Kris Sheppard

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Name: Kris Sheppard
Date registered: February 10, 2012
URL: http://www.themethod.co

Latest posts

  1. Teller to Make Heads Spin… — June 6, 2012
  2. A Dragon-Sized Ripoff! — June 2, 2012
  3. What the Mind Sees — May 1, 2012
  4. Life-Saving Card Splitting — April 12, 2012
  5. Morgan Strebler to Put Out Web Magic Special — April 12, 2012

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  1. A Magic Theater Show Shrouded in Mystery — 1 comment

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Teller to Make Heads Spin…

…or at least one. The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA, announced that Mr. Teller will be the creative consultant for John Pielmeier’s stage rendition of The Exorcist! The play will feature Tony Award-winning director John Doyle and cast members such as Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain. But the important part is, Teller! Creative consulting! I can’t …

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A Dragon-Sized Ripoff!

Well, what do you know? Just when you thought your super creative act that nobody else can touch was safe, think again! Apparently a Netherlands magician, 22 year old Andrew Chekanyuk, completely, blatantly and unceremoniously ripped off the super funny and creative act of Piff the Magic Dragon (AKA John Van Der Put). Apparently he thought nobody …

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What the Mind Sees

I found an interesting photo on one of the blogs I frequently read. Take a look and let me know if you can spot what’s strange about it. I promise you, it’s not one of those cheap pranks where a zombie face is going to jump out and require you to change your shorts. Let …

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Life-Saving Card Splitting

Imagine splitting a card and finding this! I don’t think that happened to any of us magicians, but during World War II, the USPCC teamed up with British and American intelligence agencies to create playing cards with top secret maps hidden between the layers. They were designed with the intent of helping prisoners of war …

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Morgan Strebler to Put Out Web Magic Special

In efforts to land a TV magic special, Morgan Strebler will be putting out his own pilot in the form of a forty minute web special. Strebler hopes to leverage his internet following via social networks to help in his success while negotiating with the television networks. Be sure to check out our next issue of …

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Adrien Brody Credits Magic for his Acting Career

An interesting article popped up on the Wall Street Journal recently in which actor Adrien Brody talks about how magic was instrumental to getting him into acting. “I definitely see parallels between acting and magic and performance. You are given a trick and a basic synopsis about what the reveal is and then you make …

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A Call to Action: Magicians & Scientists Unite!

James Randi, of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), wrote an article for Wired Science talking about why magicians are a scientist’s best friend. In the article, he talks briefly about his passionate journey in exposing mediums and those that take advantage of people’s belief in the supernatural and how it’s grown into what it …

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NPH on NPC (NerdistPodCast)!

This just in! Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) was featured on the Nerdist podcast. @magiccastle tweeted out the following announcement: Our President @ActuallyNPH talks about magic and the Magic Castle on the @nerdist podcast. You can listen to it here: ow.ly/9M7TC — Magic Castle (@magiccastle) March 20, 2012 So there you have it! Go follow the …

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Epic Rap Battle: Gandalf vs Dumbledoor

Here’s a very humorous video depicting the two most epic wizards battling it out! You’ll just have to watch it. You’ll thank me.

Hans Klok—Now Magic Circle Gold Star Member!

We would like to be one of the first to congratulate Hans Klok on being awarded the prestigious Gold Star Membership to the Magic Circle! So, congratulations! Klok tweeted the breaking news this morning. Breaking news! Hans has been awarded the prestigious Gold Star membership to The Magic Circle. He joins David… fb.me/CBxutP78 — Houdini …

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