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Armando Improv begins with a true story sparked by an audience suggestion, told live and unvarnished onstage. That story becomes an ignition point, sending the ensemble spiraling into characters, moments, and worlds that echo its themes.

Sketch Comedy 101 with Zak Nelson (Seattle Sketchfest) cracks open how comedy actually works. You'll learn to build sharp premises, heighten with purpose, and land endings that hit. Through fast, fearless writing and feedback, you'll turn half-formed ideas into sketches that breathe. Come curious. Leave seeing funny everywhere. 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

For one night only, two of the Northwest's sharpest sketch forces collide at Lumora Theater for a comedy show that feels equal parts fever dream and family reunion. The Maple Daddies arrive in Hawaiian shirts and dad-energy, spinning hyper-specific, delightfully bizarre sketches that somehow feel both wholesome and unhinged. Drop the Root Beer and Run follows with their signature cocktail of absurdity. think maroon dances, pant-filled houses, and just enough chaos to keep your brain buzzing. Kicking it all off, Not Clickbait opens with improv that defies logic, gravity, and possibly bee-related physics, setting the tone for a night that refuses to behave.

Armando Improv begins with a true story sparked by an audience suggestion, told live and unvarnished onstage. That story becomes an ignition point, sending the ensemble spiraling into characters, moments, and worlds that echo its themes.

Armando Improv begins with a true story sparked by an audience suggestion, told live and unvarnished onstage. That story becomes an ignition point, sending the ensemble spiraling into characters, moments, and worlds that echo its themes.

Eight comedians take the stage for 90 minutes with one goal: make the other comedians break without cracking themselves. What begins as control quickly spirals into chaos as things unravel, tension builds, and the absurd takes over. You're not just watching a comedy show… you're witnessing a battle of willpower, where the last one to laugh is declared the winner.

Grit City Improv arrives at Lumora Art Lab with nothing but a single audience suggestion and a willingness to leap. From that spark, they build an entire hour of story, characters, tension, and surprise, all unfolding in real time, never to be repeated. It is theater as tightrope walk, where anything can happen and often does. Come watch something unplanned become unforgettable.

Armando Improv begins with a true story sparked by an audience suggestion, told live and unvarnished onstage. That story becomes an ignition point, sending the ensemble spiraling into characters, moments, and worlds that echo its themes.

Deep in the Arcane underground of the Undercity is a neon lit and bass bumping lair- filled to the brim with hedonistic dance, lasers, petty crime, and the simmering tension expected between clashing Shimmer fueled syndicates. And you're invited. Part LARP, part Rave, all-Immersive Experience- this Arcane theme party combines dancing the night away to your favorite hyperpop Arcane soundtracks mixed by Tacoma's own DJ Spookachu, with personalized missions for each player. Bar available.

In Suicide Karaoke, ten brave performers step into the spotlight and are handed a completely random song… right then, right there, no escape hatch in sight. What follows is a glorious collision of panic, brilliance, chaos, and the occasional accidental masterpiece. Through semifinals and a final showdown, the crowd crowns the performer who didn't just survive the song… but somehow made the show worth it.

Two teams. One completely random topic. Zero preparation. In Hot Take Roulette, quick-thinking performers are thrown into a live debate where conviction is invented on the spot and chaos is part of the strategy. Loyalties shift, arguments spiral, and somehow-someone almost sounds right. In the end, the audience decides who argued their way to victory and who just beautifully unraveled.

You write it. They perform it. Everyone decides what was best. Script Roulette is part improv show, part collaborative chaos. Audience members submit a scene description, performers bring it to life in 5-7 minutes, and the crowd picks the winner. The stage belongs to everyone.

Grab your moms and get ready to laugh at Mom Com 2026 as brave and funny moms take the stage to share hilarious stories, thoughts and dreams, inspired by motherhood. Join us for our 13th show and a memorable night complete with laughs and good company, refreshments and raffle prizes. All supporting local small business treasures and families in need.

Ever feel downtown Tacoma whispering? Come hear "Downtown Tacoma's Alluring History." Streetcars once rolled out from the transportation barn, carrying the city forward. A child was christened on the girders of the Rust Building—steel and blessing, high above the street. And yes… some buildings are haunted. In this gripping lecture, Patty Mannie—4th Generation Tacoman and longtime Tacoma historian—guides you through the history of Tacoma, and will tell you where the ghosts still tend to reside. After the talk, stick around for a live Q&A, where you can press in, ask the hard questions, and follow the threads wherever they lead.

What if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick—and again in courage? Join Tacoma historian Patty Mannie (4th generation Tacoman) for a vivid history lecture on "The Women Who Built Tacoma" about the female entrepreneurs who saw what could be… and built it anyway. Meet Bethel Schneebeck. Miss Alice Humble. Elsbeth Haering. Strong women. Business owners. Well ahead of their time. Not waiting to be invited into the room—creating the room. Come hear the compelling stories of how these women shaped the Tacoma we live in now—through vision, risk, persistence, and a kind of quiet defiance that still echoes in our streets and storefronts. Because when you learn their stories…you start to see the city differently. After the talk, stick around for a live Q&A, where you can press in, ask the hard questions, and follow the threads wherever they lead.

Why is Tacoma… so sweet? Like, actually sweet. Not "nice people" sweet—we mean candy. The kind that melts and sticks and brings you back to being eight years old in half a second. Tacoma Confectioners — Why Tacoma is So Sweet is a delicious history lecture on the surprising truth: Some of America's iconic candy stories begin right here. Mars Candy Company. Brown & Haley. Marcoe Candy. Johnson Candy. All started in Tacoma. In this gripping lecture, Patty Mannie—4th Generation Tacoman and longtime Tacoma historian—guides you through what was happening in this city that made sugar into legacy? Who were the men and women who mixed, wrapped, shipped, and dreamed? What did it take to turn a small local operation into something that still lives on today? After the talk, stick around for a live Q&A, where you can press in, ask the hard questions, and follow the threads wherever they lead.

What if Christmas isn't something we invent each year…but something we inherit? Christmas in Tacoma is a warm, story-filled history lecture tracing how the city has celebrated the season for over 140 years. In this history lecture, Patty Mannie—4th Generation Tacoman and longtime Tacoma historian—guides you through the years of Christmas in Tacoma. From a booming Christmas tree business—evergreens moving like quiet commerce—to carolers carrying harmony down dark streets—to snowy evenings that turned Tacoma into a postcard you could actually live inside. You'll hear how traditions formed, how neighborhoods gathered, how people found light in the long nights. Not perfect. Not always easy. But real. And oddly beautiful. After the talk, stick around for a live Q&A, where you can press in, ask the hard questions, and follow the threads wherever they lead.