$5(1 review, 5 customer ratings) ★★★★★
A practical guide for performing magicians. This report guides readers through a step by step process to produce a full evening theater show - from script, to venue negotiation, to the closing curtain. John includes very helpful samples for press releases, contracts, sound riders, and handbills. Everything is here to get you started.
It includes the Theatrical Magic Lecture Notes and several unpublished routines.
1st edition 2008, 36 pages; 2nd edition 2011, 61 pages
word count: 23408 which is equivalent to 93 standard pages of text
Reviewed by Jason Rippetoe (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Friday 28 November, 2025This book is included as an appendix in
Theatrical Magic Omnibus Edition: Turning Tricks into Theater by John B. Pyka, also sold here on Lybrary. Both are $5, so just buy the other book if you want the full experience. This was disclosed in the description, but I overlooked it and paid twice. Very useful and detailed information, no matter what version you get. You may never put together a theater show, but if you read Pyka's books, you'll be well situated to know the lingo, the process, potential pitfalls, and both the rewards and challenges.
