A study in comedy.
Rated General: Family-friendly, but designed for adults.
Upcoming performances.
- August 15-25, 2024: The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival
- Campus St. Jean Auditorum.
- Tix on sale Summer 2024
Bill Nye the Science Guy meets Blue Man Group in an absurd investigation of instant gratification and celebration of the scientific method.
The Professor and her Lab Assistant need YOU for their research. Without words, they seamlessly guide members of the audience through a series increasing complicated challenges. It begins with ringing a simple desk bell, includes a Nerf gun shootout, and ends in a spectacular musical finale.
Incorporating projections and some truly terrible science puns, For Science! appeals to the nerd in all of us, and sparks the utter joy of losing ourselves to curiosity.
Created & performed by Christine Lesiak & Ian Walker
Directing consultant: Deanna Fleysher
Software designer: Adrian MacKenzie
Video design: Navras Kamal
Music consultants: Chase Padgett & Leif Ingebrigtsen
Performance consultant: Jan Henderson
Runtime: Approximately 55 min.
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reviews & awards.
SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES – 2018 & 2019 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.
CRITIC’S PICK – 2019 CBC Manitoba’s Joff Schmidt
“No words, but lots of action. All in the name of science.” – 5 STARS, Edmonton Journal 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2019 Beakerhead Festival, Calgary, AB
CRITIC’S PICK – 2019 Edmonton Journal, Liane Faulder
“the only sounds around you [are] the shrieks of laughter from your fellow playgoers”
– 5 STARS, Vue Magazine @ edmontonfringe.ca
“a not-to-be-missed treat… a safe and welcoming bubble that has patrons clamouring to take part… [a] most tender and engaging piece of work…” –
4.5 STARS – Edmonton Journal 2019, Liane Faulder
“This show is so easy to love, so vibrant and witty and unifying…it’s an absolute joy to witness”
I Don’t Get It Podcast, 2019
“fabulously funny…a fringe fest favourite” – 4 STARS, Winnipeg Free Press, 2019
“With great comedic timing from Lesiak and Walker… For Science! is a blast from start to finish.” – Beer Tent Reviews Magazine, Jean-Paul Fournier, 2019
“utterly charming… gem of a show” – 4 STARS, CBC Winnipeg, 2019
“There’s pretty big fun in this big science… Lesiak – who is not only a winning clown but an actual physicist – has enlivened the scientific method considerably.” – 12thnight.ca, 2018
“Here’s a show that demonstrates the versatility and impressiveness that clowning and other physical theatre shows bring to the table. Plus it’s just flat out FUN!”
5 STARS – FRINGE to FRINGE, 2019
Check out our videos, including the outrageously adorable FOR SCIENCE! On Sabbatical (aka Kitten Science).
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