Find your next class

Pick up where you left off. Finished a level? The next one is waiting below — or branch out with a specialty class.

If you are brand new to Unexpected Productions, we ask that you start at 100, and you may find our New Student Page helpful.

Unexpected Core Improv Classes

Our Seattle levels build on each other, from your first “yes” in Improv 100 to performing on the Market Theater stage.

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  1. Improv 100

    Say Yes!

    Say yes! Learn to listen, connect, play and use your own life to create stories with others! An 8 week intro to improvised theatre.

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    Winter Quarter 2027

  2. Improv 200

    Let's Play!

    Let's Play! Continue your Improv adventure with new games, scenes, and a deeper understanding of the principles and practices our philosophy

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    After Improv 100

    Winter Quarter 2027

  3. Improv 300

    Scenes and Skills

    Scenes and Skills: You've learned the basics, now learn the skills that turn improv into performance.

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    After Improv 200

    Winter Quarter 2027

  4. Improv 400

    Stories that Matter

    Stories that Matter: Learn the skills and techniques to create collaborative longform, personal monologues, and more theatrical performances

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    After Improv 300

    Winter Quarter 2027

  5. Improv 500

    The Art & Craft of Improv

    Translate the skills and techniques from previous levels into the Art and Craft of Improv and playfully explore the *why* behind the theory!

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    After Improv 400

    Winter Quarter 2027

  6. Improv 600

    Performance & The Stage

    Rehearse and Perform Live Improvised Theatre, with Instruction and Feedback, at the Market Theater in Pike Place Market!

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    After Improv 500

    Winter Quarter 2027

  7. Improv 700

    Graduate Rehearsal and Performance

    Rehearse an Improvised Long Form Show with one of UP's veteran improvisers for three weeks, and then perform it for three more!

    The next session of this class has not yet been scheduled. Please check back soon!

    Improv 700-G

    Improvised Genre & Styles

    A graduate-level focused on improvised genres and styles for the advanced improviser.

    8 weeks · 2½ hours per class

    Improv 600 or permission from the Education Director (school@unexpectedproductions.org)

    Winter Quarter 2027

Unexpected Specialty Classes

Shorter classes that go deep on one skill. Open once you’ve finished Improv 200 unless a class says otherwise.

Level 310

Mime and Improv in Action with Jay Hitt

Mimes are able to create full environments and objects using only their skill and imagination. How do they do it?  This class will show you

The next session of this class has not yet been scheduled. Please check back soon!

Level 320

Acting for Improvisers with Cynthia Lair

Bring your improvised scenes to life and experience what it means to fully inhabit the characters you create.

4 classes · 2½ hours per class

Improv 200 or equivalent or by teacher approval

Winter Quarter 2027

More ways to play

Jams, workshops and classes for teens.

Women and Femme Playground 2026

Women and Femme Playground is an improv jam session for women (cis and trans) and non-binary improvised associated with UP and its school.

Fall Quarter 2026

Playground

The Playground is jam night for current  UP students, former UP students, ensemble members, and alumni to play

Fall Quarter 2026

LGBTQIA+ Playground

LGBTQIA+ Playground is for improvisers who identify as any part of the LGBTQIA+ Community.

Fall Quarter 2026

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