Dave “Mr. Magish” Mitchell has been entertaining family audiences for over thirty years. His unique style of entertainment includes comedy, magic, ventriloquism, clowning, storytelling, and puppetry. He is also one of the most sought after instructors at clown, magic and ventriloquist gatherings. Whether it is a convention, camp, or in-depth workshop, Dave is up to the challenge. He has the uncanny ability to educate and pass on his methods of entertaining while he combines teaching and performing. His classes are always fun, imaginative, and creative. Dave has entertained and lectured from coast to coast, co-hosted a children’s TV show, starred in a children’s TV video series, and created and manages JAM MAGIC, a company that creates and manufactures a line of magic tricks that is being used world wide by magicians, clowns, and family entertainers. He is presently touring the United States with the one man show: Meet Benjamin Franklin: “The Man Who Tamed Lightning”.

Classes:
Comedy Clown Magic – This class will focus on using magic tricks and props that are specifically geared for clowns not magicians. The emphasis will be on comedy, audience participation, routining, and putting your “character” into the routine. The magic will be easy and fun!

Turn Your Trick into Routines – Don’t just get up and do a trick! …. BORING… Learn how to add bits of business, stories, audience participation, sight gags, physical humor, and additional props to turn a trick into an entire act. This class will get your creative juices flowing and keep your tricks fresh and fun. You might even find yourself digging that old trick out of the closet and putting it into your show.