Market Theatre
Market Theatre
4.5
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For 34 years Unexpected Productions has focused on the art of storytelling in its work, taking suggestions from the audience & weaving them into stories & scenes. The audience is always part of the story. We ten perform 10 shows a week and are the home of the most established improv school and corporate training program in the Puget Sound. We are consistently voted Best Live Comedy in Western Washington, we are the heart of improv in the Puget Sound. Our International Festival of Improv, now in its 20th year, has brought improvisers from around the world to Seattle. After the festival, they bring back to their, homes styles & knowledge that they learned at Unexpected Productions. From our home at the Market Theater in Seattle's Historic Pike Place Market, Unexpected Productions has ten shows a week & has created well over 150 original shows. They also Seattle TheatreSports, the first in the United States, & Seattle's longest running show, ever.
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Neighborhood: Pike Place Market
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- University St • 5 min walk
- Westlake Hub • 6 min walk
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Tacoma61 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
We went to see the Laqwrence Welk improv show. It was so much fun! The place is next to the "gum wall" outside of Pike Place. Kind of a grundgy feel, but about what you'd expect for this kind of a theatre. The drinks were affordable - $4 and $5 - and you could bring them into the theatre with you. The theatre is small which is nice because it's improv and it feels like you're all involved in the show. The performers were great. Sometimes improv sucks but this was a great show and well structured so that it was likely to be a lot of fun. We got the tix for half price so it was only $7.50 each. The show was almost exactly an hour - so a little short, but for what we paid we were very happy. Would go back in a heartbeat.
Written February 19, 2014
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Johnny1986
Miami, FL13 contributions
Aug 2012 • Solo
The Market Theater is home to Unexpected Productions, a comedy troupe of local area comics. They serve sodas, snacks, and alcoholic drinks right before and during their performances at very good prices. I attend Seattle Theater Sports, and I must say, my throat was hurting at the end of the evening from all the laughter from the Improv performance. Great place :)
Written September 13, 2012
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Guzman831
Watsonville, CA32 contributions
Found this place by accident walking around for good fun walked in they were doing final fantasy improve very funny and really good Tallent on the actors behalf. Would go see it agian.
Written March 24, 2014
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Sandra F
McAllen, TX46 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
My husband and I walked by the theater in Pike Place Market and noticed there was an improv show that night. We came back and it was absolutely hilarious! The perfect thing to do for a Seattle evening. Definitely R rated, so I would not recommend it for young kids.
Written May 9, 2013
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Tripreviewer91
Vancouver BC66 contributions
Mar 2013 • Family
I have seen them twice. Once at a Christmas production and very recently in March 2013 for a production called Black Eyed Blonde. They take audience suggestions at the start of the show but never use them in the show. The show runs mote like a slow, badly plotted script without any spontaneity. A shame because I think they try hard but it was simply boring both times. Before the Blacked Eyed Blonde show a lady sang on stage and made up songs based on suggestions. That was fun. But it went downhill from there.
Written March 23, 2013
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Ernest
Miami, FL110 contributions
Jan 2013 • Solo
My walking tour guide tipped me off to this place -- I'm so glad he did. This was a wonderful find for an enjoyable evening of humor. I stopped by the 7:00pm show for a paultry $5 ticket price and then was able to stick around for FREE for the 8:30 show. After the second show, I jumped down the street for a 9pm "happy hour" dinner and then came back to Market Theatre for the final evening show -- included again with my original ticket purchase. All three shows were great, each with a unique format and new cast of actors. A great evening!
Written January 8, 2013
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Danielle S
25 contributions
Oct 2016
Decided to do something I have never done and went to Unexpected Productions improv. They were excellent, funny, entertaining! Well worth the cost plus some!!
Written October 29, 2016
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Antonio R
Columbia, SC1 contribution
Sep 2015 • Couples
Theater's not usually my thing, so was a little worried, but never stopped laughing and was by far one of the best parts of my vacation.
Written September 6, 2015
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GateHall
Las Vegas, NV95 contributions
Feb 2013 • Family
Theatersport is wonderful. Two teams doing improv with judges rating them and awarding points, and the winning team returning the next time. Audience participation encouraged. Mostly very clean comedy, so safe to bring older children. Extremely entertaining.
Written February 23, 2013
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sparkyrob
Bristol, UK206 contributions
Sep 2012 • Couples
Found this place next to the Gum Wall and saw they were doing Final Fantasy Comedy Improv. These are two of my favourite things, so we had to go. We got there for 7pm where there was a happy hour for $5 a ticket - and you could stay afterwards and see both the Final Fantasy show and another show at 10:30pm for free - absolute steal!! The happy hour show was done by improv students and was a mixed batch but you could tell they were trying hard. The FF show was simply fantastic. Couldn't recommend highly enough.
Written September 9, 2012
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Is this theatre wheelchair accessible?
Written August 11, 2019
Is this theatre wheelchair accessible?
Written August 11, 2019
Anything on tonight?
Written October 9, 2018
Is there a live play going on anytime between November 24th and November 29th 44 people there are from out of town could you please get back with me and give me more information on what is playing live and what time and the cost thank you very much
Written November 4, 2016
Good morning Deborah. We will have several live improv shows for you during that period. I would recommend our A(n Improvised Christmas Carol. It is hilarious. It plays on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30. In addition, we have our Improv Happy Hour at 7:00 pm and Theatresports at 10:30. Please let me know if you have any questions. We are on the web as Unexpected Productions
Thank you!
Written November 4, 2016
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