You will laugh so hard your sides will hurt!   The shows are intense, fast-paced, serious fun, but without use of inappropriate or offensive language or behavior.  The show is great for all ages.  Unexpected Productions, producers of Seattle's critically acclaimed TheatreSports™ is Seattle's Premier Improvisation Based Theatre Company!   U.P. will be celebrating 20 years of improv in Seattle in 2003 and is the city's oldest improv company.  Each year the troupe performs over 250 shows, entertaining more than 28,000 people! 

We'll Bring Our Show to YOU!

We can bring our unique brand of comedy show to your event. No matter what your venue, almost any size audience… we can customize the size of the cast and type of production to fit your needs… that's why clients call us year after year… and the show is always fresh and new! There is nothing like it for everything from parties to team building events.

Since 1991, Unexpected Productions has been based at the Market Theatre in the historic Pike Place Market, which continues to be our Mainstage. While TheatreSports™ and Market Fresh Improv (our long-form show) are still considered to be the foundation of the theatre, Unexpected Productions has developed, written and produced several other shows.

"Some of the best improvisers in America today." - Del Close, Late lamented ImprovOlympic Guru Former "Second City" Director "...the vivacious actors gave this audience a dose of theatre history, along with an endless supply of laughs." -Cathy Ragland, Seattle Times "Unexpected Productions (is) a shrine of spontaneously improvised acting and dialogue." -Joe Adcock, Seattle Post Intelligencer

CORPORATE SHOWS

Unexpected Productions, Seattle's oldest improvisational theatre company (since 1983), is accepting booking for it's touring show, CREAM OF WIT. Appropriate for any corporate function, Cream of Wit's spontaneous comedy will charge up any event that may have become... oh, maybe, just a bit stale. Our improvisors take your suggestions and create a hilarious show on the spot, tailored to your company's specific, shall we say... eccentricities.

"... I really didn't know what to expect, but I was thoroughly entertained. Your team was creative and talented. You've definitely got good things going." --George Duff, President, Seattle Chamber of Commerce "The group was fabulous and kept our membership in constant laughter... The program provided a refreshing break from our busy work schedule." --Robert King, President, East King County Convention and Visitors Bureau. If your corporate functions become routine - create a new and exciting event with Cream of Wit.

Clients Include: Microsoft, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, The Washington State DSHS, The Art Institute of Seattle, Harborview Medical Center, Enterprise Car Rentals, and OVER 500 MORE!

Show Prices in the Seattle Area

3 Person Show   $1600.00

4 Person Show   $2050.00

3 Person Show Plus a Live Musician   $2050.00

4 Person Show Plus a Live Musician $2475.00

Team Building Workshops

If you are looking for a team building workshop we do offer a couple of options as well as the ability to design with you an experience for your group that would be most appropriate. Our team building workshops are led by one of our professional improvisers who leads the group through a series of games and exercises that employ the concepts of improvisation. Improv is the ultimate in a collaborative experience. That is why the exercises are so suited to team building. The exercises are taught in a safe environment that encourages the individuals to take risks to build on ideas together as a team without any one person having control over the outcome. The skills taught include listening, "yes, and", playfulness, creativity and cooperation. As improvisers we create scenes never seen before; as team builders we teach groups to venture into the unknown together, collaboratively utilizing each persons individual strengths to create something new together. The workshops are fun and energizing; allowing the group to celebrate cooperation in a setting that is removed from the workplace and relevant to their specific needs. We also can include a short performance by a trio of improvisers before the team building experience. Or if you are simply looking for a performance for your group for their entertainment, we regularly perform at corporate functions and could arrange to do so for your event.

We have done many teambuilding workshops in the past years as well as contracted with teambuilding companies such as Recharge.  Other clients include Microsoft, GE Healthcare, Nintendo, and many, many, more.