A scientific comedy show
Do you love science? Do you love comedy? This show is for you!
From nationally renowned comedians (both human and robotic) to electronic music played on novel musical instruments, this STEM variety show has everything needed to delight and entertain your inner geek. Join us for a collision of the vaudevillian spirit of old with the technologies of the modern day.
Tickets
General Admission
$20 Adults, $18 Seniors | OMSI Members receive a 15% discount
Recommended for ages 18+
Naomi Fitter, Producer
Producer Naomi Fitter is a professor by day, comedian by night. She escaped from Ohio at the age of 22, and her soothing midwestern voice has been described as “sexy,” “librarian-like,” and “nearly inaudible.” She has worked alongside greats like Aparna Nancherla, Steve Hofstetter, Don McMillan, Laurie Kilmartin, and Whitney Cummings and performed in the All Jane Comedy Festival. Naomi runs her shows Naughty but Nerdy and STEM Cabaret all over the West Coast, and she has been recently featured on the NPR-distributed show Live Wire with Luke Burbank and the Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian. Her comedy was also featured in TIME Magazine.
Naomi’s autonomous robotic stand-up comedian, Jon the Robot, cannot pass a captcha challenge, but he does hope to capture your heart. Jon the Robot has been featured by NPR and TIME Magazine.
Chet Udell
Chet Udell is a professor by day, performer by night. He joins us as an international and national award-winning electronic instrument designer, performer, and composer. His works have been recognized with ASCAP-SEAMUS 1st prize, Best-Performance at the GA Tech New Instrument Competition, and world-finalist in international composition and performance competitions including Prix Destellos and Sound in Space. We are thrilled to have him on the show!
Sarah Hagen
Sarah Hagen is a mostly normal person with an irritating obsession with mathematics. In an act of wild desperation, she began moonlighting as a stand-up comedian with the express purpose of incorporating mathematics into comedy. Seven years later, she is a fixture of the northwest comedy scene and co-producer of touring STEM vaudeville shows and nerdy comedy shows that run all over the West Coast. She holds a PhD in mathematics and is a former OMSI Science Communication Fellow. If you loved Sarah’s hour on ancient Greek astronomy, you’ll delight in her return with a set of tight, math-themed nerdy stand-up.
Isaac Paris
Isaac Paris is a veteran of large music festivals and tiny dingy bars and has performed in both the fiercely competitive New York city comedy scene and the welcoming world of public libraries and schools. Kind, mature ladies in pink hats tell him he should be on Carson. He doesn’t have the heart to tell them that’s impossible without a time machine. Using hand-drawn images to accentuate his mad drawing skills, often with themes of nerddom and science, Isaac’s performance is an old-school multimedia presentation: a retro vaudeville act flipped on its head.
Food + Beverage
OMSI’s Empirical Cafe will be open with sandwiches, snacks and drinks.
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu. Ticketing questions call 503.797.4000 x0
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0.
No, the ticket only includes access to the comedy show.
The Empirical Cafe will be open with snacks and beverages. No outside food or drink is allowed.
The Empirical Theater has an upper-level wheelchair accessible entrance and theater restrooms; due to the layout of the theater the lower-level main entrance is only accessible by stairs. Please check in with a Guest Services Representative or volunteer for assistance in locating these areas.
Several daytime documentaries and newer evening full-features offer closed captions, audio description, and volume amplification. The CaptiView closed caption units allow guests to see captions for their show by using a cup holder device that they can adjust within their view, and the Fidelio RX audio description units deliver descriptive narration and can also amplify the theater volume and dialogue.
The Showing Today signs updated daily at the front desk and theater entrance indicate which features offer closed captions (CC) and audio description (AD), while volume amplification is available for all theater content including events such as Science Pub and Reel Science.
Limited quantities of the following devices are available for theater guests and may be requested at either the Front Desk or Concierge Desk as well as from the theater usher:
- CaptiView closed caption (CC) viewing devices
- Fidelio RX audio description and volume amplification units
- Williams Sound NKL-001 neck loops designed to work with hearing aids equipped with a telephone coil or T-Switch
The rough inside measurements of the seats not including arm and back rests:
- Theater seats 16.5” wide and 21.5” deep
- Two accessible seating area chairs 39.29″ high, 29.5″ wide, and 29″ deep
- Additional accessible seating area chairs available by request is 23.5” wide and 21.5” deep
- The weight capacity for the accessible seating area chairs are 500lbs, and the additional accessible seating area chairs support between 200lbs-250lbs
Earplugs can be requested from the Front Desk and Concierge Desk, and sensory resource packs that include:
- Noise reducing headphones
- Fidget toys
- Sunglasses
- Visual and auditory timer
- 2 pound weighted shoulder wrap
- Sanitizing wipes
Please contact OMSI Guest Services at (503) 797-4000 or Info@OMSI.edu with any additional specific questions or needs
OMSI has switched to a new parking system via the mobile parking app, Parking Kitty, to create an easier and more streamlined experience for our visitors. OMSI parking will cost $5 + fees for 2 hours or $8 + fees for all day parking. Parking is $2 + fees for after-hours events.