When Magic Tells the Story
When the magical action and the dramatic action become the same thing.
Michael Jons
The Stories Between the Tricks
The Three Jobs a Magician's Words Can Do When the Magic Isn't Happening
Stop Adding Stories to Your Magic
Why the most common storytelling advice for magicians can actually make your routines worse, and what to ask instead to make them better.
The Truth Under the Trick
Every impossible thing a mentalist performs is standing in front of a real one. The job isn't to fake a power or apologize for it, it's to find the truth underneath and claim that. Musings from a working performer on sincerity, wonder, and the oldest honest job there is.
Torremolinos and the Lost Art of Showing Up
The gay neighborhood is mostly gone in America. Real estate ate it; the apps replaced it. But on a stretch of Spanish southern coast, the analog version of queer life is still running. Americans like us are moving there.
The Producers at the Garrick: Smaller, Grimier, and Somehow Funnier
The West End production of The Producers starring Andy Nyman proves that twenty-five years on, the show still has teeth.
The Audience We Haven't Met Yet
Are we performing mentalism for an audience that no longer exists? Exploring the mismatch between classical mentalism tropes and audiences reshaped by digital saturation, algorithms, and generative AI. How must mentalism evolve to reflect the realities of the people now sitting in front of us?