“THE MAGIC PLAY” Casts a Magician

The Goodman Theater in Chicago will present Andrew Hinderaker’s The Magic Play beginning October 21, prior to an official opening November 1. This is A World Premiere Co-Commission with the Roundabout Theater Company and directed by Halena Kays. The production will star critically acclaimed magician, illusion designer and actor Brett Schneider alongside Francis Guinan (Father) and Sean Parris (Diver). Performances will continue through November 20.

Brett Schneider, actor, illusion designer and magician, will star in the world premiere of Andrew Hinderaker’s “The Magic Play” at the Goodman Theater. (Photo: Liz Lauren)

World-class magic and a deeply human story of loss and love come together to create one astonishing theatrical experience. A good magician is always in control of his show. The rest of his life can be as fragile as a house of cards. When a rising young magician takes the stage just hours after his lover has left him, his performance begins to unravel. As the past invades the present, and the charismatic entertainer gives way to a heartbroken man, the magician strives to find one aspect of his life that feels like magic and not a trick.

“I am both an actor and a magician so naturally, the project immediately appealed to me,” said Schneider, who collaborated with playwright Hinderaker on The Magic Play for four years, including the show’s debut in the Goodman’s 2014 New Stages Festival, also directed by Kays. “The Magic Play has challenged me as an artist, and opened me up to ideas I never thought possible in the theater. Usually, when I create new material as a magician, I draw from skills and knowledge I already have about the craft. Andrew flipped that process on its head. Instead of writing toward my strengths, he purposefully explored uncharted territory, writing new magic pieces that didn’t yet have solutions or pushing me to take risks on stage. The Magic Play is about taking real risks—taking a leap of faith to try to capture the truly miraculous.”
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In addition to Schneider’s many Chicago acting credits, his illusion design work has been twice nominated for Jeff Awards for Artistic Specialization, and has been seen at Roundabout Theater Company, Goodman Theater, Lookingglass Theater Company, Chicago Children’s Theater, The Strange Tree Group and Strawdog Theater Company.

The creative team includes Lizzie Bracken (set designer), Alison Siple (costume designer), Maggie Fullilove-Nugent (lighting designer), Christopher Kriz (sound designer), John Boesche (projection designer) and Kim Osgood (production stage manager).

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