Jet City Improv has been Seattle’s premiere improvised theater company in Seattle since 1992.
Our Mission:
To educate, enlighten, and entertain audiences through the art of improvisation |
Vision
At Jet City Improv, we specialize in spontaneous joy, bringing laughter and light to the heart of the Pacific Northwest.
As one of the oldest improv theaters in the region, we aim to be the soul, grace, and funny bone of improvisational comedy in the PNW. Our mission is to uplift the community by promoting powerful communication skills, heartful storytelling, and boosting individual and group morale.
Jet City Improv stands firmly by and cares deeply for:
Each of these three values are sustained in the three branches of our organization: our SHOWS, our CLASSES, and our OUTREACH.
SHOWS
You can see up to 6 fully-improvised shows on our stage every month of the year. Over the course of any month, you’ll see a tremendous variety of different styles and forms of improv:
FESTIVALS
We produce a variety of festivals over the course of each season, including:
CLASSES
“This was one of my favorite educational experiences. In each class, I always came away feeling like I learned something new and valuable.” - Improv 101 Student
We introduce learning and performing improv to people who have never done it before with our 40-week improv training curriculum (known as the Jet City Improv Academy). Improv classes offer people the chance to meet new people, get comfortable being in front of groups, and quite possibly have the time of their life! No prior acting, public speaking, or performance experience necessary for our entry-level courses (Improv 101 and The Improv Dojo). The Improv Academy has 7 levels, as well as specialized drop-in improv jams.
OUTREACH
The jewel in our crown is our Outreach program (Improv for Good), in which we provide laughter to kids who need it most, free of charge to the organizations we work with. We offer year-round improv workshops to incarcerated youth and youth experiencing homelessness. Additionally, every summer we perform free shows for children with disabilities and illnesses at over a dozen different camps across the Puget Sound region. These programs are made possible due to our fans’ and supporters’ generous tax-deductible donations. For more information about donating, click here.
At Jet City Improv, we specialize in spontaneous joy, bringing laughter and light to the heart of the Pacific Northwest.
As one of the oldest improv theaters in the region, we aim to be the soul, grace, and funny bone of improvisational comedy in the PNW. Our mission is to uplift the community by promoting powerful communication skills, heartful storytelling, and boosting individual and group morale.
Jet City Improv stands firmly by and cares deeply for:
- Joyous Imagination: Igniting the spark of creativity and boundless possibilities through improv.
- Community and Access: Fostering an inclusive and welcoming space for all to experience the magic of laughter.
- Heartful and Graceful Play: Infusing our performances with genuine emotions and a touch of elegance.
- Transformative Connection and Success: Creating meaningful connections and empowering personal growth through the art of improv.
Each of these three values are sustained in the three branches of our organization: our SHOWS, our CLASSES, and our OUTREACH.
SHOWS
You can see up to 6 fully-improvised shows on our stage every month of the year. Over the course of any month, you’ll see a tremendous variety of different styles and forms of improv:
- Our flagship Ensemble which has been known for it's fun appropriate audience-interactive show (Jet City Improv) which is now in its 31st year! Our live and improvised movie re-dubbing show (Twisted Flicks), now in its 27th year
- Our improvised plays: feature-length shows with pre-set themes, costumes, sets, props… everything but a script! Over 100 genre-based shows (such as Claim of Thrones, Lost Folio, Austen Translation, and Britain’s Baking Challenge) have been created on our stage since 2004;
- …as well as more edgy late-night shows (such as Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas, The Nightmare Society, and Periods in History), experimental pieces, festivals, and opening up the stage for guest teams from Seattle’s independent improv scene
FESTIVALS
We produce a variety of festivals over the course of each season, including:
- The Seattle Festival of Improv Theater, featuring on average 12-15 local improv groups and 12-15 improv groups from across the nation and abroad, all performing over 5 days at 2-3 venues every February
- Improv Month (also known as Guest Fest), a month-long celebration of the variety and diversity of independent improv theams from in and around Seattle
- The NCII (Northwest Collegiate Improv Invitational) - our college improv tournament
- The Seattle Open - our high school improv tournament
CLASSES
“This was one of my favorite educational experiences. In each class, I always came away feeling like I learned something new and valuable.” - Improv 101 Student
We introduce learning and performing improv to people who have never done it before with our 40-week improv training curriculum (known as the Jet City Improv Academy). Improv classes offer people the chance to meet new people, get comfortable being in front of groups, and quite possibly have the time of their life! No prior acting, public speaking, or performance experience necessary for our entry-level courses (Improv 101 and The Improv Dojo). The Improv Academy has 7 levels, as well as specialized drop-in improv jams.
OUTREACH
The jewel in our crown is our Outreach program (Improv for Good), in which we provide laughter to kids who need it most, free of charge to the organizations we work with. We offer year-round improv workshops to incarcerated youth and youth experiencing homelessness. Additionally, every summer we perform free shows for children with disabilities and illnesses at over a dozen different camps across the Puget Sound region. These programs are made possible due to our fans’ and supporters’ generous tax-deductible donations. For more information about donating, click here.
Everything that Jet City Improv does - both inside a theater and out in the community for those in need - could not happen without the support of adventurous theater-goers like you.
Thank you for supporting improv in Seattle!
