Speechless Brings Hit Powerpoint Improv Comedy Show to Seattle

Speechless makes its Seattle première at UP Improv on November 16th. Since 2013, Speechless has been selling out shows at Comedy Clubs and conferences all over the country and the world. Armed only with a laser pointer and a deck of random slides, presenters ranging from stand-up comedians to software engineers and Tony Award winners to TED presenters have put their talents to the test in the ultimate improvisational gauntlet--giving a presentation that they've never seen before. Now the improvisers of Unexpected Productions are taking on the presenting challenge, Fusing technology with improvised comedy, Speechless is the entertainment experience for the Web 2.0 world.

The show features performers on stage giving a Powerpoint presentation in front of a live audience. It's been described as part karaoke and part lecture.

Sound boring? Just wait. There are a few twists.
Twist One: The topic for each eight minute talk is determined by a spinning wheel and can include anything from a quarterly report or app launch to a wedding speech or even first contact with an alien species.

Twist Two: On any given night, the performer pool can be made up of software engineers, executives, stand-up comedians, and improvisers. And one is also a volunteer from the audience whose only preparation are the skills they brought with them, maybe bolstered by a little liquid courage.

Twist Three: The performers have never seen the slides in the presentation - and the images on the slides have nothing to do with the randomly chosen topic.
For more info, go to http://www.speechlesslive.com/.

Unexpected Productions

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. They perform 10 shows a week and are the home of the most established improv school and corporate training program in the Puget Sound. They are consistently voted Best Live Comedy in Western Washington.