Sept 29: Improbable Dramatic Readings at the Cambridge Science Festival

On Friday, September 29, we will be doing TWO (2) shows of Improbable Dramatic Readings as part of the Cambridge Science Festival, organized by the MIT Museum.

What

Luminaries (of various wattage) will each do brief dramatic readings from seemingly absurd, genuine research studies and patents. Some of those studies and patents have won Ig Nobel Prizes. All of them make people laugh, then think.

The image you see here (with text that begins “The person reading a paper to you…”) explains how this works.

Two Shows, with Different Performers and Material

There will be TWO (2) shows. Both will happen at the MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street, Building E38 (next to the MBTA station and the new MIT Museum), Cambridge MA, USA. Robin Abrahams will emcee both shows.

TICKETS (separate admission for each show) are free, available from the Cambridge Science Festival:

TICKETS for the 5 pm showTICKETS for the 7 pm show

5 PM SHOW  — PERFORMERS: Karen Hopkin / Chris Hopkin / Jenn Bulger James / Gary Dryfoos / Louise Sacco / Dany Adams / Joe Madsen / Celina Moore Barton / Eric Jung / Bryan Man / Abhi Natarajan / and maybe others

7 PM SHOW — PERFORMERS: Debbie Douglas / Martha Eddison / Fatima Husain / Christina Symons / Elly Berke / Cadence Payne / Deborah Blum / Sara Dion / and maybe others

Meanwhile, in Italy…

That day, September 29, if you happen to be in Italy rather than Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, come to one of the Ig Nobel events in Perugia, Cagliari, Catania, L’Aquila, Macerata, and Pavia. They all are part of Sharper — European Researchers’ Night)!