" spinning tales and weaving enchantment "
CLIENTS
AND ACCOLADES
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Walt Anthony, Conjurer & Teller-of-Tales
is a dynamic performer who has more than thirty years of
practical experience and formal training in magic and entertainment
All my creations are innovative in form and masterful in
execution.
–Each magical segment is presented as a story-theatre vignette.
–Each magical offering is refined and abounds with wonder.
It’s my pleasure to provide distinguished and superior Magical
Entertainment to my clients– You’ll “believe in Magic” all over again! You’ll
find my magical performances matchless and mesmerizing. I’ve presented programs
worldwide for media, organizations, and industry.
Often described as a dynamic performer, I bring practical experience and formal
training, in entertainment and magic, to my career. Your assured an evening of
wit and exuberance staged in an elegant style.
My presentations are fanciful, imaginative and high-energy. Filled with visual
illusion and audience participation; your guests never feel embarrassed or
offended, my humor is amiable and never in questionable taste.
I have a consummate acting and directing background, as well as expertise in communications, education, and corporate training. My intention is to encourage and motivate, inspiring people far beyond the enjoyment of his magical and training programs.
I’ve been engaged to perform storytelling and motivational magic for Fortune 500 corporations appearing at conferences, conventions, and banquets, as well as upscale private events. I was featured on Chicago’s WGN-TV and performed with Carol Channing and Friends to raise awareness for arts education.
I am a member of the Actors Equity Association, an alumnus of Mystery School, and the Inner Circle of Magic. I facilitate master workshops for actors and magicians to help promote these art forms, strengthening performance techniques, and stagecraft skills.
I was privileged to narrate many of the stories for the CD accompanying the book The Stories Trainer’s Tell and recorded poems of Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, and Tennyson for the University of Illinois archives.
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RAVE REVIEWS
…Spellbinder Magic excels at alchemy, one’s disbelief melts with each mystical revelation. Walt Anthony differs from your “yellow pages” magician, as this Conjurer is a magical storyweaver who empowers, enlightens, and transforms! A Bardic Wizard, he recounts tale after tale, seamlessly combining ancient ritual with contemporary enchantment…
Borders Bookstores
…showstealing honors go to…Walt Anthony…
Variety
…shimmering fairy tales are Anthony’s métier…conjuring up a façade of bygone elegance…
San Francisco Chronicle
…a lot of humor, a lot of interplay with the audience, and of course, one miraculous thing every few minutes…
Chicago Tribune
…a specialist in wand waving and wizardry, conjures up some fantastical fun…
Lerner Newspapers
…most of all extremely enjoyable…
The United Way
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OUR ENCHANTED CLIENTS INCLUDE
* indicates multiple appearances
Borders Bookstores*
Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers
Bear Sterns*
Carol Channing Foundation*
American Dairy Association*
Time-Life, Inc.*
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.*
Field Museum of Natural History
Marshall Fields & Co.*
The Playboy Club Circuit*
New Orleans Convention Center*
The Fillmore
The Aragon Ballroom*
The Plush Room*
Limelight Chicago*
The Starlight Room
San Francisco City Cabaret*
Levy Restaurants*
Wisconsin Dells*
Marriott Corporation*
Computer Learning Centers*
San Francisco United Way
San Francisco AIDS Fund
San Francisco Theatre Festival
Chicago Cultural Center*
State of Illinois Center*
Montgomery Wards*
The Bozo Show WGN*
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Friends of the Urban Forest
MV Cruise Ships*
Midway Airport
San Francisco Public Library System*
San Jose Library System*
Russian River Resort
The Roxy*
Golden Gate Performing Arts*
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Federal Express
Clorox Corporation