What happens when a performance has no fixed script, the audience becomes part of the story, and a funeral becomes a doorway into memory, relationship, humor, grief, imagination, and human connection?

Beyond the Unscripted is a behind-the-scenes podcast exploring the making of an immersive performance created for Tampa Bay Fringe. Part artist diary, part community invitation, and part experiment in immersive education, this series follows Dr. Steve Diasio and The School of Creativity and Innovation as they push beyond traditional improv into something more intimate, participatory, and alive.

Rooted in the Fringe Festival tradition of bold, experimental, boundary-stretching performance, this podcast asks: What comes after the unscripted? How do we design experiences where people do not just watch, but become part of the meaning? And why might immersive performance be one of the next frontiers of learning?

Through conversations, reflections, creative process notes, and invitations into the journey, this podcast builds the world around the show before the audience ever enters the room.

This is not just a podcast about a performance.
It is a living invitation to join the story.