Loose Cannons 2026
2026-08-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-20 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-27 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Improv Happy Hour
2026-08-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Join us for Improv Happy Hour, where comedy is unscripted, unpredictable, and unbelievably fun! From movie mashups to literary spoofs and bold, experimental comedy, our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into hilarious scenes on the spot.

This family-friendly show at the iconic Gum Wall in Pike Place Market guarantees a night of laughter, surprises, and improv magic you won’t forget. Bring your wildest ideas, your loudest laughs, and get ready for a one-of-a-kind comedy experience—because at Improv Happy Hour, anything can happen (and usually does)!

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Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie
2026-08-14 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-08-15 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
An entire disaster film filled with outrageous characters, unpredictable situations, and nonstop laughs fueled by your suggestions.

In Blockbuster, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie right before your eyes. All it takes are your suggestions, including a type of disaster and a location, and the cast launches into a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters, high stakes, wildly unpredictable twists, and lots of laughs.
Will it be a plane wreck in a tropical tourist paradise? An alien invasion in a quiet seaside town? A catastrophe aboard an “unsinkable” ship? Whatever the spark, our ensemble builds an entire movie from scratch, complete with heroes, villains, romance, and edge-of-your-seat moments.
Every performance is a brand-new story. New characters. New disasters. New ridiculous attempts to save the day. You never know who will survive, who will panic spectacularly, or how the world might be saved in the final moments.

Seattle Theatresports 2026
2026-08-14 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-15 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-21 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-22 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-08-28 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.

Bestsellers: Improv Comedy
2026-08-16 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-08-23 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Two hilarious “bestseller” books are created from your suggestions, then performed live in this fast-paced improv comedy show.

What if the next bestselling novel was written live… right in front of you? In Bestsellers, two never-before-published books are born from your suggestions. Our improvisers gather as a wildly opinionated book club, imagining the plot, characters, and dramatic twists of a brand-new novel, completely inspired by the audience. Then they jump inside the story and perform scenes from this freshly invented literary masterpiece.
Will it be a sweeping romance? A thrilling mystery? A wildly inappropriate children’s book? No one knows until the audience decides.
Watch as an entire “bestseller” unfolds on stage—complete with unforgettable characters, surprising plot turns, and the kind of drama only improvisers can create on the spot.

Teen Improv Camp: Confidence, Creativity & Comedy
2026-08-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

Improv Greenhouse
2026-08-19 19:00 - 19:45, 2026-08-26 19:00 - 19:45 | 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.
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
2026-08-19 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-26 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.

Rebel Frequencies: Hope is Contagious
2026-08-21 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-08-22 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-08-28 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-08-29 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
In a world of private fears, public collapse, and just enough technology to make everything worse, Rebel Frequencies is a bold new improvised dramedy about human connection in the middle of a world that is far from good, in danger of heading down the wrong road.
Inspired by the emotional intelligence of Murderbot, the eerie tension of Severance and Alan Wake 2, and the driven spirit of Andor and Daredevil, this original fully improvised show follows a chain reaction of resistance in a damaged world. Each performance the ensemble creates an interconnected story where one small act of hope sets off a chain reaction in the darkness.
Set in a heightened reality that may include dystopian tech, strange systems of control, or absurd corporate futures, Rebel Frequencies explores a powerful idea: that the very things we think are wrong with us may be the things that help us reach each other. Funny, strange, heartfelt, and unexpectedly hopeful, this is improv about surviving the future by choosing to be human together.

Festival Unexpected
2026-08-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States

Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown
2026-08-25 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!
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Inside Story: Storytelling & Improv Comedy Show
2026-08-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Get ready for an exhilarating ride through the world of storytelling! Join us for Inside Story, where improv and storytelling have a baby, creating a unique fusion of spontaneous fun and heartfelt moments. Our talented storytellers and improvisers will take your true-life secrets, hilarious anecdotes, and personal tales and turn them into side-splitting performances!
Think of it as The Moth colliding with Whose Line is it Anyway, but with wild creativity and unpredictable hilarity! Each show is a one-of-a-kind adventure where your stories inspire laugh-out-loud narratives that will have you gasping and cheering.
Don’t just sit back—be part of the excitement! Share your story and watch it transform into an unforgettable performance. It’s a night of laughter, surprises, and pure improvisational magic! Come unleash your inner storyteller and join the fun!
THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND SITUATIONS
