The ensemble includes Resident Magicians Jeanette Andrews and Ran’D Shine. Guest Magicians include Kayla Lee Drescher, Mahdi Gilbert, Eric Jones and more.
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University has announced the ensemble of magicians that will perform in The Conjurors' Club, a live interactive multi-magician virtual experience created by Vinny DePonto and Geoff Kanick that begins Friday, March 12, 2021.
The ensemble includes Resident Magicians Jeanette Andrews and Ran'D Shine. Guest Magicians include Kayla Lee Drescher, Mahdi Gilbert, Eric Jones, Noah Levine, Francis Menotti, Linsday Noel, and Justin Willman. The Conjurors' Club creators Vinny DePonto and Geoff Kanick will also perform.
Each performance of The Conjurors' Club features intimate performances from four different magicians. Learn more the members of the ensemble below.
For the first time in 100 years, the secretive magic society The Conjurors' Club pulls back the curtain for an interactive experience that redefines the face of modern magic. Take a front-row seat and immerse yourself in the arcane and mysterious with three different magicians. Physical distance can't keep the amazing mind-reading, reality-bending illusions, and extraordinary transformations from reaching through the screen and directly into your home. As honorary members of the Club, you'll receive your own secret package for use during your visit that is guaranteed to surprise and delight all of your senses-but you must promise to keep the secrets...
The Conjurors' Club runs approximately 75 minutes and is recommended for ages 12+.
The Conjurors' Club was originally developed in collaboration with MinuteZero. The live experience premiered in 2017; the virtual experience was further developed and premiered in 2020 at The Orchard Project.
Household tickets for $58 are currently available at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/ConjurorsClub and by calling 617-547-8300.
A ticket to The Conjurors' Club includes both admission and a secret package containing artifacts that will be used to participate in the live experience.
Press tickets will be available for the 4PM and 8PM performances on Sunday, March 14. Contact rebecca_curtiss@harvard.edu for more information.
The performance on Thursday, April 1 at 8PM will be ASL-Interpreted.
ABOUT THE MAGICIAN-CREATORS
Vinny DePonto is a theatermaker and mentalist who uses a combination of psychological tricks, illusion, visual art, and immersive storytelling. His work was featured in the most recent production of Angels in America on Broadway, in Lincoln Center's Ghostlight, and in hit television shows on The Discovery Channel, NBC, and Netflix. He is also a member of the Bessie Award-winning immersive theatre group Third Rail Projects. VinnyDePonto.com
Geoff Kanick is a performer-magician-theatermaker. Blending improvisation, physical theater, and illusion, he creates immersive, poetic work that locates the awe-inspiring in the everyday. Selected credits: Drama Desk Award-winning Queen Of The Night (Original Cast/Resident Creative Team), Seeing You (Resident Director), and original, one-man shows toured nationally. Kanick is Founding Co-Artistic Director of LubDub Theatre Company and an alumnus of SDCF's Observership Program, The Orchard Project Greenhouse, and Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. GeoffKanick.com
Photo credit: Alexander Harris
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