Unexpected Productions and Seattle Theatresports^TM is celebrating its 25 year anniversary this year! Between the 54-Hour Improvathon, 25th Anniversary Theatresports Show, and the Seattle International Festival, June is a huge month that you don't want to miss!

The 2008 International Festival will feature improvisers from Australia, Austria, Belgian, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands, Canada and the U.S. The participants are all long time improvisers and teachers themselves with this year's class featuring ten Artistic Directors.

Unexpected Productions is producing the Festival of Improvisation to allow groups from all over the world to share, collaborate, and exchange improvisational formats with each other in an educational environment.

Every year the festival has a theme that is used in the workshops and as an inspiration for the performances. Past themes have included JAZZ, Stereotypes and Clichés, Blurred Lines, Holding Up the Mirror, Body and Soul, and Taking It Personally. This year's theme is "Invisibility".

A favorite international show returns! We take advantage of our guests and allow them to run wild in their native languages. The first half consists of all the improvisers playing in their native tongues mixing and matching in various scenes. The second half has them improvising in a second or third language trying to communicate with the barest of vocabularies.

You don't need to understand the language to enjoy this favorite!

Improvisers from around the world perform a Harold: a series of scenes, games and monologues based on one theme, from an audience suggestion. The form works as collaboration between the actors and the audience.

The second half will be a surprise long form with an international flavor.

Our Festival Guests participate in an international version of our famous competitive improv show!

Many of our guests remain after the festival for one more night of improvisational jamming together. Fun and relaxing in several languages!

From 6pm Friday to midnight Sunday, Unexpected Productions hosts an improv mega-show!

54 hours of non-stop improv excitement with only a 5 minute break every hour. Audience members who stay the longest will receive a lifetime pass: you'll never have to pay to see an Unexpected show again! Or stop in any time... morning, afternoon, evening, or 4 am... we'll still be performing!

The weekend is packed full of different shows, formats, and special guests, all comically improvised to keep you entertained for 54 hours! Don't miss the big ALUMNI finale beginning Sunday 6/15 8pm! See Theatresports in its original format with some of the original cast members!