I have a friend who is doing a magic for a talent show, the problem is, this would be his first major performing experience. I'm going to see if I can help him pick some tricks. So far I've got a good set with Paper Balls Over the Head, The Biddle Trick and 2 other "gags." The problem is, I need a closer. The Invisible deck comes to mind, but I don't think I've got time to get an ID and teach it before the audition. The other trick that comes to mind is 2 Card Monte. What do you guys think?
My friend is about 14 and mainly a card guy. The effects I know that he knows are close-up tricks that don't necessarily play well on stage. Also, to make things more complicated, I'm not sure how his sleight of hand is. He's been doing magic for about a year, but he's learning from potentially questionable sources as far as quality is concerned. Any tricks you recommend need to be tricks that can be performance ready in less than 2 hours.
My friend is about 14 and mainly a card guy. The effects I know that he knows are close-up tricks that don't necessarily play well on stage. Also, to make things more complicated, I'm not sure how his sleight of hand is. He's been doing magic for about a year, but he's learning from potentially questionable sources as far as quality is concerned. Any tricks you recommend need to be tricks that can be performance ready in less than 2 hours.