The Virtual Seance

Well, it appears that the Astonify Show WILL be back in 2020 after all. The one difference is this version will be VIRTUAL. It will still be presented LIVE and it will be INTERACTIVE. I'm currently working out the various details.  The shows will be for fairly small groups, but I haven't decided how small yet. When you purchase a ticket you will receive in the mail, a package with some props needed for the show. These are the same items you'd receive if you were part of the show in person. AND not everyone gets the same package! Some items are duplicated, but some items are unique, this allows a slightly different experience among the attendees.

I am expanding the SEANCE portion of the show this year and it will be more interactive. That means there is the potential for very spooky/creepy things to happen in your own home! We have been beta-testing much of the material and so far the responses have been beyond my expectations. I honestly never envisioned doing the show this way, but circumstances being what they are, this way is safe and frankly MORE people will be able to see the show than could in a typical season.

Dates and Ticketing information will go online in Early September. Dates for the show will run from Mid September till the end of October! If you go to Astonify.com right now and sign-up for the newsletter updates, you'll find out about the dates before everyone!!!

Astonify Coming Back in 2020!!!

I've been kind of silent this year, but the good news is I'm bringing back ASTONIFY in a bigger and better way in 2020. I love the concept of this show, a Victorian Magic Show with a Seance at the end. I may pull back on the Seance promotion, even though it will still be part of the show. For whatever reason, when people here or read 'Seance', they think Halloween. And my show is not just for Halloween, in fact, it's for ALL YEAR LONG.

I may bring in more of the Steampunk elements to the show that had been in there before.....maybe. I'm just looking to revamp the show a bit. The changes probably won't be so noticeable to audiences, but to me and my crew they are big.

UPDATE: All Astonify Shows, in fact, ALL Shows period have been suspended thanks to the Chinese Coronavirus, until further notice. I wish I had better news, but I'm sure you're more than aware of the situation.

ASTONIFY Back At the Old Jail

I was quite proud to bring version of my Astonify Show back to The Old Jail in Warrenton, VA. The shows are presented within the cells and it is all out good fun. We only have room for a few people, tonight it was 19 people and I'm not sure they could have squeezed in one more person.

I added some new material in this show. One of my favorite new routines involves a story about John Wilkes Booth the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. I would say, as much as I like it, I feel it is more a 'work in progress'.

The clear favorite of the night was Spiritus, a routine I created and scripted and based on a wonderful Woody Aragon routine. Also new this night was The Coins in Glass routine. Now, I must admit, I think my blocking on this was such that it might not have been visible to everyone. So that will need some adjustment.  But overall the audience was very into the show. They were a lively crowd which was fun.

OH, and I was finally able to do the Rope Tie in conjunction with the Harry Cooke Story, without fear of health issues later. For those who don't know, I've been on blood thinning medication for a while, but was finally taken off of it recently. So I decided to bring my escapes BACK into the show. And the two gentlemen who tied me tonight, OMG, did they ever do a GREAT JOB. I think it was the tightest wrap and tie that anyone has ever done. Of course, I escaped in about 10 seconds without untying the knots. And that is the point of it. It felt sooooo good to do that routine and my wrists are still red from the timing, but I love it!

All in all, it was a fun crowd tonight and I believe they thoroughly enjoyed the show. Thanks again to The Fauquier History Museum for bringing me back for a second time!