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From the Festival Director |
 Our Festival is about expanding the craft of improv. Every event is an opportunity for artists to discuss, and exchange new ideas. The performances are exciting and new for the audiences, as they are the fruits of the artists' dialogues.
Randy Dixon
Artistic Director
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Unexpected Productions
1428 Post Alley
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-587-2414
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Greetings!
On June 10th-17th, some of the best improv artists from around the world will converge, to Unexpected Productions' 16th International Festival of Improv. This year's theme is Wabi-sabi, Japanese for the beauty of imperfection and impermanence.
This year's Festival will feature improvisers from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and the United States. Unexpected Productions' audiences will have the unique opportunity to see these International masters of improv during evening performances throughout the week. This is our first major event since we have returned home to the Market Theater, at Pike Place Market. We invite you and your friends to join us! |
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International Trios Wednesday 6/13 8:30 PM
 From the Three Little Pigs to the Three Stooges, three has always been an important number in comedy, theatre, and storytelling. There is magic in threes, especially when they are improv artists from around the globe. Come see multiple trios of international teams take the stage.
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Translation Thursday 6/14 8:30 PM
 During Translation, performers improvise in their native tongue. Someone may be speaking Japanese to someone who speaks German or Italian! Even though, the audience may not speak the language, they will understand the communication transpiring.
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Word Made Flesh: Scar Stories Friday 6/15 8:30
 This improv evening is an examination of those body markings which make us imperfect and yet, also make us who we are. Everyone will be invited to show their scars, and share the story of their creation. These stories will serve as the basis for scenes improvised in the moment, and for the moment. |
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Wabi-sabi Improv Saturday 6/16 8:30 PM
 Wabi-sabi is flea markets, not warehouse stores; aged wood, not new steel; rice paper, not glass. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving-use leaves behind. The improv performed on Saturday will draw from this theme, as the performers and the audience explore these concepts.
Purchase a Ticket for Wabi-Sabi |
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International Theatresports Fri/Sat 10:30 PM
 International Theatresports, two teams of improvisers standoff against each other in a competition of wits scored by a panel of judges! This high-energy, fast-paced show is theater, sports, comedy, and improv theatre all rolled into one. This weekend's Theatresports will have an international flair, in which foreign and domestic teams battle it out for "improv world domination." |
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Festival All-Pass Available
For the 16th International Festival, a limited amount of Festival All-Passes will be available. The International Festival All-Pass will grant you admission to all seven performances by Unexpected Productions at the Market Theater, throughout the week at a substantial discount. Come see all seven shows and meet all the players.
Purchase a International Festival of Improv Pass
Individual Tickets : $15
Festival Pass: $30
TOTAL SAVINGS $75 |
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About Unexpected Productions
Unexpected Productions is located in the Market Theater, in historic Pike Place Market, behind the world infamous Gum Wall!
Unexpected Productions united the improv scene in Seattle. For 3 decades, we have been providing hilarious performances, intriguing long-form themed productions, and Theatresports, the original competitive, improv show.
Since 1985, Unexpected Productions' Seattle Improv School has trained some of the greatest improv artists in the country, and most of the performers in Seattle.
For 30 years, we have been producing a wide array of improvisationally-based theater for Seattle audiences, while developing a worldwide reputation of originality and creativity.
Unexpected Productions...the heart of improv in Seattle.
 
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