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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.

Fresh off the heels of fantastic performances at the Emerald City Comicon, two of Seattle’s geekiest improv groups join forces for a one-night-only theatrical experience at Seattle’s Jewel Box Theatre!

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.

Friday, March 15th 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.

To buy tickets in advance, visit Brown Paper Tickets by clicking here.

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, January 22 2013 – Seattle Experimental Theater is proud to announce that their hit improvised parody of the original Star Trek TV series, “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, will be performing at Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) in March 2013.

Performances will take place on Saturday March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd at 12PM in Room 2AB of the Washington State Convention Center, and are open to all badged attendees of ECCC (space permitting). As always, the show is fully improvised – suggestions from the audience will determine the nature of the alien planet Kirk and crew must explore.

To purchase your tickets to the Emerald City Comicon, visit http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/tickets/. Advance purchase is advised as three-day badges are close to sold out.

ABOUT WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE: Adventure! Beautiful women! Exotic alien worlds! Seattle Experimental Theater presents its original unscripted comedy “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, a fully improvised parody of the original Star Trek TV series. Our cast will use suggestions from the audience to create a new alien planet for Captain Kirk and his crew to discover – the only certainty is that danger and hilarity await. “Where No Man Has Gone Before” has performed to sold-out houses in Seattle since June 2011 and is appropriate for all ages.

Our ECCC Cast: Nick Schell, Doug Willott, Tony Beeman, Cheryl Platz, Wayne Pishue, and Jed Thompson.
Our ECCC Crew: Oliver Trimble (sound/lights), Samantha Hecker (microphones/props), Jeannine Clarke (director; makeup/hair/costumes)

Seattle Experimental Theater is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for our hit improvised Star Trek parody Where No Man Has Gone Before, returning by popular demand for a brief run from November 8 – November 16, 2012.

DATES:
November 8, 9, 15, and 16th (Thursdays and Fridays)
All shows begin promptly at 8pm

LOCATION:
Wing-It Productions
5510 University Way NE, Seattle, Wa 98105

TICKETS:
Purchase online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/270796
$12 online
$15 at the door
Special $10 tickets available for children ages 6-12.

NOVEMBER’S EPISODES:
Our “Space Sickness” episode format (debuted in May 2012). Watch as the crew of the Enterprise is infected with a strange space madness, created from audience suggestions. The plot of every show is created on the spot, and no two shows are the same.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Where No Man Has Gone Before is an improvised parody of the original Star Trek television 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 has met with widespread praise, and was an official selection of the Seattle Festival of Improv Theater 2012 and Improvaganza Hawaii Festival of Improv 2012. The show debuted to sold-out crowds in June 2011 and has been returning by popular demand ever since.

This show is recommended for adults and children ages 6 and up. Running time is approximately 70 minutes with one intermission.

Photo from the May “Space Madness” debut. Photo by Todd Gardiner of Hieroglyph Photography.