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Unexpected Productions
1428 Post Alley
Seattle, WA 98101
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Make An Unexpected Memory For Your Group!
Why Unexpected Productions?
What makes Unexpected Productions unique? All of our performances are created with our audiences. You are part of the show. Whether it is a company party, holiday gathering, birthday, anniversary, or bachelorette/bachelor party, Unexpected Productions will create an evening of laughs and memories. We offer a special price for 12 or more. The more you buy, the more you save! Come by the gum wall at the Pike Place Market Theater and make a memory. Unexpected Productions offers special group rate seats at deep discounts off the regular ticket price. Receive one-on-one sales services to help organize every facet of your big improv night out - from tickets, catering, restaurant discounts and reservations. We are here to meet your specific needs. Create an evening of fun, laughs and celebrate with your friends.
Group Info
Your Group
We are eager to help you with your groups from 12-200. More than 200? We will bring the improv to your place!
Pricing
Save with group discounts. Rates vary depending on the size of the group, the show and the day of the week.
Access
We will reserve seats near the stage for your group. Seating is first-come first-serve to the general public.
Full Bar
We have a full bar with drink specials, and concession stand with sodas and candy. We can set up a tab for you, and even create a special drink for your group.
Catering
Unexpected Productions is surrounded by several great restaurants on all sides. We can arrange catering to add to your event with ease.
Venue
We have a truly unusual home at the gum wall and Pike Place Market Theater.
Perfect For All Groups!
Unexpected Productions is unrivaled when it comes to a one-of-a-kind experience. Every performance is unique. Your evening will have specific memory for you and your group. Unexpected Productions is perfect for most every occasion:
Holiday Parties
Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties
Birthday Parties
Anniversary Parties
Meet Up Events
Fraternities/Sororities Parties
Company Parties
Family Gatherings
Class Parties
An Unexpected Party
Corporate Events
Bring the office to the gum wall for something unique. Let us entertain your corporate players. Unexpected Productions is always an improv thrill for: Employees, Potential Clients, Interns, Executives, International Guests, Vendors. We create an extraordinary and memorable experience for:
Holiday Parties
Client Appreciation & Entertainment
Employee Rewards & Incentives
Venue Rentals
Want only to rent the space at the famous gum wall in Pike Place Market? Available during the day (until 5:00 pm weekdays), our venue is unique and fun, and in the heart of downtown Seattle and inviting. Make your event unexpected and memorable! For general information or for questions regarding group sales, call Unexpected Productions. Our theater is perfect for:
Team Building Events
Business Meeting
Company Retreats
Unexpected Productions Improv Classes
Improv 100
How do they do that? Learn the basics of improvisation. Discover how to actively listen, to use your own life to create stories, and work on the fundamental principles of improvisation. The class will focus on team building and the concept that "If your teammate looks good, then you will look good". Emphasis will be placed on understanding and utilizing basic scene work skills and most importantly, having fun. Lots of laughs and lots of stage time. All students begin at this level. It's a prerequisite to the other levels.
Improv 200
Improv 200 picks up where Improv 100 left off. Using "Yes, and..." and the other scene building skills learned in Improv 100, we will create scenes of greater complexity, as well as polishing concepts such as "Status", "Tilt" and "Re-incorporation". We will also be using more of the games that you see regularly in a TheatresportsTM match. This is the first class to perform in the big multi-level showcase!
Improv 300
This class continues to work on all the basic skills of the previous classes with emphasis placed on character work. Scene building will be a point of exploration as well as using the environment and non-linear narrative. The class will emphasize bringing your scene work to life with energy, believable environments and convincing characters. Learn to sustain a more complex narrative and play with commitment. This class is will participate in the end of session showcase: A chance to test your skills in front of an audience.
Improv 400
Improv 400 will continue to hone the skills of the more advanced improviser, integrating concepts learned in previous classes. The class will explore narrative and address individual strengths as well as areas that need improvement. Further your Improv with the chance to create "multi level" scenes with deep and rich characters. It also provides an introduction to MUSICAL IMPROV scenes. This class also performs in the showcase.
Improv 500
This class is the culmination of our Improvisational School. Emphasis will be on fine tuning the technique of the improvisers and working on specific skills such as performance, related styles and finding limits of the art of Improv. Tuition includes free participation in the Playground to jam with other students and work on your favorite formats as well as headlining the SHOWCASE.
Playground
The Playground is jam night for students, ensemble cast members and alumni to play with one another and continue to work on their Improv skills. This class meets at The Market Theater on Monday nights from 7:00pm to 9:30pm.
Improv Coach
Send one of our experienced company members to coach your group (improv or other). YOU can choose who you want or we can make recommendations base upon a specific skill you would like to work on.
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Hours
Monday:
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
6:30pm - 12:00am
Saturday:
6:30pm - 12:00am
Sunday:
6:30pm - 8:00pm
About Us
Unexpected Productions is heart of improv in Seattle, and has been performing comedy improv in Seattle since 1983, and is dedicated to promoting the art and spirit of improvisation.
UP has performed in Austria, Amsterdam, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Slovenia, New Zealand, and Australia, as well as all over the United States and Canada.
Seattle Theatresports is Seattle's longest running show, having now run for 30 years!
Most shows are performed at Unexpected Productions' historic Market Theater, at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market.