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GLOSSARY
KISHOTENKETSU: A FOUR-PART NARRATIVE STRUCTURE USED IN JAPANESE, CHINESE, AND KOREAN TRADITIONAL STORYTELLING.
KOKEN: A SPECIFIC ROLE IN NOH THEATRE; THE ACTOR PLAYING THE KOKEN TYPICALLY DRESSES THE PROTAGONIST AND ESTABLISHES SCENERY ELEMENTS.
MA: THE JAPANESE CONCEPT OF DELIBERATE EMPTINESS IN TIME AND SPACE; AN ESSENTIAL AND DESIRED ELEMENT FOR GROWTH IN LIFE.
KAMI: THE DIVINE SPIRITS AND DEITIES INHABITING ALL ELEMENTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD; PART OF THE SHINTO RELIGION.
YOKAI: THE MISCHIEVOUS COUNTERPARTS TO KAMI.
FILIAL PIETY (OYA-KOKO): SHOWING RESPECT, CARE, AND APPRECIATION FOR OLDER GENERATIONS; RELATED TO THE CONCEPT OF INTERGENERATIONAL LOYALTY. ORIGINATES FROM CONFUCIANISM.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Jet City Improv was founded in 1992 by Andrew McMasters and Mike Christensen as Seattle's own improvised 501(c)3 non-profit theater. Our Mission: TO EDUCATE, ENLIGHTEN, AND ENTERTAIN AUDIENCES THROUGH THE ART OF IMPROVISATION.
We are in the business of spontaneous joy.
For 30 years, we have been committed toward expanding joy. Jet City Improv aspires to be the soul, grace and funny bone of improvisational comedy in the Pacific Northwest. As one of the oldest improv theaters in the region, JCI lifts community by promoting powerful communication skills, uplifting storytelling, and boosting individual and group morale.
Jet City Improv stands by and cares for:
• Joyous Imagination
• Community and Access
• Heartful and graceful Play
• Transformative Connection and Success
The heart of the organization is our outreach programs (Improv4Good). 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
Please visit jetcityimprov.org for more information!
MAY 10TH - JUNE 2ND, 2024
CO-PRODUCED BY SIS PRODUCTIONS AND SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER 11TH CENTURY LADIES-IN-WAITING MURASAKI SHIKIBU AND SEI SHONAGON ARE, TO THIS DAY, TWO OF JAPAN'S MOST BELOVED WRITERS. THEY ALSO KIND OF HATED EACH OTHER.
UNRIVALED IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, HEARTBREAK, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FEMALE ARTIST. AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME... EVEN AFTER A THOUSAND YEAR
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- 7/28 - THEATRE OFF JACKSON JUNE IS THE FIRST FALL
DON, A GAY CHINESE MAN, RETURNS HOME TO HAWAII TO REDISCOVER MISSING MEMORIES OF HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY THAT HE MOVED AWAY FROM. HIS WEEK-LONG STAY OPENS WOUNDS WITH HIS FATHER AND SISTER THAT NEVER HEALED, AGGRAVATING DON’S STRUGGLE TO FIND LOVE AND BELONGING IN HIS LIFE.
JOURNEY OF THE JOURNEY OF THE WIND WIND CAST & CREW CAST & CREW
Ensemble Designers + Crew
JCI Board
JCI Staff
Ready to unlock your comedic potential?
Ready to unlock your comedic potential?
Start as strangers and transform into a troupe of
Start as strangers and transform into a troupe of hilarious friends! hilarious friends!
Elevate your communication skills
Elevate your communication skills
Boost your confidence
Boost your confidence
Stay grounded—even amidst uncertainty
Stay grounded—even amidst uncertainty
JET CITY IMPROV CLASSES WERE RECENTLY FEATURED JET CITY IMPROV CLASSES WERE RECENTLY FEATURED IN THE SEATTLE TIMES, HIGHLIGHTING OUR IN THE SEATTLE TIMES, HIGHLIGHTING OUR EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS!" EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS!"
VISIT JETCITYIMPROV.ORG AND JOIN THE FUN! VISIT JETCITYIMPROV.ORG AND JOIN THE FUN!
The core of our outreach work is our
The core of our outreach work of performances and workshops for kids in the performances and workshops in the performances and community and around the Northwest. community and around the
We bring laughter to kids that need it the most, at no cost to the organizations that operate the camps.
Every summer, we take Jet City Improv across the Every summer, we take Jet City Improv across the summer, City state of Washington to perform summer camps for state of Washington to perform summer camps for of Washington perform camps kids with life-altering illnesses or disabilities (such kids with life-altering illnesses or disabilities (such (such as cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, juvenile diabetes, as cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, juvenile diabetes, cancer, physical disabilities, or developmental physical disabilities, or developmental developmental disabilities), or kids recovering from the loss of a disabilities), or kids recovering from the loss of a or loss of loved one. loved one. loved one.
PLEASE DONATE TODAY: www.jetcityimprov.org/donate
These kids have to deal with hardship all year round, but at these camps they can laugh, play, be with one another, and just get to feel like being a kid. As the camp counselors tell us, Jet City Improv’s performances are one of the highlights of their stay at the camps, and they always greet us with excitement, smiles and cheers, because they know that as soon as we arrive, they are just minutes away from laughing at a great show, shouting out suggestions for our improv scenes, and sometimes even joining us in the fun on stage.
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Summer Outreach Camps 2023: Individual Camps - 6 Performances - 12
Total campers an staff erved: 780
