UNEXPECTED PRODUCTIONS NEWS &
HISTORY
(for
updated show and class dates and time please check out
our CALENDAR)
4/13/08 - New slot added: Sunday Market Matinee
Sundays at 5pm a kids slot has
been added UP's show times. From 4/13 to 5/25 CAMP
FUZZYWANNA takes the stage! Join this crazy group of
puppets as they wreak havoc on the kids and audience.
AND WATCHOUT FOR THE BIG BEAR! This show is %100 family
friendly!
3/2/08
- 2 New Specialty Classes!
Unexpected Productions adds to
their repertoire of fine classes! GRAB BAG
features 5 different instructors on 5 different days
giving their individual feedback on the students improv
scenes! Coaches are Kevin Brady, Elicia Wickstead, Randy
Dixon, John Faga, and Susie Simpkins. BEGINNING OF THE
ENDINGS focuses on an improv scene's beginning and how
to reach a solid ending!
2/23/08
- Welcome New Cast Members!
Unexpected Productions welcomes 8
new cast members. Jana Healy, Mara Siciliano, Tony
Beeman, Luke Thayer, Laurel Ryan, Adrienne Corcoran,
Collin Smith, and Cheryl Platz!
2/14-17/08 Seattle Festival of Improv Theater
Some of the best improv groups
from around the USA will come together for this
fantastic improv festival held in TWO locations!
more info!
2/14/08 Comedy of Love is Back with a larger cast!
Comedy of Love our annual
Valentines Day show, has some of the finest improv
performers in Seattle! The unique thing about this show
is the performers are all couples! This year we've added
two more couples to our show!
2/09/08 Auditions will be held Saturday, beginning at 10am. FULL
1/15/08
Thalia goes to Amsterdam!
The hit show Thalia: Muse of Comedy
will be performing at the Amsterdam Improv Festival
through January! Have fun ladies!! It opens Jan 4, 2008
here at the Market Theater!
1/1/08
The Messiest New Years Party Ever!
This Years New Years Eve Party with Xtreme Theatresports
was the wildest, messiest, most entertaining show to
date. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
11/23/07
An Improvised Christmas Carol opens to record audiences!
An Improvised Christmas Carol
opens to record audiences forcing Unexpected Productions
to add more shows, more time slots, and extend the run
of the show! Dec 16, 5pm & 7pm, Thu. Dec 20, 8pm,
Sat. Dec 22, 5pm & 8pm, Sun Dec 23, 5pm & 8pm,
and 12/28,29,30 added on!
11/03/07
WOMB ESCAPE 2007
The First Xtreme improv
battle of the classes that developed into professional
groups happened over this weekend! 4 of the top improv
groups in the Seattle area, Sisters of Sal, Improv
Faction, Quiet Monkey Fight, and Bagelprov battled it
out in an Xtreme Theatresports match! The top two teams,
Sisters of Sal and Quiet Monkey Fight, fnished the
weekend off in a Cage Match with Quiet Monkey coming out
the victors!
10/20/07
Martini and Rossi LIVE!
Our own Derek Kavan (Rossi) and
Tim Tracey (Martini) host a variety show at the Market
Theater at midnight!
10/15-20/07
Live Theatre Week (of improv!)
10/17/07 Free and open Playground!
Come and improvise with others who are looking to hone
their improv skills!
10/18/07 Free U-games! YOU perform with the pros!
10/19/07 Live Theatre week shows!
10/20/07 Kids works shops 10am - 3pm
10/20/07 Family Theatresports: Seattle vs
Bellingham!
10/14/07
THE SOPRANOS!
Greg Stackhouse, Dano Beal, Cliff McCloe, and John Faga
portray characters from the Sopranos at the Show Box,
which had been transformed into the Badabing, a strip
club from the series. Happy 40th Birthday Jay Deustch!
10/5/07
BLOOD SQUAD ROCKS THE MARKET THEATER!
Blood Squad is the hit Halloween show at the Market
Theater. Unexpected Productions cast members, Brandon
Felker, Elicia Wickstead, and Michael White came
together to form this group specializing in the genre of
horror and teen slasher movies! "Trick or Treat:
Where's your face" is a must see for the Halloween
season!
9/28/07
The Vocalist Studio moves in!
Robert Lunte, one of the top rock
vocal instructors in the world, has turned the Market
Theater in to the best facility in the world for for
vocal instruction! more
info
8/28/07
UPS TURNS 100... UP contributes!
The United Parcel Service began in
Seattle in 1907 (the same year as Pike Place Market!)
Unexpected Productions has been asked to supply the
entire cast of UPS characters, ranging from 1907 - 2007!
Improvising as Bike messengers, brown betty's, European
motorcycle couriers, pilots, drivers, etc! All of which
will intermingle in the Seattle Convention Center with
UPS executives from all over the world!
8/18/07
Audition Update!
After grueling deliberation and arguments
that teetered on the edge of fist fights, the casters of
UP decided to bring two of the auditioners that were
agreed upon unanimously and instantaneously!
UP welcomes STEPHANIE WICHMANN and DAN POSLUNS to the
ensemble!
8/17/07
PIKE PLACE MARKET TURNS 100... UP contributes!
Unexpected
Productions home is in the heart of Pikes Place Market.
We are proud to announce that we were a large part of
the festivities on this day! Some of our cast members
performed readings and walked around in outfits
resembling those of the early 1900's.
8/11/07
Auditions for UP ensemble... finally!
The last round of auditions
happened over 2 years ago! In January of 2005,
Unexpected Productions added 11 people to the cast. Of
those, only 2 have moved on. The rest have become
seasoned experienced improvisers, some of which have
become fan favorites and big draws at the box
office!
7/19/07
North Arcade comes alive!
North
Arcade, written by Donna Rae Davidson and Rob Jones, is
a musical with a setting that takes place in the
historic Pike Place Market's north arcade area which is
the home of crafts people and artists. It opened to rave
reviews in virtually every major newspaper in Seattle! more
info
6/18/07
Japanese Improv Intensive here at the Market Theater!
Improv students from Japan spend the week with Randy
Dixon and Jill Farris learning the great art of improv!
6/10/07
International Festival of Improv XI
It's Back! Japan, Italy, Holland,
Canada, Mexico, and Pennsylvania are among the places
represented in this years festival! This years
theme is JAZZ. more
info
5/31/07
Amanda moves to Chicago!
Amanda Rountree, cast member since
1998, is now improvising at the Playground in Chicago!
She and former cast member, John Faga (2004) have been
cast in the same group! GOOD LUCK GUYS! We'll miss you
here!
5/11/07
WHERE'S EARTH? SCI-FI EPIC SAGA OPENS!
In the spirit of Battle Star Galactica, Star Trek, and
Lost In Space, this improv show follows a lost group of
space travelers searching for Earth while encountering
many adventures along the way! more
info
5/6/07
GUM WALL RALLY BEGINS!
Join
us for an evening of spontaneous Theater that mixes the
shorter games associated with Theatresports with an
edgier, story based long form comedy!
4/26/07
Cotton Gin Puppets hit the big screen!
"I am pleased to announce the winner for the
circuit-wide Landmark/Silver Theatres contest for the
"Turn off your Cell Phone Trailer" and
"Rent this Theatre" contest goes to Elizabeth
Westermann of the Crest Theatre in the great state of
Washington. Elizabeth can see her puppets on the big
screen attached to digital prints beginning May 1st.
Plus, Elizabeth also receives an American Express Gift
Certificate in the amount of $1000!!! Thanks to all who
participated and congratulations again to Elizabeth for
a great job. Ted Mundorff "
4/23/07
Cream of Wit is back by popular demand!
It's a narrative based stylistic improv show, With edgier and hard hitting comedy the rivals the Chicago, New York, and LA based improv
scenes!
4/12/07 IMPROV ON THE EASTSIDE!
We are proud to announce our partnership the 2nd Story Repertory
Theater Company in Redmond WA!
Watch for Unexpected Story coming in
October!
4/6/07
Cotton Gin: WPET opens!
This
show is a new take on last years hit puppet show Cotton
Gin! This time, we see the behind the scenes look at a
puppet newscast! Fun for the whole family! more
info!
4/1/07
People vs Puppets!
This was not an April Fools joke!
The puppets took the match in this unprecedented improv
match! Comedysportz did something similar before it
called Puppets vs People. People vs Puppets was put in
to lead up to last years hit "Cotton Gin"
which opens back up on Friday 4/6/07!
3/30/07
John Faga moves to Chicago!
John
Faga, cast member since 2004, has moved to Chicago to
try his luck in the improv world!
3/17/07
St. Paddy's Bloody Improv Battle!
It's USA vs CANADA in this no
holds bar improv match! This is a St. Patrick's Day
party you won't want to miss! Vancouver Theatresports
has pummeled Seattle in their (we say rigged!) St.
Valentine's Day Massacre (which they won again this
year!) Now, it's Seattle's turn to see if "home field"
is really an advantage! Tickets are $15.
It's
an all ages show, but you must be 21 to enter the
lounge.
(UPDATE:
THIS MATCH ENDED IN A TIE! USA GRACIOUSLY GAVE THE
WIN TO CANADA!)
2/23/07
- Thalia Opens!
UP showcases the talents of their
wonderful female improvisers!
2/15/07
- SFIT BEGINS!
Seattle Festival of Improv Theatre V will have 19
performers, 2 venues, the HUT and Market Theatre, and be
produced by the two largest improv organizations in the
northwest, Wing-it productions and Unexpected
Productions.
12/31/06
- Xtreme Improv Battle on New Years Eve!
4 teams of 5 players each battled
it out for the superior improv team of the year! This
team consisted of Susie Simpkins, Brandon Felker, Elicia
Wickstead, Mark Shone, and Mark Pinckney. The audience
scored the scenes.
12/10/06
- UP gets a New Managing Director!
After several months the wait for
an MD is finally over. Long time organization member Jay
Hitt has officially accepted the position of Unexpected
Productions managing director. He will work directly
beside the Artistic Director Randy Dixon, and Education
Director Jill Farris.
11/24/06
- A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol Opens!
The "holiday
anti-classic" (Seattle Times) comes back to
the Market Theater on Nov. 24! This show has been a
consistent hit at Unexpected Productions playing to
sell-out crowds as the holiday season gets
near!
9/22/06
- Slovenia Performs!
Slovenian improv group Teater
Im Narobov performs their special brand of of
improvisation in English! This is their first tour of
the USA. They have previously been to Unexpected
Productions world famous International Festival of
Improv.
8/01/06
- Cotton Gin Opens!
UP's first improvised puppet story plays to wonderful
crowds at the Market Theater! The show is about a human
bartender / owner who has a soft spot for the puppet
race. more
info
7/10
- UP alum Mark Pinckney plays Mime in popular KIA comercial!
Mark was a UP member from 1993 - 2003. He moved to Los
Angeles CA to try his luck at show biz. A Few months later, he scores a national
commercial featuring him as mime so in in awh of the new KIA that it causes him
to speak!
6/11 - 6/18/06 International Festival
of Improv is back!
This year's participants include
groups from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia,
Sweden, & USA!
3/3/06 Singles Night with Space City
Mixers!
Come on down for singles night at
Unexpected! The "love month" is over and it's
time to celebrate singleness! "A Place
Where Two People Might Meet" (the UP Lounge)
will be open that night!
2/28/06 The U P
Lounge is officially named "A Place Where Two
People Might Meet!"
Yeah, we know it's a long name but we don't care!! The
wonderfully talented Amanda Rountree came up with that
name and we have all grown to love it! If you see the
sign in the front of the bar... that was painted by
Amanda as well!
2/16/06 Seattle Festival of Improv
Theatre!
SFIT rocked Seattle for the 3rd
year in a row! This festival was a huge success! Players
from all over the USA and Canada graced the stages
of the Market Theater and the Historic University
Theater!
2/15/06
Japanese Festival at the Market Theater!
Japanese improv students
came to learn long-form improv from Unexpected
Productions' 22 year veteran Randy Dixon.
2/14/06 Comedy of Love
If you love to laugh at love then
you would have loved this show! With two talented and
actual couples (Ron & Michelle Hippe, Brandon Felker
& Elicia Wickstead) an one single host (Greg
Stackhouse) this this poked fun at all of the things one
would expect on Valentines Day!
12/31/05 New Years Eve party with
XTREME THEATRESPORTS™!
Don't miss our New Years Eve
celebration featuring XTREME
THEATRESPORTS™! This is Seattle's only fast paced
comedy improv battle with 16 improvisers split up into 4
teams and scored with cards marked 0-5 which are rotated
throughout the audience. That's right! This match is
scored by YOU! Xtreme teams will perform from 10pm to
ALMOST MIDNIGHT when the COUNT DOWN BEGINS! PRIZES
are provided by ARCHIE MCPHEE in Ballard! Stick around
for the NEW YEARS PARTY! DANCE on our stage to DJ Mad
Bun or if you're over 21, we invite you to our lounge.
All for just $20! DOORS OPEN AT 9PM - PARTY ENDS
AT 2AM. BUY
TICKETS EARLY!
12/06/05
UP cast member on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire!'
UP cast member DANO BEAL was on the hit game show
"Who Wants to be a Milionaire!" Because of his award as America's
Teacher of the Year sponsored by Disney, 'Millionaire' invited him to be part of
'Teacher Week!' He didn't win the million, but he had loads of fun!
11/24/05 An Improvised Christmas
Carol opens in it's 20th Year!
This "holiday
anti-classic" (Seattle Weekly) has pleased
generations of audiences since 1985! The
popularity of this show continues to grow playing to
sell out crowds in Seattle and beyond. This show has
also been performed at various locations throughout the
northwest. Don't miss this show!
11/06/05 UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE comes to the Market Theatre!
10/31/05 Campfire Special Halloween
show!
UP original show CAMPFIRE is in
it's tenth year and is still a Halloween favorite among
Seattlites looking for a spooky show!
10/29/05 UP
improvises at ILLUSIONZ!
We
perform improv at Illusionz Theatre in Issaquah on the
last Saturday of the month! The next show will be on
Saturday, October 29th at 8PM. Tickets are just
$12, available at the Illusionz front desk or by calling
425-427-2444 during business hours. 1025 NW Gilman
Boulevard, Issaquah, WA 98027
9/23/05 MP3 Rocks
Theatresports™!
Dance Off 2005 champions, MP3
("Movement to the power of 3"), will make a
special appearance as guest judges for Theatresports on
Friday September 23 at 10:30. At the end of the
show, MP3 will perform an encore of their winning dance
routine. NOTE: This show will likely sell out quickly,
so get tickets now!
8/26/05 Improvathon begins at 6pm Friday to midnight Saturday!
8/18/05 Dance Battle
Royale! 8pm
Who got served?! Dance teams
compete for the title of DBC (Dance Battle Champions)
This is the first time this event will be held at the
Market Theater! Be there by 8pm. Free admission! Free
beer while it lasts! Sponsored by Rainer Beer!
7/20 - 8/13/05 Unexpected Shaxpere at
Colorado Shakespeare festival!
Congrats to the core UP cast of
this show - Gabriel Denning, Randy Dixon, Jill Farris,
Ron Hippe, Jeremy Richards and Elicia Wickstead. Playing
to full houses 6 days a week for a month, Unexpected
Shaxpere was a huge success! (303)
492-0554 or www.coloradoshakes.org
6/5/05 International Festival of
Improv IX begins!
Improvisers from all over the
world will come together once again to perform and
workshop improvisation!
6/2/05 General Fools play the Market
Theatre!
Come see the General Fools Improv
show straight out of Regina, Saskatchewan! These guys
are funny and witty as well as Canadian... so you know
they'll be good!
5/22/05 Bob Dassie Workshops!
Bob
Dassie is
originally from Chicago where he toured with The Second
City and performed at the Improv Olympic for several
years. He has been involved in a variety of improvised
and scripted shows including the musical "Baby
Wants Candy" and the jazz inspired, yet non-musical
"trio" & "quartet." He
co-wrote and performed the critically acclaimed,
two-person comedy revue "WeirDass: UnMentionables"
and was a Demon Tour Guide in the smash hit “Hollywood
Hell House." He is also among the three
person cast featured in the Aspen-accepted short film
"Jakarta Boom-Boom which was derived from the
improvised show "Dasariski." Currently he can
be seen at the Improv Olympic West in "The Armando
Show", "Cog" and the Los Angeles branch
of "Baby Wants Candy."
5/21/05 Harold is back!! more info
5/14/05
Joe Flaherty comes to town!
SCTV’s
Joe Flaherty brings sketch writing experience to
workshop at Unexpected Productions. Unexpected
Productions in cooperation with Humber College of
Toronto is proud to present “The Art of Sketch Writing
with Joe Flaherty and David Flaherty”. The workshop
will be held May 14th & 15th at the Market Theater,
home to Unexpected Productions.
Nick Licata
4/22/05 NICK LICATA at
Theatresports™!
City Council Member NICK LICATA
makes a guest appearance at Theatresports to promote the
up coming "Seattle Live Theatre Week!" It's
an honor to have Mr. Licata at our show to kick off the
event HE conceived! Unexpected Productions is proud to
be a part of it!
3/1/05 March Master Classes!
It's time again for the Unexpected
Productions' specialty classes. This round will feature
HAROLD and VOICE SOUNDS, AND STORY.
2/22/05 Keith Johnstone workshop at
Unexpected Productions
Legendary improv guru Keith
Johnstone is coming to town! His improv workshops will
run 2/22-24 6:30 to 10pm.
2/13/05 Congratulations new ensemble
members!!
UP has added 11 more talented
improvisers to it's roster, the largest number of
additions yet!
Congrats to:
Heather Gautschi - Chelsea Binta -
Derek Kavan - Rebecca Ricards -
Brian Macmillan - Mark Shone -
Kristen Rau - Tim Tracey -
Michael Bils - Cliff McCloe -
Laurie Martin
1/20/05 Auditions today!
Auditions for the UP Ensemble will
take place from 6-10pm on Thursday and Friday, Jan.
20-21, with callbacks (if needed) Saturday and Sunday,
Jan 22-23, from noon-5pm.
Bill Gates
1/12/05 UP performs for the Gates
foundation at EMP with Bill and Melinda Gates!
Members of Unexpected Productions
performed an improv show for the Gates Foundation at
Experience Music Project, Seattle WA. Bill and Melinda
Gates join the fun when they get up and help the players
in an improv scene called pillars. Periodically
throughout the scene, the players would point at Bill or
Melinda and they would respond with whatever came to
their brilliant minds! The players would then
incorporate that in the scene!
1/7/05 Hogan Cup Dream Team #1
This date marks the first time NW
area high school students participating in our Hogan Cup
Improv Showdown will combine to form one mighty improv
ensemble! Two students each shall be chosen to represent
their school in this event with 12 schools in the mix!
12/30/04 UP Announces Ensemble
Auditions January 20-21, 2005
Auditions for the UP Ensemble will
take place from 6-10pm on Thursday and Friday, Jan.
20-21, with callbacks (if needed) Saturday and Sunday,
Jan 22-23, from noon-5pm.
11/27/04 Theatresports™ debuts at
UpFront Theater in Bellingham, WA!
Four Unexpected Productions
members combined with four Up Front Theater members and
Ryan Stiles to make four different Theatresports™ teams
in two entertaining shows! (whew!)
11/17/04 Hogan Cup Finalists
Announced.
Congratulations to Franklin High
School, Holy Names Academy, Mountlake Terrace High
School, and Mount Si High School for making the 2004
Hogan Cup Finals.
10/1 thru 11/15, 2004: Unexpected does Europe...again!
Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, John
Faga, and Amanda Rountree perform Unexpected's longform
improv shows all over Europe for 6 weeks!
10/15/04: Fakespeare in Bellingham
The cast takes their successful
Fakespeare show to Bellingham WA performing in the
Upfront Theater. The show was a big hit with the
Bellinghamites!
Warren Miller
9/11/04: Warren Miller's
80th Birthday Party!
Warren Miller, best known for his
breath-taking documentary style ski movies, celebrated
his 80th birthday on September 11th (his actual birthday
is in October). UP was the entertainment for this event
and fabulous time was had by all. He and Laurie, his
wonderful wife, are truly an inspiration!
8/27/04: Our 50 hour
Improvathon begins!
This will be our 7th improvathon.
Last year was our 20th anniversary 53 hour improvathon
in which Elicia Wickstead and Paul Levy managed to
endure the entire 53 hours!! Ryan Stiles Showed up and
played for nearly 4 hours!
8/13:
Unexpected Productions Plays Bellingham for Grand
Opening of Ryan Stiles' Upfront Theatre!
Ryan Stiles' newly renovated
improv theater is located at 1208 Bay St in Bellingham
WA. Unexpected Productions had the pleasure of playing
with Ryan in front of a very appreciative Bellingham
crowd! more info
8/5/04: Gum Wall
featured in USA Today
USA Today
features the Gum
Wall as one of the "10
great places to sample quirky Americana"
7/31/04: Seattle's UP
WINS the national Theatresports™ tournament in Canada!
Congratulations to Tristan Devin,
Brian Kameoka, and Elicia Wickstead for taking first
place in Edmonton, Alberta's annual Theatresports™
Tourney. This is the second year in a row that Seattle
has won. Unexpected Productions would like to thank
Edmonton for their hospitality!
7/11/04:
International Festival of Improv VIII!
Improvisers from all over
the world unite for one week (7/11 - 7/18) for workshops
during the day and performances in the evening.
7/7/04:
Unexpected Productions alumni in SPIDER-MAN 2!
Joel
McHale (profile),
The Soap on E (also seen in Almost Live and
dozens of commercials and TV shows) makes an appearance
in Spiderman 2. He play the loan officer in the bank
that Dr. Octopus robs! Joel became a member of UP
in 1993. Also, former UP member/Seattle improv
guru MATT SMITH can been seen in this movie. He
gets wiped out by Dr. Ock in the "runaway
train" scene! We're proud of our alumni!
6/16/04: Happy 21st birthday Unexpected Productions!!
5/28/04:
SCI-FI NIGHT!
Gus Lopez, one of the top STAR
WARS collectors (toysrgus.com)
will be a celebrity judge this night. Storm Troopers and
Klingons will be roaming our theatre and alley as well!
Costumes encouraged! Special sci-fi prizes will be
provided by Archie
McPhee!
2/6/04: Benefit in
Bellingham!
Ryan Stiles (Who's Line Is
It / Drew Cary Show) performs with Randy Dixon
(Unexpected Productions artistic director) in a benefit
in Bellingham, WA to a crowd of 1500!
1/30/04: Northwest
Women's Improv Festival!
NWIF was a huge success! Teachers
from Unexpected Productions and Hamburg, Germany offer
improv insight. Improv shows feature the ladies of the
festival happened all weekend.
12/01/03: Keith
Johnstone comes to town!
Keith Johnstone, Creator of
Theatresports™ and author of many improv books, Shares
his wisdom of improvisation.
11/11/03: UP opens
lounge!
On 11/15/03 for the first time in
history, Unexpected Productions will be selling beer and
Wine legally for one night only!
10/15/03: UP goes to
Slovenia!
The US embassy in Slovenia is
sending four of our cast members to Slovenia for a tour
of the hit original show "City Life" through
Nov 1st.
10/4/03: Sisters of Sal have
moved in!
Now playing, Friday's at 7pm, it's
Sister's of Sal. Check out this new troupe on
Seattle's burgeoning improv scene. Check out this great
new long-form show for only $5, every Friday night at
7!!! Click here
to go to the Sisters
of Sal website.
9/8/03: Fall Class Registration now
open!
Jill Farris, Education Director
and Associate Artistic Director for Unexpected
Productions announces that registration is now underway
for fall classes at the improvisation school.
Classes begin the week of October 5 and are likely to
fill fast, so register early to ensure a space.
Registration and credit card payments are available
online.
Jump
to registration page.
9/2/03: Unexpected Productions a hit
at Bumbershoot!
For three days at Bumbershoot, the
Seattle Arts Festival, UP presented a unique
improvisational collaboration between improvisers,
dancers, and musicians in special Bumbershoot-only
editions of Blank Slate and That's Life.
Thank you to the 1000+ audience members that showed up
for the three performances at the Charlotte Martin
Theatre. If you saw the show and want to share
your experience, Bumbershoot wants to hear
your story!
7/1/03:
International Improv Festival
26
improvisers from around the world will gather in Seattle
for a week of study and performance.
Countries in attendance include: US, Canada, Slovenia,
Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Sweden, Belgium and
Holland.
All shows are just $10 except for Sundays which are $5.
This is Unexpected Productions 7th year of hosting this
festival in Seattle.
We are so happy that everyone could come.
6/21/03:
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback MARK BRUNELL judges
Theatresports!
Mark Brunell is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL with 3 Pro Bowl appearances. A U.W. graduate, Mark has played in four bowl games (three Rose Bowls, one Freedom Bowl), was the #6 ranked passer in NFL history, and is the starting quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also made a terrific TS Judge!!
5/29/03 Troy Mink needs
a new kidney
Unexpected
Productions is hosting a benefit show for Troy and you
are most assuredly invited. More details can be found HERE.
- Posted on Thursday May 29, 2003 @ 11:22 AM
MORE HISTORY.......
2002 City Life Opens
2001 Menu Show opens
1999-2000
April 5th - June 14th ::
Roethke :: Exploring the nature of poetry, and the poets
that create it. Through improvisation we'll explore
poems by many writers including Dylan Thomas, Emily
Dickinson and many others. Directed by Randy Dixon.
1998-1999 ::
December 2nd – December 16th ::
Harold - Good old basic Harold, a stand by of our
Wednesday nights will mark the return of this show.
Directed by Randy Dixon
January 13th – April 14th ::
Harold/The Lab- Continuation of the long form and a new
experimental form tried every week.
Directed by Randy Dixon
May 26th – July 28th Half & Half- Act one begins with a story told in a style (i.e. Western Film), then act two finishes the story in a second style (i.e. Arthur Miller).
September 8th - October 27th ::
Directed by Randy Dixon
September 8th - October 26th ::
Feel You Up! :: A full-fledged seminar guaranteed to
improve your personal and professional life! Audience
suggestions taken and turned into a self-help philosophy
discoursed during that particular evenings seminar. The
evening will include a lecture, and audience
participation exercises. Come change your life once a
week!
Directed by: Randy Dixon
December 1st - December 29th
The End is Near! :: We explore the audience's hopes,
dream and fears about the end of the millennium.
Directed by Randy Dixon
January 28th - February 25th
No Agenda - The Character based long form improvisation
from South Africa. The characters are defined and
developed with suggestions from the Audience. Then, the
characters are turned loose in a play that is designed
by the audience itself.
Directed by Randy Dixon
Cast (Various): Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Jay Hitt,
Wendy Herlich, Michael Moore, Margaret O’Malley, Leona
Partridge, Alexandra Scarborough
March 4th- 25th - No shows (Fringe Festival)
Number 34
April 8th - May 27th
Black Eyed Blonde - Taking its name from an unused
Raymond Chandler title, these three pulp tales will be
improvised from audience suggestions in the film noir
tradition. Come, live, play and die in varying shades of
gray! Directed by Randy Dixon
Cast: Amanda Coleman, Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Barb
Klansnic, Jack Lippard, Michael Moore, Leona Partridge,
Selena Paquiet, Alexandra Scarborough, Chris Tharp
Number 35
June 17th - July 29th
Feel You Up! - A full-fledged seminar guaranteed to
improve your personal and professional life! Audience
suggestions are taken and turned into a self-help
philosophy discoursed during that particular evenings
seminar. The evening will include a lecture, and
audience participation exercises. Come change your life
once a week!
Directed by: Randy Dixon
Cast: Teri Cook, Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Wendy Herlich,
Michael Moore, Leona Partridge, Greg Stackhouse, Michael
White, Elicia Wickstead
August - No Shows
September 9th - October 28th
Feel You Up! - A full-fledged seminar guaranteed to
improve your personal and professional life! Audience
suggestions are taken and turned into a self-help
philosophy discoursed during that particular evenings
seminar. The evening will include a lecture, and
audience participation exercises. Come change your life
once a week!
Directed by: Randy Dixon
Cast: Teri Cook, Gabe Denning, Randy Dixon, Wendy
Herlich, Curtis Jacobsen, Leona Partridge, Greg
Stackhouse, Michael White, Elicia Wickstead
November 4th – November 28th - No Shows
1997 ::
Wednesdays@8 (formerly Cream of Wit)
Wednesdays
27. March - Harold - Good old basic Harold, a stand by of our Wednesday nights will mark the return of this show. Directed by Randy Dixon
Cast: Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Wendy Herlich, Jeff Hogan, Greg Stackhouse, Michael White
28. April - Dissection - Improvised, and written scenes are used to explore in detail a performed written piece. The audience will choose the order of the pieces. Directed by Aine Donnelly
Cast: Barb Klansnic, Matt Olsen, Lisa Fineberg Malone, Greg Stackhouse
29. May - Newspaper - Various scenes are played based on items taken from that day’s newspaper. Directed by Keith Dahlgren Cast: Various
June - Improv Jams - Four Regulars plus, guest stars gather for an evening of improvisation.
Cast (Various): Randy Dixon, Ron Hippe, Jeff Hogan, Meredyth Hunt, Annie Lareau, Selena Paquiet, Chris Tharp, Michael White
30. July - Triple Play - Three acts, Three stories, three distinct styles. Directed by Randy Dixon Cast: Various
31. August/September - Impressionistic Horror - Take a story so horrible and reconnect the emotional response to the event through scene work. Directed by Greg Stackhouse & Randy Dixon
Cast (Various): Randy Dixon, Jay Hitt, Jeff Hogan, Margaret O’Malley, Leona Partridge, Selena Paquiet, Alexandra Scarborough, Greg Stackhouse, Elicia Wickstead
32. October/November - Campfire - In salute to Halloween, we will enact actual audience experiences with the occult as told around a campfire. Directed by Randy Dixon
Cast (Various): Keith Dahlgren, Randy Dixon, Jay Hitt, Jeff Hogan, Margaret O’Malley, Leona Partridge, Alexandra Scarborough, Elicia Wickstead
33. December - No Agenda - The Character based long form improvisation from South Africa. Directed by Randy Dixon
Cast (Various): Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Jay Hitt, Wendy Herlich, Michael Moore, Margaret O’Malley, Leona Partridge, Alexandra Scarborough
Number 25
January 25th - March 7th
Melanie Game - A lone improviser/ Group "riff"
off of the suggestion a monologue from their life
experiences. Directed by: Randy Dixon
Cast (Various): Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Keith
Hitchcock, Jay Hitt, Kathie Horesji, Sara Karl, Barb
Klansnic, Tina LaPlant, Paul Levy, Pam Man, Greg
Stackhouse, Chris Tharp
Number 26
June 25th - March 7th
Twenty Inches of Monkey -Written and story oriented
improvisations around themes.
Cast Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Lisa Fineberg-Malone, Joe
Guppy, Barb Klansnic, Matt Olsen
January 4th - 25
News and Improved - Scenes based on items chosen from
that days paper by the audience.
Directed by: Matt Olsen & Bruce Oberg
Cast: Keith Dahlgren, Randy Dixon, Lisa Fredrickson, Ron
Hippe, Barb Klansnic, Troy Mink, Bruce Oberg, Matt Olsen
February 1st - 22nd
Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as
Harold, Lotus, etc.
Directed by: Lisa Fredrickson
Cast: Various
21.
March 1st - 29th
Character Play - A single set of characters is followed
through a story suggested by the audience. Directed by
Lisa Fredrickson
Cast: Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Steve Grenley, Barb
Klansnic, Matt Olsen, Spencer Riviera
April 5th - May 31st Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as Harold, Lotus, etc. Directed by: Barb Klansnic Cast: Various
June 7th - 28th Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as Harold, Lotus, etc. Directed by: Randy Dixon Cast: Various
22. July 5th - July 26th Dictionary - We explore the meanings of words and the scenes that are inspired from their definitions. Directed by: Matt Olsen
August 2nd - August 30th Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as Harold, Lotus, etc. Directed by: Jill Farris Cast: Various
23. September 6th - 27th The Well/Movie - Directed by: Randy Dixon
Cast: Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Steve Grenley, Ron Hippe, Barb Klansnic, Troy Mink, Bruce Oberg, Matt Olsen
October 4th - November 1st Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as Harold, Lotus, etc. Directed by: Steve Grenley Cast: Various
24. November 8th - 29th Open Format - Directed by: Matt Olsen Cast: Various
December 6th - December 27th Improv Jam - Open long form improvisation such as Harold, Lotus, etc. Directed by: Steve Grenley Cast: Various
1994
Season Cast: Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Lisa Fredrickson, Steve Grenley, Barb Klansnic, Annie Lareau, Joel McHale, Bruce Oberg, and Matt Olsen
Season Director: Randy Dixon
Jan 5th - Feb. 2nd Triple Play
16. Feb. 9th - May 4th Harold
17. May 11th - Aug. 3rd Styles
18. Aug. 10th - Oct.26th Improv Jams
19. Nov. 2nd - Dec. 7th Side B - Characters (Directed by Lisa Fredrickson)
20. Dec. 14th - 28th News and Improved (Seattle Premiere)
Directed by Bruce Oberg & Matt Olsen
Cast: Keith Dahlgren, Randy Dixon, Lisa Fredrickson, Ron Hippe, Barb Klansnic, Troy Mink, Bruce
1993 Season
Season Cast: Randy Dixon, Jill Farris, Lisa Fredrickson, Steve Grenley, Barb Klansnic, Annie Lareau, Matt Olsen, and Bruce Wolcott
Season Director: Randy Dixon
Jan. 15th - Jan. 30th - Open Improvisation with Harold
Wednesdays
13. Apr. 23rd - May 26th Themes (Crime, TV, Journeys,)
14. July 28th - Oct. 27th That's Life (World Premiere)
15. Nov. 3rd - Dec. 15th Triple Play
1992 Season
Season Cast: Randy Dixon, Lisa Fredrickson, Steve Grenley, Ron Hippe, Kris Jermunson, Barb Klansnic, Annie Lareau, Matt Olsen, and Shandell Sosna
Season Director: Randy Dixon
Jan. 4th - Open Improvisation
9. Mar. 14th - April 18th - Styles (Plays, Folktales, Literary, History, and Film)
10. July 18th - Aug. 29th - Harold, Narrative Collage, Movie (Seattle Premiere)
Fridays and Saturdays
11. Sept. 25th - Oct. 10th - Harold, Narrative Collage, Movie
12. Nov. 13th - Nov. 28th - Styles (Playwrights, Film, Literary)
1991 at Intiman Theater
Season Director: Randy Dixon
Jan 5th - 19th - Open Improvisation
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Roberta Ingram, Bill Kemp, Barb Klansnic, Maureen O’Donnell, Deedra Ricketts, Linda Rosenfield, Matt Smith, Samantha Starmer, Floyd Van Buskirk, Susan Whiting
4. Jan. 26th - March 2nd - Harold
Cast (Various): Josh Conescu, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Ron Hippe, Roberta Ingram, Barb Klansnic, Roberta Maguire, Maureen O’Donnell, Matt Smith, Samantha Starmer, Floyd Van Buskirk
5. Mar. 16th - May 11th - Lifegame (Seattle Premiere)
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Andrew Hammoude, Ron Hippe, Roberta Ingram, Barb Klansnic, Deedra Ricketts, Linda Rosenfield, Samantha Starmer, Maureen O’Donnell, Floyd Van Buskirk
Move to Market Theater in the Pike Place Market
Season Director: Randy Dixon
6. June 1st - June 29th - Media (Seattle Premiere)
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Roberta Ingram Barb Klansnic, Bob Kramer, Maureen O’Donnell, Linda Rosenfield, Deedra Ricketts, Floyd Van Buskirk
July 6th - Jam with San Francisco
Seattle: , Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Roberta Ingram
S.F.: Richard Duppell, Steve Kerrin, Brian Lohmann, Regina Saisi
July 13th - Aug.3rd - Open Improvisation
Cast: Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Barb Klansnic, Samantha Starmer
7. Aug. 10th - Women (Seattle Premiere)
Cast: Christina Bengston, Randy Dixon, Roberta Ingram, Barb Klansnic, Linda Rosenfield, Samantha Starmer
Aug. 17th - Men (Seattle Premiere)
Cast: Scott Creighton, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Susan MacPherson, Matt Olsen
Aug. 24th - Relationships
Cast: , Christina Bengston, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Roberta Ingram, Barb Klansnic, Floyd Van Buskirk
8. Aug. 31st - An Evening of Elegant Improvisation (Seattle Premiere)
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Linda Rosenfield, Samantha Starmer
Sept. 7th - Dec.28th - Open Improvisation (Oct. 11-13 Improvathon)
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Christina Bengston, Scott Creighton, Keith Dahlgren, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Andrew Hammoude, Chard Hogan, Barb Klansnic, Annie Lareau, Susan MacPherson, Matt Olsen, Floyd Van Buskirk
1990 :: Intiman Theatre
Season Director: Randy Dixon - Saturdays Only
April 7th - June 30th
Open Improvisation
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Scott Creighton, Keith
Dahlgren, Randy Dixon, Steve Grenley, Andrew Hammoude,
Roberta Ingram, Bill Kemp, Barb Klansnic, Bob Kramer,
Maureen O’Donnell, Deedra Ricketts, Linda Rosenfield,
Samantha Starmer, Floyd Van Buskirk, Susan Whiting
July - August
Characters (Seattle Premiere)
Oct 13th - Dec. 1st
Styles (Playwrights, Crime, Literary, Western, and Tall
Tales) (Seattle Premiere)
Cast (Various): Ken Ballenger, Scott Creighton, Randy
Dixon, Bill Hartnett, Ron Hippe, Roberta Ingram, Barb
Klansnic, Linda Rosenfield, Samantha Starmer, Floyd Van
Buskirk
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