Unexpected Productions Improv
Joel David has a diverse range of experience across various roles and industries. Since August 2024, Joel has been serving as a Utility Galley at Norwegian Cruise Line, responsible for washing dishes. Concurrently, from April 2024, Joel has been running Dungeons & Dragons groups for children as an after-school club teacher at Esoteric Meditations. Joel also works as a driver for Lyft and has held creative positions at Unexpected Productions Improv and ComedySportz Seattle, focusing on collaborative improvisation and enhancing customer experiences. Additionally, Joel has experience as a sitter for both Wag! Group Co. and Rover.com, and as a media assistant at Wonder Church Redmond, where responsibilities include live streaming and operating cameras. Previous experience includes working as a Debug Technician at Nintendo and as a Barista at Starbucks. Joel's educational background includes a High School Diploma from Martin Luther King High School and studies at Riverside City College.
Unexpected Productions Improv
Unexpected Productions doesn't just teach improv skills, but skills that can apply to everyday life; Active listening, verbal/non-verbal communication, creativity, acceptance of ideas, responding quicker in the moment, flexibility to change, problem-solving, and appropriate risk taking. Multinational corporations based in Seattle, like Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, and Starbucks have integrated Unexpected Productions’ trainings into their daily operations. Local groups like the Space Needle, Virginia Mason and Group Health have also integrated Unexpected Productions’ unique teachings. Unexpected Productions started out 31 years ago in a Chinese restaurant in Pioneer Square and evolved into a leader in improv in Seattle, the greater Pacific Northwest and the United States. Almost every improv troupe in the city has members that came from Unexpected Productions troupe or were taught in its improv school; including Jet City Improv, ComedySportz, as well as countless others. Their International Festival of Improv, now in its 19th years, has brought improvisers from around the world to Seattle. After the festival, they bring back to their homes styles and knowledge that they learned at Unexpected Productions. Participating countries have included Spain, India, France, Japan, Slovenia, Germany, Mexico, Holland, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, From its home at the Market Theater in Seattle’s Historic Pike Place Market, Unexpected Productions has created well over 150 original shows. In addition to creating original works, for 30 years, Unexpected Productions’ has produced and presented Seattle TheatreSports, the first Theatresports in the United States, and Seattle’s longest running show.