Show Evolution

2 posts in this series

Reading Order

1 of 2 — 8 min read

Seven Stages Over Twenty Years: How One Show Evolved Into Something Electric

A show is never finished -- it is a living thing that evolves through years of performance, observation, and refinement. John Graham performed one routine 25,000 times, and it is still evolving. I have not had twenty years. But even in my shorter journey, I can see the same principle at work.

2 of 2 — 8 min read

Picasso Was Right: Art Is the Elimination of the Unnecessary

The greatest shows are defined not by what they include but by what they ruthlessly cut. I cut half my material, then cut more, and found that less was always more. The courage to eliminate beloved material is the final skill of show construction -- and the bridge to making every remaining word count.