The Storyteller's Identity

3 posts in this series

Reading Order

1 of 3 — 8 min read

I Am Not an Actor Playing a Magician: The Storyteller's Rebuttal

Robert-Houdin's famous line has defined how magicians think about performance for over a century. I think it sells us short.

2 of 3 — 8 min read

What I Learned at a Storytelling Festival That Changed My Magic

I went to a storytelling festival with no cards in my pockets and no props in my bag. I came home with the most important lesson I have ever learned about performing.

3 of 3 — 8 min read

Give Them Something to Take Home: Why Souvenirs Extend the Magic

The performance ends, the audience applauds, and then they go back to their lives. Unless you give them something physical that keeps the story alive.