Leveraging Your Artwork to Promote Your Theatre Show

// If you are staging an independent theatre show or any form of ticketed show, there is no...

How to Two-Wall Your Show for Entertainers

// <!).push({}); // ]]> This post is on how to Two-Wall your show for entertainers. But your first question is likely:...

5 Things Theatre Marketing Can Teach You About Promoting a Magic...

// J C's Note: I'm so pleased to have this article contributed by Clay Mabbitt who runs SoldOutRun.com, a theatre...

The Illusion Production Process

// Before an illusion makes it to the stage in front of a live audience, there is a...

Comedy Techniques for Illusionists

//   J C's Note: This essay is adapted from a piece I wrote in 1999 entitled 'Comedy Techniques...

Building An Illusion from a Set of Plans

// Illusions are an expensive investment and one solution for new illusionists (and seasoned professionals) is to build the illusion...

A Universal Table

// Here is something I found online. A concept for an illusion utility table. You can read about it...

Review of “On Stage with Illusions” by Duane Laflin

// Duane Laflin has written a detailed book that gives a comprehensive look at performing a large-scale illusion...

Review of “Magic Planet” and “Enigma Tech” by Franz Harary

// This is a review that I made in Sep 2010. Magic Planet is a series that Franz started work...

The YouTube Test for Overly Performed Illusions

// Why do illusionists perform the same illusions? is one of my most popular blog entries for magicians. Regular...

6 Techniques to Differentiate Your Illusion Performances

// In my previous two entries on the subject of “Why Illusionists Perform the Same Illusions?” and the follow-up, I...

Follow-up to Why Do Illusionists Perform the Same Illusions?

//   This is a follow-up to the post here. Thanks for your emails and feedback on the piece. I should first...