Improv Greenhouse
2026-07-15 19:00 - 19:45, 2026-07-22 19:00 - 19:45, 2026-07-29 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.
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.

IMPROV 100 WEDNESDAYS - Intro to Improv: Say Yes!, Summer '26
2026-07-15 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unexpected Productions Improv School Umbrella Room, 5700 6th Ave S, Suite 119, Seattle, 98108, United States
Say yes! Learn to listen, connect, play and use your own life to create stories with others! An 8 week intro to improvised theatre.

Discover Unexpected Productions’ philosophy of improvisation, developed over our 43 years of improvising in Seattle!
You’ll learn how to actively listen, to use your own life to create collaborative stories, and you’ll work on the fundamental principles of improvisation: what it means to say, “Yes, And”, how to tell stories that include everyone in the room, how to stop worrying about failing, and the games and concepts behind what we do on stages around the world!
Under the guidance of one of our best Seattle improv teachers, you will learn to:·

Be a Better Listener
Conquer Fears
Spark Creativity
Meet New People & Make New Friends
Become a Better Problem Solver
Gain Confidence·
Fail With Grace (and Maybe Even Enjoy It)
Say Yes More in Your Life
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Become a Better Public Speaker
Discover More About Yourself
…and have a blast doing it!

Date and Time: 8 weeks, 8 Wednesdays, Jul 15 to Sep 2, 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: 5700 6th Ave S, Suite 119, Seattle, WA, 98108
Age Requirements: 18+
Prerequisites: No Training Necessary, Beginners and Seasoned Performers Are Both Welcome!
Maximum Students: 16
Cancellation policy: We are unable to offer refunds. In limited cases, we can offer credit for a future class up to one week before the class starts.

Duo Comedy Showcase 2026
2026-07-15 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-07-22 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-07-29 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
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.

IMPROV 100 THURSDAYS- Intro to Improv: Say Yes!, Summer '26
2026-07-16 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Denver) | Unexpected Productions Improv School Umbrella Room, 5700 6th Ave S, Suite 119, Seattle, 98108, United States
Discover Unexpected Productions’ philosophy of improvisation, developed over our 43 years of improvising in Seattle!
You’ll learn how to actively listen, to use your own life to create collaborative stories, and you’ll work on the fundamental principles of improvisation: what it means to say, “Yes, And”, how to tell stories that include everyone in the room, how to stop worrying about failing, and the games and concepts behind what we do on stages around the world!
Under the guidance of one of our best Seattle improv teachers, you will learn to:·

Be a Better Listener
Conquer Fears
Spark Creativity
Meet New People & Make New Friends
Become a Better Problem Solver
Gain Confidence·
Fail With Grace (and Maybe Even Enjoy It)
Say Yes More in Your Life
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Become a Better Public Speaker
Discover More About Yourself
…and have a blast doing it!

Time and Dates: Thursdays for eight (8) weeks, starting 7/16 7pm to 9:30pm
NOTE: Attendance at the first session of your course is mandatory as it sets the agenda for the entire quarter. If you think you will have to miss the first class, please consider registering for the next quarter.
No Prerequisites. All students begin at this level, even those with existing improv experience. It’s a prerequisite to the other levels.
Location: 5700 6th Ave St, Suite 109, Umbrella Room, Seattle, WA 98108 (In Georgetown, south of downtown, with plenty of parking.)
Maximum Students: 16
Cost: Ticket price $295.00
Age: 18 and above
**Cancellation policy: If you must cancel before the first class, we can only offer credit towards the same level class next quarter. We are unable to offer refunds. If you cancel after the first class we cannot offer credit towards a future class. Again, we are unable to offer refunds.

Loose Cannons 2026
2026-07-16 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-07-23 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-07-30 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
2026-07-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-31 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
2026-07-17 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-07-18 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-07-24 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-07-25 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-07-31 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
2026-07-17 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-18 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-24 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-25 21:30 - 23:00, 2026-07-31 21:30 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Write Comedy Like the Pros: Sketch Class with Joe Guppy: Summer 2026
2026-07-18 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seattle Improv School, 5700 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Learn to write comedy with fun and energizing improv games, as taught by Joe Guppy.
Ready to level up your comedy game? This 8-week sketch writing class is all about creating funny, original material with the help of improv games, writer’s room vibes, and major insperation from shows like Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele, and Seattle’s legendary Almost Live!
Led by Emmy-winning comedy writer Joe Guppy, you’ll learn the foundations of sketch writing—improv techniques, story structure, and how to turn a funny idea into a killer sketch. You’ll workshop at a supportive table of peers, rewrite with confidence, and explore what makes a premise actually work.
The class ends with a relaxed showcase, giving you the chance to see your work performed.
What you’ll get out of it:
The fundamentals of comedy writing & sketch structure
Improv tools that spark fresh ideas
Practice rewriting and strengthening jokes
A comedy community to bounce ideas off of
The chance to see your sketches come alive
Date and Time: 8 Saturdays, Jul 18 to Sept 5, 10:30am to 1pm
Location: Unexpected Productions Georgetown Studio, 650 South Orcas St Suite 101, Seattle 98108. The last class will include a showcase performance in the last hour of class.
Maximum Students: 12
Cost: $295
Prerequisite: None
Age: 18+
Teacher Bio: Joe Guppy, M.A., won 8 Emmys and a Writers Guild award for comedy writing and performing. He’s a former head writer/cast member for the Seattle comedy show Almost Live, which ran for 15 seasons on KING-TV5, with two runs on Comedy Central. Joe is a founding member of Seattle TheatreSports and has written television scripts in Los Angeles for directors John Landis (Blues Brothers, Animal House) and Blake Edwards (Pink Panther). He’s taught fiction and scriptwriting at Seattle University and is an experienced group leader.
**Cancellation policy: If you must cancel before the first class, we offer credit only towards a future class. We are unable to offer refunds. If you cancel after the first class, we will not offer credit toward a future class. Again, we are unable to offer refunds.

Bestsellers: Improv Comedy
2026-07-19 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-07-26 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown
2026-07-28 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
