERE

Funny You Should Say That, Sunday, 7:30pm, 

A live improv comedy variety show with sketch scenes, music, and audience fun. Classic Carol Burnett vibes. Family-friendly laughs!

Funny You Should Say That is a fast-paced improv comedy show packed with sketch-style scenes, playful audience interaction, musical moments, and even the occasional spontaneous dance number. Everything is created completely on the spot by some of Unexpected Productions’ funniest performers, making every show a one-of-a-kind experience.

Inspired by the spirit of classic variety comedy like The Carol Burnett Show, this lively performance blends clever characters, silly situations, and big laughs in a format that feels both nostalgic and fresh. Our improvisers take your suggestions and turn them into a series of hilarious sketches that unfold right before your eyes.

With its PG-rated humor and welcoming vibe, Funny You Should Say That is perfect for the whole family. Whether you’re introducing someone to improv for the first time or just looking for a joyful night of laughter, this show delivers classic comedy fun with a fully improvised twist.

TICKETS HERE

Mother’s Day Improv Comedy, 5/10, 7:30pm

Overview

Mother’s Day Improv Show – Because Moms Deserve the Laughs and Memories!

This Mother’s Day, ditch the brunch reservations and give Mom the one thing she really wants—a night of unstoppable laughter and memories!

On May 10th at 7:30 p.m., Unexpected Productions is bringing you a one-of-a-kind improv comedy show performed by real moms from our resident ensemble. These hilarious, quick-thinking mothers will turn the wild, wonderful, and downright chaotic world of parenting into side-splitting comedy—completely unscripted and totally relatable!

💐 Bonus: Moms get in for just $10 with promo code IMAMOM!

So, if you forgot to get her a gift (oops), this is your chance to redeem yourself! Grab your mom, grab your friends, and let’s celebrate motherhood the best way possible—by laughing at it! 🎭🤣

TICKETS HERE

Theatresports Improv: The Seattle Cup,  6/5 -6/27 Fri. & Sat.  9:30pm

Seattle’s neighborhoods. One stage. Ultimate improv glory.

This June, Theatresports gets a hometown twist as eight Seattle-area neighborhood teams battle it out in a bracket-style comedy tournament inspired by the energy, rivalry, and excitement of the World Cup.

Each night, teams representing different parts of our region go head-to-head in fast-paced improv challenges filled with big laughs, bold choices, unexpected twists, and audience-inspired scenes. Every match is made up on the spot, so no two nights are ever the same.

From opening-round showdowns to the final weekend in June, the stakes keep rising as teams compete for bragging rights, neighborhood pride, and two championship titles:

The Judges Cup
The 3rd and 4th-ranked teams face off for critical acclaim and redemption.

The Seattle Cup Final
The top two teams battle for the ultimate prize and Seattle Cup glory.

Expect quick wit, wild characters, fierce neighborhood pride, hilarious rivalries, and the electric fun of live improvised comedy. Cheer for your side. Boo the competition. Laugh until it hurts.

Representing neighborhoods and communities from across the region, including:
The Canals, Eastside, Downtown, Seattle Central, Seattle North, Seattle South, Seattle West, The North End, and The South End.

Come root for your people and see who takes the cup.

TICKETS HERE

Welcome to Seattle: A Hometown Improv Comedy 5/29 -7/4 7:30pm 

Celebrate Seattle’s quirks with the talented people who know how to hilariously improvise them

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience where Seattle’s past, present, and personality are brought to life by some of the quickest-thinking, most wildly talented improvisers in the city. Every Friday and Saturday in Pike Place Market.

Armed with nothing but your suggestions, our cast creates fast-paced, laugh-out-loud scenes inspired by Seattle’s iconic landmarks, hidden gems, local legends, and unforgettable quirks. From ferry rides to fish throws, tech titans to coffee culture, no topic is off limits.

These performers don’t just play characters. They become them in the blink of an eye. Their comedic chemistry and fearless creativity will have you on the edge of your seat one minute and laughing out loud the next.

Whether you’re a longtime local, recent transplant, or just visiting, you’ll see Seattle like never before and maybe even see your own story take the stage. Come laugh, reminisce, and maybe even see your own Seattle story come to life. No two shows are ever the same, so join us and discover Seattle in a whole new way!

TICKETS HERE
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