a bearded man with a gleam in his eye is wearing a graduation cap and hoarding piles of academic and magic books. a cocktail glass holding two red cherries and a messy spread of red playing cards are on the table in front of him.
Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout
Rob Teszka, almost-PhD of magic, presents an irreverent magic show about failure! Enjoy a mindblowing cocktail of tongue-in-cheek takes on topics from Mai Tais to academic burnout. Join Rob Teszka, Magic Dropout, for the unexpected results of a decade delving into the psychology of magic. All ages — even the swearing part!
Next Stop On The Fringe Tour: VANCOUVER! September 8-17th at Carousel Theatre.
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PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug 24 2023
MAGIC DROPOUT at Vancouver Fringe: Making Magic Out of Failure
Impossible magic collides with the world of psychology in this irreverent autobiographical magic show!
A Mai Tai cocktail ruined by satanic testicles. A ridiculous academic lecture made up on the spot. A room full of people sharing and laughing at their personal failures.
Award-winning magician Rob Teszka returns to the Vancouver Fringe Festival with Magic Dropout. This autobiographical magic show about failure will run at Carousel Theatre from September 8-17th.
After a decade researching the cognitive psychology of magic, Rob Teszka burnt out and dropped out, leaving academia to pursue magic full-time. Have Rob's accolades in magic — earning Associate status in London's prestigious Inner Magic Circle, producing the Parlour Magic Show in Vancouver, and winning multiple magic competitions — eased the pain?
Or does he still feel like a failure for never completing his research?
Can a stiff drink resolve the issue?
Find out in Magic Dropout at the Vancouver Fringe Festival!
Rob Teszka developed Magic Dropout with fellow magician and multiple Pick of the Fringe winner Travis Bernhardt.
QUOTES
"an emotional mixture of magic and memoir from a world built on illusions"
- Sarah Rose, Capilano Courier
"audience participation absolutely makes the show and all participants walk away with their very own badge of honour or shame, depending on how you’d like to see it."
- Rachel Levine, Montreal Rampage
“Somehow the magic tricks may look random at first glance, but Teszka wonderfully – and logically – ties it all up in the end.”
- Stuart Nulman’s Grapevine
"In England, while researching the psychology of magic, I became a member of the prestigious Magic Circle. As toxic academia tried to crush my spirit, I found joy in performing magic, and themes of psychology bled into my performance. This show is about my disillusionment with my academic career and my re-illusionment with magic."
- Rob Teszka
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For Immediate Release 08/24/2023 Arts & Entertainment / Theatre: Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout | Dates September 8-17 as part of the Vancouver Fringe Festival | Venue: Carousel Theatre | Tickets: $18 | Full Details & Show Times available www.vancouverfringe.com
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Media Contact: Rob Teszka, 604.309.6993 or rob.teszka@gmail.com | https://instragram.com/robteszkaperforms
Archive of Press Release from 2020 run