About The Show
CONGRATULATIONS, HUMANS! YOU'VE BEEN SELECTED
GERALD CORP, the universe’s most powerful energy company, has selected your species as its next research subject. Guided by two ambitious alien employees, Bill and Gill, audience members become GERALD CORP’s newest recruits and are thrown into a series of increasingly bizarre evaluations to see if they are worthy employees and will help Bill and Gill earn their big promotions.
GERALD is a fast-paced, 60-minute physical comedy that blends clown, science fiction, and audience participation into an unforgettable theatrical experience. Inspired by a love for cult classic sci-fi movies and adult cartoons like Rick and Morty.
GERALD TRAILER
GALLERY
WHAT HUMANITY HAD TO SAY
"There was smart humour, slightly shocking humour, fun audience participation, great costumes and props, and some of the most well-done physicality I’ve seen in all my years of fringing."
- Elizabeth LoPresti
"Gerald, written by Lauren Brady and Edward McDonald proves itself as a comedic juggernaut... Lauren Brady and Edward McDonald redefine what actor chemistry can look like."
- Alberta Youth Theatre Collective - Hunter Lafleur
"Wow!!!! Just wow! This is what fringe is for! 11 out of 10! Cannot recommend enough. The posters and the art don’t do this justice. You can’t capture the essence of Gerald! I’ll be chanting Gerald for a long time!"
- Walter Gordy
"This kind of larky, improvised, unthreatening audience participation, I’m here to tell you, is something you can easily say yes to; no squirming required. And just like that, you’ve joined a corporate cult."
- 12th Night - Liz NIchols
Bentstick Brewing Brought
GERALD JUICE
TO LIFE
If you're walking around Happy Beer Street during the Edmonton Fringe, make sure you stop into Bentstick Brewing to grab your very own can of GERALD JUICE!
No spoilers here, but a little hint: “GERALD JUICE” is actually a part of our show. No, we don’t drink beer in the show, but our characters do drink a liquid called GERALD JUICE. So it’s incredible for us to see a wild idea we had for a show become something real! Thank you so much to Bentstick Brewing for helping us achieve this fun project.
Also, a huge thank you to the amazing April Zabos for designing the beer label and Annika Shultz for designing our cartoon characters!
Beer can design by: April Zabos
Character design by: Annika Shultz
CREDITS
Co-Created & Performed By - Lauren Brady
Co-Created & Performed By - Eddie McDonald
Sound Design - Eddie McDonald
Sound Design - Lauren Brady
Set Design - Eddie McDonald
Set Design - Lauren Brady
Director - Nicole Maloney
Mentor - Michael Kennard
Stage Manager - Maezy Reign
Costume Design - Anikka Shultz
Dramaturg - Alex Ward
Graphic Design - April Zabos