SO u want stage but then u suggest a card trick.... Hmmm... That is a ridiculous request.and a month? U gotta put more practice than just a month if u want it to be decent
Acutally, there are such things in the world (though the REHEARSAL factor still exists. . . big difference between Rehearsing a bit vs. "Practice" btw).
SideWalk Shuffle is one excellent bit, complete with very large cards for doing it. . . and a variety of variations.
If you have the Cash there's Blackstone's
Find the Lady or, if you only work really small "stages" you may want to do the more traditional version of the same (just without the
live "lady" part). Of course, on the smaller "stage" you also have
Gwyndalin Duck,
Card in Balloon (several versions in fact. . . the Kevin James version is very cool but does require talent to pull off),
Card in Wallet, or if you want a "Mental" feel to things there is Larry Becker's
Casino Royale (one of my favorites!)
With all of that said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, I must ask you a couple of questions, starting with
Why do you think you're ready for stage?
How much time have you invested into learning
THE BASICS of Magic?
No matter which field of magic you elect to move into, let alone the performance setting, ALL OF IT REQUIRES PRACTICE & REHEARSAL otherwise you WILL come off as a total buffoon and in the process, hurt the art. While I do understand that many of today's youth cherish the idea of instant gratification you will learn (ultimately) that it's a LIE... a very big lie you have been encouraged to buy into via advertising & marketing strategists (and Kreskin though Hypnosis wasn't real... yea, right!) With ANY industry/hobby. . . any and every arena out there, you only get from what what you put into it, so don't look for the cheap way out; it's a very bad and dangerous habit. Challenge yourself and make yourself learn solid technical as well as performance skills. Let's face it, no one ever won at FISM by doing 10 minutes of self-working tricks. . . then again, it took Lance Burton several years to get his award winning Dove Act down pat (so much so that 6 contenders to the Grand Prix title dropped out of the competition the day he signed-up . . . I'd think that's the kind of reputation someone would find far more desirable, don't you?)
GRANDPA'S ACES & DAVID. . . I happened to be at Caesar's Palace sitting with Paul Gertner the first time David did the bit for a live audience, he was as nervous as a kid doing his first magic show.