Unexpected Productions Presents SKID ROAD: A HISTORICAL, HYSTERICAL IMPROV, Now thru 8/10

Seattle- Seattle was founded in water and fire, by some of the biggest sons-of-bitches this side of the Mississippi! They fought, schemed, and betrayed each other, but they'd be dammed if they didn't end up creating a hell of a city. Now, we bring a dark, comedic, improvised version of that history and the city.

Skid Road asks the audience what problems they want to pit against the founders, profiteers, prostitutes and degenerates of the fledgling city, and then lets then sit back to watch the hilarious fight. Starring some of the finest improvisers and actors of the Northwest and the oldest improv theater in town, Skid Road is amusing, a foul-mouthed, rougher-than-life take on the gritty beginnings of the City of Seattle.

It will involve the history of Seattle and some of its founders: Arthur Denny, William Grose, Doc Maynard, Henry and Sarah Yesler, Mother Damnable, Charlie Terry and others.

Loosely inspired by HBO's Deadwood, the plays of David Mamet, and the true history of Seattle, Skid Road is a fully improvised retelling of how profiteers, prostitutes, criminals and drunkards schemed, connived, fought, and yet somehow still managed to create a city. The language will be irreverent and poetic, the content rough, and the show always funny and sometimes violent.

WARNING: This show is intended for mature audiences only.

Starring:

Chris Allen

Dave Clapper

Cal Crowner

Randy Dixon

Laurel Ryan

Nick Schell

Sarah Scheller

Greg Stackhouse

Tim Tracey

Elicia Wickstead

Director: Tony Beeman

Dramaturge: Kira Mountjoy-Pepka

Costume Design: Jeannine Clarke

Costume Construction: Christi Northup

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