Category Archives: Performances

Geek Comedy Doubleheader Returns – September 7th!

Fresh off the heels of big August performances at the Theater Off Jackson and Bumbershoot 2013, two of Seattle’s geekiest improv groups join forces for a one-night-only theatrical experience at Seattle’s Jewel Box Theatre!

Click here for tickets! (Brown Paper Tickets) – less than 20 left!

SET’s own hit improvised Star Trek parody Where No Man Has Gone Before joins forces with improv tour de force NERDprov for an evening of geeky hilarity. This team-up sold out quickly when it last appeared in March, and is expected to sell out again!

Saturday, September 7th at 8PM
(Show runs approx. 90 minutes)
Tickets $20 (or $16 in advance via Brown Paper Tickets)

The Jewel Box Theater
2322 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121

Please note that due to venue policy, this show is 21+ only.

ABOUT THE SHOWS:

Where No Man Has Gone Before
Adventure! Beautiful women! Exotic alien worlds! Where No Man Has Gone Before is a fully improvised parody of the original Star Trek TV series. Each night the cast will use suggestions from the audience to create the world and plot of the show. Where No Man Has Gone Before was featured at the Hawaii Improv Festival, and at Emerald City Comi-Con.

NERDprov
NERDprov crosses the streams of geek culture and comedic improvisation, causing total protonic reversal, as well as an amazing show! Our audiences get to shout out their favorite geeky references, shows, movies, comics, music and games, and watch us bring them to life on stage! NERDprov began as part of the Emerald City Comicon in 2009, and has since performed at several cons, independant shows, and with Seattle Theatresports, along with special guest stars such as The Guild, LoadingReadyRun, Ian Boothby, Kris Straub, and more!

Seattle Times: Wedding Horror Stories Preview

Looking for more information about our upcoming show Wedding Horror Stories? The Seattle Times recently spoke to our director and a cast member who’s also a bride-to-be about the show’s philosophy and our own real-life wedding connections. World premiere this Thursday, July 11th!

Click here to visit the Seattle Times article

And when you’re ready to buy tickets, click here to visit Brown Paper Tickets!

Summer Missions: Where No Man Has Gone Before

Fresh off another sold-out show, Seattle Experimental Theater is proud to announce a special summer run of the hit improvised Star Trek parody, “Where No Man Has Gone Before” at Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle’s International District.

“Where No Man…” will perform on Friday August 16th and Saturday August 17th at 8PM. These performances are appropriate for all ages.

To purchase tickets, visit Brown Paper Tickets by clicking here. ($12 in advance or $15 at the door)

Press release:

Where No Man Has Gone Before
An improvised space parody

June 7, 2013 – For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Jeannine Clarke, seattleexperimental at gmail.com
Kill Date: August 18th, 2013

(Seattle, Wa) Adventure! Beautiful women! Exotic alien worlds! Seattle Experimental Theater invites you to join us for our August run of Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Where No Man Has Gone Before is an improvised parody of the original Star Trek TV series. The crew beams down to an alien planet, only to find something amiss. Each night the cast uses suggestions from the audience to create the world, and the plot of the show. Every performance is a completely different adventure.

Where No Man Has Gone Before has played at various Seattle venues, receiving popular and critical acclaim. It has been featured in the Hawaii Improv Festival, The Seattle Festival of Improv Theater, and at Emerald City ComicCon 2013.

Where No Man Has Gone Before is created and directed by Jeannine Clarke.

The cast of Where No Man Has Gone Before is Tony Beeman, Colin Madison, Cheryl Platz, Nicholas Schell, Wayne Pishue and Doug Willott.

Where No Man Has Gone Before will perform at Theatre Off Jackson at 409 7th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 at 8pm August 16th and 17th 2013.

Tickets are $12 online at Brown Paper Tickets, or $15 at the door.

For more information about the show or Seattle Experimental Theater, visit www.seattleexperimentaltheater.com.Star Trek Improv - 11

World Premiere: Wedding Horror Stories

A comedic retelling of your ugly wedding stories

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Click here for tickets!

(Seattle, WA) Summer weddings: open bars, embarrassing family members and terrible bridesmaids dresses. We feel your pain. Seattle Experimental Theater is proud to present its latest original improvised comedy, Wedding Horror Stories. SET is opening the Pandora’s Box of your wedding memories and retelling them as we all take a therapeutic, healing journey through the worst that weddings have to offer. During each performance, the cast will take wedding stories from the audience to retell onstage for comedic results. Whether you’re attending a wedding this summer or still recovering from old wounds, we can help you laugh it off.

Wedding Horror Stories will perform July 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8PM at Jet City Improv at 5510 University Way NE, Seattle, WA.

Wedding Horror Stories is created by Jeannine Clarke and Samantha Hecker, and is directed by Jeannine Clarke.

The cast of Wedding Horror Stories is Lauren Bond, Daryl DuCharme, Ian McIntire, Cheryl Platz, Christine Riippi, Elizabeth Westermann and Chris Wong.

Tickets can be purchased by clicking here (Brown Paper Tickets). Remaining tickets may be available at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain.

Download the full Wedding Horror Stories press release here.

"Wedding Horror Stories" press photo. Featuring (L to R) Christine Riippi, Cheryl Platz, Lauren Bond

Memorial Day Weekend 2013 / Where No Man Has Gone Before

Download the press release here:
Press Release May 24th Jewel Box

Where No Man Has Gone Before

An improvised space parody
Performing this Memorial Day weekend at Seattle’s Jewel Box Theater

Seattle, Wa—Adventure! Beautiful women! Exotic alien worlds! Seattle Experimental Theater invites you to start your Memorial Day Weekend right with out of this world comedy from Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Where No Man Has Gone Before is an improvised parody of the original Star Trek TV series. The crew beams down to an alien planet, only to find something amiss. Each night the cast uses suggestions from the audience to create the world, and the plot of the show. Every performance is a completely different adventure.

Where No Man Has Gone Before has played at various Seattle venues, receiving popular and critical acclaim. It has been featured in the Hawaii Improv Festival, The Seattle Festival of Improv Theater, and at Emerald City Comiccon 2013.

Where No Man Has Gone Before is created and directed by Jeannine Clarke.

The cast of Where No Man Has Gone Before is Tony Beeman, Colin Madison, Cheryl Platz, Nicholas Schell, Wayne Pishue and Doug Willott.

Where No Man Has Gone Before will perform at The Jewel Box Theater at 2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121 at 8pm May 24th 2013.

Tickets are $16 online and $20 at the door, and are available online at Brown Paper Tickets.

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