Improv Greenhouse feat: Market Improv
2026-02-18 19:00 - 19:45, 2026-02-25 19:00 - 19:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Get ready to be surprised, delighted, and maybe even see your wildest idea take on a life of its own!

Graduate Greenhouse is a Wednesday night showcase featuring alumni from Unexpected Productions Improv School. Each performance highlights a different alumni group, putting their training to the test with unpredictable scenes, various formats, and improvised stories. From long-form storytelling to character work, these performers explore the boundaries of improv.
Jan 7 Market Improv
Jan 14
Jan 21
But the fun doesn’t stop there! Stick around for a double feature as we roll into Seattle’s longest-running Improv Open Mic: the Duos Open Mic! Starting at 8:00 pm, this weekly showcase promises even more laughs, surprises, and improv magic.

Duo Comedy Showcase 2026
2026-02-18 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-02-25 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
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.

Loose Cannons 2026
2026-02-19 20:00 - 21:15, 2026-02-26 20:00 - 21:15, 2026-03-05 20:00 - 21:15 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
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.

Free Introductory Improv Class SEATTLE/GEORGETOWN
2026-02-20 19:00 - 21:00
Have you always wanted to take an improv class, but weren’t sure if you want to commit to a quarter-long term? We have the solution. Join us in Seattle on 2/20 at 7:00pm

✨ Ever Thought About Trying Improv… But Weren’t Sure Where to Start? ✨
Totally get it—jumping into something new can feel a lot. That’s why we’re hooking you up with a FREE Intro to Improv Class made just for folks who are curious, kinda nervous, or just wanna try something different. 👀
No experience? No stress. This class is 100% beginner-friendly. Like, truly. We’re talking zero pressure, major good vibes.
At Unexpected Productions—Seattle’s biggest & boldest improv school—we believe everyone has a creative spark. Whether you wanna level up your communication game, shake up your routine, or just laugh for two hours straight with cool strangers, we got you. 💥
🧠 You’ll learn how to stay in the moment, trust your instincts, and say “yes, and…” to life
🎭 You’ll be guided by pros who make it all feel easy, welcoming, and seriously fun
👯‍♀️ You’ll meet awesome people and maybe even surprise yourself
But heads up: we’re only offering 50 spots—and these go fast. So if your gut’s like “do ittt,” listen to it. 😉
📅 Date: Friday, Feb. 20 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00pm
📍 Location: Unexpected Productions Improv School, 650 S Orcas, Suite 101Seattle WA
👥 Ages: 18+
💸 Cost: $0.00 (yup, totally free)
🎯 Prerequisite: No improv experience needed
🚨 Max spots: 40 (Our regular classes are smaller, btw—12–16 students)
✨ Ready to play, explore, and let go a little?
Spots are limited, so snag yours now and come see what the Unexpected is all about.

Register Here

I Saw You: A Comedy with Heart
2026-02-20 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-02-21 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-02-27 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-02-28 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Unexpected Productions brings Seattle’s favorite alt-weekly section, The Stranger’s I Saw U (and Craigslist Missed Connections), to life in a hilarious and heartwarming improv comedy show! Every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, our talented performers take the quirkiest, sweetest, and most outrageous listings and imagine what happens when these almost-lovers actually go on a date…and beyond.
Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or a hardened cynic, you’ll laugh, cringe, and maybe even tear up as we explore the eternal question: is fantasy really better than reality? Join us for a night of unexpected twists, unfiltered hilarity, and a dash of love-inspired chaos.

Seattle Theatresports 2026
2026-02-20 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-02-21 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-02-27 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-02-28 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-03-06 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-03-07 21:30 - 23:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Seattle’s high-energy improv battle where your suggestions shape every scene. Fast, funny, unpredictable comedy Fri. & Sat. 9:30

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. Judges score the rounds, decide the winners, and shape the fun (as we boo them). 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.

No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grownups
2026-02-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
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

Black Ice: An American Sitcom Improvised
2026-02-22 19:00 - 20:15 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Welcome to our live studio audience! Be a part of an improvised television sitcom in the style of Norman Lear.

Our talented improvisers will use your suggestions to create an unforgettable show that will have you laughing out loud. Norman Lear was a legendary producer and writer of popular 1970s sitcoms such as All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, and Good Times. His shows were known for introducing political and social themes to the sitcom format. As our audience, you have the important role of providing the laugh track and suggestions to make this show a success. So let’s work together to create a hilarious American Sitcom that will be talked about for years to come!

Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown
2026-02-24 21:00 - 22:00 | Jules Maes Saloon, 1428 Post Alley5919 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA, 98101c, United States
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

Show Your Game: An Improvised Game Show
2026-03-01 19:30 - 20:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
In Show Your Game, professional improvisers and fearless audience volunteers step into the worlds of real-life experts and attempt to survive challenges designed by those experts. Expect strange trivia, impossible tasks, wildly specific knowledge, and the kind of confidence that only comes from being completely wrong in public.
Maybe it’s acupuncture. Maybe it’s panic packing. Maybe it’s Gilmore Girls. Maybe it’s finding creative new places to lose your keys.
Inspired by the chaotic brilliance of Taskmaster, the clever curiosity of QI, and the unpredictable madness of Game Changer, every show is completely improvised and completely different.
Past topics have included haunting, bubbles, bedtime routines, public art, computer programming, low-income housing, tabletop RPG streaming, Veggie Tales, housesitting disasters, and one unforgettable investigation into a single person’s missing keys.
You might learn something. You will absolutely laugh.
Sooner or later… It’s your turn to Show Your Game. your turn to step into someone else’s world… are you ready to Show Your Game?

Show Your Game: An Improvised Game Show
2026-03-01 19:30 - 20:46 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Ever wonder what secret skills your neighbors are hiding? That quiet person next to you on the bus might be a brain surgeon, a barbecue champion, or the only parent in town who can get their toddler to nap on time. Show Your Game is here to celebrate those everyday experts and unexpected talents!
Each night, a hilarious mix of improvisers and brave audience members go head-to-head, diving deep into the worlds of two surprising experts. They’ll tackle quirky questions and wild challenges, each crafted by the experts themselves to test just how much our contestants really know.
Love the clever chaos of QI, the unpredictable twists of Game Changer, or the absurd fun of Taskmaster? Then this is your kind of show.
So, when it’s your turn to step into someone else’s world… are you ready to Show Your Game?

Clown 100: The Foundations of Clown Play with Mick Holsbeke
2026-03-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Clown Garage at the Improv School Issaquah, 1315 NW Mall Street, Suite 4, Issaquah, WA, 98027
Step into the playful world of Clown! Explore presence, vulnerability, and joyful failure through ensemble play and laughter

Welcome to the world of clowning! This foundational class invites you to step into the playful, unpredictable, and joy-filled realm of Clowning with other folks. Through a series of dynamic exercises in presence, play, rhythm, tension, emotional expression, and ensemble play, participants will explore what makes Clown so hilarious and contagious. Embracing vulnerability and the fine art of making mistakes, we’ll turn failure into laughter and endless comic gold. Whether you’re new to performance or a seasoned artist, this series will help you build confidence, take creative risks, and refine your Clown instincts. Come ready to play, surprise yourself, and find the fun in the unexpected!
Class Details
Dates: Six (6) Monday classes
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: The Clown Garage at Improv School Eastside Issaquah
1315 NW Mall Street, Suite 4 Issaquah, WA 98027 (next to the Gaslamp Bar & Grill)
Maximum students: 16
Ages: 18 plus
Cost: $320
Prerequisite: None

Theatrical Styles with Alan Hawkins - Issaquah
2026-03-03 19:00 - 21:00
Explore bold theatrical styles through improv, from classical and heightened to physical, melodramatic, and contemporary. Come play.

This class invites improvisers to explore a wide range of theatrical styles and performance traditions, using improvisation as the engine for discovery. While Shakespeare provides one historical foundation, the emphasis is on learning how different styles shape character, language, movement, and storytelling—and how to shift between them with confidence and play.
This is a practical, hands-on class focused on experimentation, adaptability, and joyful risk-taking.
What You’ll Do
Explore a variety of theatrical styles through improvisation, including

Classical and heightened theatre
Shakespeare-inspired performance
Melodrama and farce
Physical and movement-based theatre
Contemporary and genre-based stage styles
Learn how style affects character, language, physicality, and emotional stakes
Practice transforming the same scene by changing theatrical style
Perform improvised scenes and monologues with clear stylistic choices
Build versatility, confidence, and range as a theatrical improviser

This class is ideal for students who want to expand their expressive toolbox, deepen their understanding of theatrical storytelling, and become more adaptable performers. Whether you’re interested in classical forms, bold physical comedy, modern realism, or stylized stage work, this class offers a playful, supportive space to explore how style shapes the stories we tell.
Unexpected Productions Improv School is thrilled to bring our newest Eastside improv classes to Issaquah, serving the communities of the Sammamish Plateau, East Renton, Bellevue, Snoqualmie Valley, North Bend, and beyond.
Class Details
Dates: Four (4) Tuesdays
Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Location: Unexpected Productions – Issaquah
1315 NW Mall Street, Suite 4, Issaquah, WA 98027 (next to the Gaslamp Bar and Grill)
Maximum Students: 16
Cost: $270
Prerequisite: Improv 100 or equivalent

Improv Greenhouse
2026-03-04 19:00 - 19:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

Seattle Suites: An Improvised Neil Simon Comedy
2026-03-06 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-03-07 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Improvised comedy in the style of Neil Simon, where one hotel suite becomes a comedic pressure cooker for 3 hilarious improvised tales

One hotel suite. Countless misunderstandings. Relentless laughs.
Seattle Suite is a laugh-driven, fully improvised play inspired by the style of Plaza Suite and California Suite, capturing the signature humor of Neil Simon that is fast, verbal, and rooted in beautifully human flaws. Each night, a single Seattle hotel room becomes the setting for interconnected scenes inspired by your suggestions, friends overshare and spiral, romantic gestures go wrong, awkward silences stretch, and small problems become big ones. The comedy comes from character and relationship, building through sharp dialogue, escalating tension, and recognizable, lived-in situations. Perfect for fans of smart comedy, relationship humor, and classic theatrical wit.
