Duo Comedy Showcase Wed. 8:00pm
Seattle’s only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Every week at Unexpected Productions, duos take the stage for fast, funny, completely unscripted comedy created right in front of you. Newer performers can sharpen their skills, seasoned improvisers can take big swings, and every team gets a chance to make something bold, weird, and unforgettable.
Festival Unexpected Performances 8/22 – 8/27
Come see Festival Unexpected participants bring a week of creative exploration to the stage, using movement, subtext, silence, tension, and bold physical choices to create characters, relationships, and stories in the moment. The result is improv that is funny, surprising, theatrical, and completely spontaneous, with every performance created live and never to be repeated.
Rebel Frequencies: Hope is Contagious, 8/21 – 9/19 Fri. & Sat. 7:30 pm
In a future that could use some help, one small act of kindness can start a rebellion. Rebel Frequencies is a fully improvised dramedy about unlikely friendships, strange technology, and people discovering they can change more than they imagined. Funny, heartfelt, and a little weird. A new story, and a new reason to hope, every night.
Seattle Theatresports. Fri. & Sat. 9:30pm
Seattle’s high-energy improv battle, where your suggestions shape every scene. Every Friday and Saturday at 9:30, two teams of top improvisers go head-to-head in fast, funny games and scenes made up on the spot. Boo the judges, cheer the Gum Wall race, and laugh along as the crowd helps shape the fun.
Improv Happy Hour Fridays & Saturdays, 6:00pm,
Our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into fast, funny scenes, movie mashups, literary spoofs, and bold comedy experiments, all made up on the spot. Bring your wildest ideas, grab a seat at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, and get ready for a family-friendly night of laughter.
Each performance features live storytellers sharing real experiences, from hilarious mistakes and unexpected adventures to meaningful moments and surprising discoveries. Then, Unexpected Productions’ improvisers use those stories as inspiration to create scenes, characters, and comedy on the spot.
9/6 Featuring storytellers from the Unexpected Productions ensemble.
September 13
Featuring storytellers from Bar Stories
September 20
Featuring storytellers from Fresh Ground Stories
Festival Unexpected Performances 8/22 – 8/27
Come see Festival Unexpected participants bring a week of creative exploration to the stage, using movement, subtext, silence, tension, and bold physical choices to create characters, relationships, and stories in the moment. The result is improv that is funny, surprising, theatrical, and completely spontaneous, with every performance created live and never to be repeated.
Seattle SketchFest 9/24 – 9/27
SketchFest showcases the talents of local favorites from around the Emerald City. Get ready for the most innovative and original local sketch comedy acts in Seattle at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater. Make friends, laugh, and enjoy a drink as you watch scenes about a cool new buddy who erupts from your chest, a totally human baby, a 911 operator who has interesting priorities, and many more
No Strings Attached, Second Saturday of the Month, 6/13, 6:00 pm
No Strings Attached is an improvised fever dream with googly eyes, grown-up humor, and lots of laughter. Every scene, character, twist, and wonderfully strange moment is made up on the spot from your suggestions. Whether you love puppets, improv, or just want a night of comedy with no rules and absolutely no strings attached, this show is your ticket to a wild, bawdy, completely unpredictable night out.
THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND SITUATIONS
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
Taste of Improv: An Improv Open Mic: Part of the Georgetown Art Attack
Saturday 7:00 2nd Saturday
Join us for a night filled with laughter, creativity, and community at Unexpected Productions Improv School. Doors open at 6:30 pm, followed by an all-levels improv jam at 7:00 pm. Don’t miss this fun chance to connect, play, and be part of the improv community.
Unexpected Productions Improv School
Stage Room
5700 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Poe Unexpected: An Improvised Edgar Allan Poe 10/2 – 1031 Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm,
At Unexpected Productions, our improvisers use Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic world and your eerie suggestions to create brand-new tales of haunted hearts, suspicious characters, buried secrets, and delightfully twisted comedy.
Rocky Horror Improv Show, 10/3 – 10/30, 10/3 11:30pm, 10/10 11:30pm, 10/17 11:30pm, 10/23 11:30pm, 10/24 11:30pm, 10/30 11:30pm, 10/31 9:30pm Halloween
Cult-classic chaos, remixed live. The Rocky Horror Improv Show mashes up the wild spirit of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the anything-goes magic of live improv. Built from your suggestions, every performance becomes a one-night-only rock musical parody filled with outrageous characters, original songs, camp, glitter, and pure unfiltered fun.
Adults Over 18 Only
Night of the Living Theater: An Improvised Zombie Apocalypse, 10/4 – 10/25 Sun. 7:30pm
A fully improvised zombie apocalypse where the audience helps decide who survives. Every Sunday in October, Unexpected Productions creates a brand-new horror comedy inspired by zombie films, audience suggestions, and the chaos of fighting for your life. Join the survivors, face the undead, and find out who makes it to the end at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
Cinema Unexpected: An Improvised Movie, 11/1 – 11/22, Sun. 7:30pm
Local improv talent meets local filmmakers in this one-of-a-kind comedy show that is an improvised movie. In Cinema Unexpected, the audience chooses the movie title, then our cast and crew create an entire film live in real time. No script. No rehearsals. Just improvised scenes, real locations, and a movie that exists for one night only.
Kit, Cat and Caboodle: An Improvised Musical Retrospective 11/6 -11/21 – 1031 Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm,
A completely improvised musical about the rise, drama, and legendary songs of an iconic trio. In Kit, Cat & Caboodle: The Retrospective, our improvisers create the story of the world’s most beloved musical group through songs, flashbacks, scandals, heartbreaks, and big theatrical moments.
Fa la la la la, ha ha ha ha: A Holiday Musical Extravaganza!, 11/28 – 12/19 6:00pm
This holiday comedy show begins with a festive sing-along and ends with a movie musical based on your suggestions.
Sarah Hanchar, Christine Riippi, and Guy Nelson, members of the Unexpected Productions ensemble, are joining forces to celebrate the most beloved aspect of the holiday season: Hallmark’s feel-good holiday movie musicals! This festive event will commence with a sing-along and culminate in a holiday movie musical tailored to your suggestions. Bring the whole family to the Unexpected Productions Market Theater and enjoy some cheerful yuletide fun.
An Improvised Christmas Carol, 11/27 – 12/23 7:30pm
A holiday classic, rewritten every night. Giving Dickens’ beloved tale a fast, funny, and heartwarming twist. Each night, audience suggestions inspire new characters, wild surprises, unexpected songs, and a completely original ending. Seattle’s favorite holiday improv tradition is perfect for families, couples, and anyone ready for big laughs and a little holiday magic.
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