Unscripted Productions

What Unscripted Productions does

Unscripted Productions is a private training and development firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. The company delivers applied improvisation-based programs for corporate leadership development, team building, and K-12/higher-education faculty and student development. Its core technology is a proprietary facilitation methodology — the four-step "Engage. Learn. Apply. Reflect." model combined with the Five Core Principles of Applied Improvisation — designed to convert improv practices (psychological safety, radical acceptance, "make your team look good") into behavioral change in professional settings. Programs are delivered in-person and hybrid by a team of professional facilitators with backgrounds in education and stage performance from institutions including UCB, Second City, iO, and PIT.

The product portfolio is organized into three corporate tiers — The Workshop (single session, 10-20 participants), The Unscripted Series (4-5 sessions over 6-9 months), and the Unscripted Leadership Cohort (8-week flagship, $30,000-$37,000 for 12-15 participants) — supplemented by Private Team Coaching at hourly rates ($130-$390) and a dedicated education suite including The Opening Day Experience, The Unscripted Student Experience, The Unscripted Educator Cohort, and the Mission in Motion Catholic-school sub-brand. The company also operates a community studio offering Kids Improv (ages 7-9, $160), Teen Improv ($190), Adult Improv at multiple levels, Women's Improv, and Stand-Up Comedy ($260), with pricing ranging from $35 drop-in sessions to $260 multi-week courses.

The business is bootstrapped and founder-owned, led by Will Dennis with a team of approximately seven. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (discovery calls via Calendly targeting mid-level managers and corporate leadership teams) with self-serve community class enrollment. Named enterprise clients span financial services (Vanguard, BNY Mellon), pharma (Johnson & Johnson), education (Princeton University, The Baldwin School, Norwood Fontbonne Academy), media (CMI Media Group), manufacturing (TW Metals), and nonprofit (United Way). Geographic scope is regional, concentrated in Pennsylvania and the broader Northeast US.

Name

Unscripted Productions

Legal name

Unscripted Productions

Website

https://unscriptedproductions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington Crossing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corporate Leadership Programs: Tiered corporate programs including single-session workshops (half-day/full-day), multi-session Unscripted Series (4-5 sessions over 6-9 months), and signature Unscripted Leadership Cohort (8-week program for manager cohorts). Pricing ranges from custom workshop fees to $30,000-$37,000 for flagship 8-week cohort programs.
2. Community Studio Classes: Open enrollment classes in improv, stand-up comedy, and storytelling for adults, teens, and children. Classes offered at various skill levels (beginner through advanced) with prices ranging from $35 (Improv Sandbox drop-in) to $260 (Stand-Up Comedy Class). One-time per-session or multi-week course fees.
3. Private Team Coaching: Customized private coaching sessions for teams at their location or studio. Hourly rates: 1-hour ($130), 2-hour ($180), 3-hour ($390). Designed for teams seeking personalized team dynamics support.
4. Education Programs: School-specific programs including The Opening Day Experience for back-to-school professional development, student programs for middle/high school, and the Unscripted Educator Cohort for sustainable teacher training. Mission in Motion program for Catholic schools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Unscripted Productions delivers applied improvisation-based workshops and training programs for corporate teams, schools, and community learners. The core offering consists of three tiered corporate programs (single-session Workshops, multi-session Unscripted Series, and the flagship 8-week Unscripted Leadership Cohort) plus private team coaching, educational institution programs, and community studio classes in improv, stand-up comedy, and storytelling for kids, teens, and adults.

Product overview

Unscripted Productions is a training and development company offering a portfolio of applied improvisation programs for leadership, team building, and education. The core offering consists of three structured programs: The Workshop (single session entry point), The Unscripted Series (4-5 session deeper integration), and the Unscripted Leadership Cohort (8-week signature manager program). These are supplemented by Private Team Coaching sessions in flexible durations. For educational institutions, the company offers The Opening Day Experience, The Unscripted Student Experience, and The Unscripted Educator Cohort for schools, plus Mission in Motion as a specialized Catholic school program. The Studio division provides community improv classes including Kids Improv (ages 7-9), Teen Improv (ages 13-17), Adult Improv at multiple levels, Women's Improv Classes, Stand-Up Comedy Classes, and Advanced Improv Performance. The company operates from a physical studio in Washington Crossing, PA, with both in-person and hybrid delivery options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mission In Motion: Catholic school mission programs that help schools build practices bringing their values into daily life through applied improvisation.

Products and services

• The Workshop A single-session entry-point leadership training session for corporate teams offering a high-impact introduction to the Unscripted applied improvisation methodology. Delivered as a half-day or full-day session for groups of 10-20, in-person or hybrid, combining energizers, game play, and facilitated reflection to build shared language and team reconnection.
• The Unscripted Series A multi-session corporate program spanning 4-5 sessions over 6-9 months, allowing teams time to practice, reflect, and integrate each principle before progressing. Designed for teams committed to culture change and long-term capability building, delivered in-person or hybrid.
• Unscripted Leadership Cohort The signature flagship 8-week program for mid-level managers consisting of five modules, two in-person sessions, and three virtual sessions. Each module applies one of the five core principles to the practice of leading people, priced at $30,000-$37,000 for 12-15 participants in a hybrid format.
• Private Team Coaching Customized private coaching sessions for teams delivered at their location or the Unscripted studio. Available in flexible 1-hour ($130), 2-hour ($180), and 3-hour ($390) formats for teams seeking personalized team dynamics support.
• The Opening Day Experience A flagship back-to-school professional development program for educational institutions delivered as a half-day or full-day session to build relationships, community, belonging, and collaboration among faculty and staff at the start of the school year.
• The Unscripted Student Experience Programs for middle school and high school students including assemblies and student leadership workshops that can be combined with faculty professional development to build school-wide psychological safety and collaboration.
• The Unscripted Educator Cohort A recurring cohort program designed for sustainable change and impact, training teachers and school leaders in the Unscripted methodology through ongoing sessions to embed the approach into school culture.
• Mission in Motion A specialized program for Catholic schools that uses applied improvisation to help schools build practices bringing their mission values into daily life through the Contemplate. Act. Repeat. framework, led by Will Dennis as Chief Catalyst.
• Kids Improv Improv classes for children ages 7-9 teaching fundamental skills including collaboration, curiosity, listening, problem solving, agility, resilience, and communication. Priced at $160 per session.
• Teen Improv Class Beginner level improv class for ages 13-17 taught by master teaching artist Peter Bisgaier, enhancing human capabilities including collaboration, critical thinking, agility, problem solving, and communication for navigating an AI-dependent world.
• Stand-Up Comedy Class A five-week class facilitated by Michael Donovan teaching joke writing, delivery, and audience engagement, culminating in a public showcase performance. Priced at $260.
• Improv Classes (Adults) Short form and long form improv classes for adults at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels offered at the studio in multiple formats including weekend intensives, with publicly listed pricing ranging from $160 to $220.
• Women's Improv Class A curated improv class for women to come together in community of acceptance and support while learning impactful principles of improvisation, facilitated by Kate Legere, Heather Plank, and Meg Powers. Priced at $185.
• Unscripted Workplace A practical, high-engagement corporate program helping leaders and teams communicate clearly, build trust, and move work forward, especially when stakes are high.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% of faculty and staff rated Opening Day Experience as excellent; 100% rated as excellent or good; More than 3/4 of participants would highly recommend it
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• VitalSmarts (Crucial Conversations): Established corporate training company focused on communication, influence, and leadership behaviors—addresses overlapping pain points (trust, communication under pressure) with a broader, more standardized curriculum.
• Center for Creative Leadership: Major nonprofit leadership development institution offering executive education, leadership coaching, and team programs—serves the same Fortune 500 leadership training market Unscripted enters with its Cohort program.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Global incumbent in corporate leadership, communication, and team effectiveness training with a much larger footprint, brand, and curriculum catalog—competes for the same enterprise L&D budget Unscripted targets.

Direct peers

• Second City Works: Corporate training arm of The Second City improv institution; offers applied improv workshops and programs to enterprise clients for leadership, communication, and collaboration—same underlying methodology and customer base as Unscripted Productions.
• Brave New Workshop: Minneapolis-based improv theater and applied improvisation business training provider running corporate workshops, leadership programs, and custom team-building engagements—directly comparable applied improv model.
• Improv Effect: Applied improvisation training company focused on team building, leadership development, and communication workshops for corporate clients—same core product and delivery model as Unscripted Productions.
• ComedySportz: Improv-based organization offering corporate team building, training workshops, and entertainment events using short-form improv games—overlapping corporate training audience and improv methodology.

Regional players

• Unexpected Productions: Seattle-based improv theater offering corporate improv workshops and team-building programs using applied improvisation—comparable product offering but operating in a different US regional market.
• Boom Chicago: Amsterdam-based improv theater and corporate training provider running applied improv workshops for business teams—same improv-for-business model but primarily serving European clients rather than the US Northeast.

Emerging players

• Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center: Improv training institution with improv faculty who occasionally deliver corporate workshops and custom team sessions—same talent pool and improv methodology, with a primarily consumer-facing training business and only selective corporate work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/unscriptedprod
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unscripted-productions
• Instagraminstagram.com/unscriptedproductions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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