Jeff McBride Sample Sponsored Packages

2 Day / Show & Lecture / Workshop

· 1st Evening: Show & Lecture - Jeff McBride performs his special "Magic in Concert" commando magic show, followed by a break, and then by a lecture on the same evening, in the same space.

· 2nd Evening: · 1 Secret Session Intensive Workshop (10 to 35 students)

3 Day / Theater Show / Lecture / Workshop

· 1 Lecture for Local Magicians - 2 hours plus Questions & Answers session on a Thursday or Friday Evening

· Theatrical Show “Magic at the Edge” with Jeff McBride & Abbi Spinner - 2 hours on Saturday Night, or on Friday and Saturday nights.

· 1 Secret Session Intensive Workshop (10 to 35 students)

How does a “sponsorship” work?

1. You must be able to provide space for the lecture (holding at least 100 seats) and the workshop (minimum 20 x 30 room, table & chairs for up to 20 and room to perform).

2. You must GUARANTEE at least 40 for the lecture and 12 for the workshop. Lecture admission is generally $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and the show fee is the same. Combine lecture and show gets a $10 discount from the combined price, and the total box office receipts for the evening are split between the sponsor and McBride, with 70% going to Jeff. Workshop fee is $100 to Jeff, and you can charge up to $120, keeping the difference.

3. If you are opting for the 3 day event with an evening in a theater, you must provide a connection with an experienced local promoter or theatre group who will:


a. Provide show space with from 250 - 800 seats to be sold, either in one show or cumulatively over 2 shows.
b. Be willing to guarantee a fee of $5,000 against 60% of gross box office receipts, whichever is greater.
c. Be willing and able to market the show(s).
d. Be confident that he/she will make money under this proposition, selling tickets at $25-30 each.

4. With either package, you must provide, or arrange for the promoter to provide, two or three round trip airfares (Jeff, Abbi and a Production Manager), 1 or 2 first class hotel rooms or similar accomodations for them during their stay, at a hotel with a restaurant and room service available, and all necessary ground transportation during their visit to your city.

Please do your homework before contacting us to arrange a magic sponsored event. Poll your membership or customers to make sure you can easily meet the requirements for the lecture and workshop. Inquire of your local promoters or theatre owners if they will be interested in considering a McBride show either on one or two evenings, and find out what weekends might be available. (Please follow the link at the bottom of this note to a McBride Show Fact Sheet, which gives several reasons your promoter might want to host this event, BEFORE you go to the promoter!) Check hotel room costs and airfares, and make sure you have funds available to finance this on the “front end.” Once you have all of this front end work done, please contact me, and I will send two sets of press and video materials on the project - one to you and one for your promoter. If you want to go to different promoters with the project, let me know, and I’ll send each one of them a separate kit. Kits contain: Promotional Video, Printed Brochure with bio, sample press releases, photos (Digital/ on CD-rom), basic technical requirements, a sample version of our contract with the promoter and our contract with your sponsoring organization, and copies of reviews of Jeff’s earlier shows.

We also provide approved artwork for posters and programs to advertise the show, lecture and workshops in different formats.

MCBRIDE - MAGIC AT THE EDGE
FACT SHEET

WHY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BRINGING JEFF MCBRIDE TO YOUR THEATRE UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT?


1. McBride has been seen regularly on every major television network. your audiences will recognize him as one of “The Worlds Greatest Magicians.” He is a Guiness World Record holder, and Magic Castle Magician of the Year whose shows regularly sell out and recieve rave reviews.

2. Your local sponsoring magic organization will “get out the crowd” for you. McBride’s biggest fans are magicians, and they will help you generate strong press and word of mouth around this event. In effect, they will provide you with a small army of marketing volunteers. They can also help reduce your operations cost by volunteering to provide local transportation for McBride, helping with the technical set-up and running of the show, etc.

3. McBride provides a show that is truly suitable for the audiences of all ages. His show takes us on a magical journey through time and space to discover the magic that is within each of us. More than just a series of “how did he do that” puzzles, the show creates a real magical experience, running the emotional gamut from suspense to comedy and amazement. McBride is far and away the most exciting magical performer of our time. The show is not a children’s show…yet it delights children.

4. Jeff McBride has been touring shows for over 20 years. His current management and production team has been with him for over 15 years. We are experienced in adapting the show to the particular needs and capabilities of each theatre, and will do everything we can to make your job as simple as possible, and insure that you will not encounter any last minute unpleasant surprises. Our travelling production manager will set light cues and call the show for your local crew…which is limited to a light operator, follow spot operator and sound operator.

5. We will provide you with artwork and sample press releases you can use to promote the show. We also make Jeff McBride available for interview by phone during the period leading up to your show. He will arrive in town at least one full day prior to the first public performance (he will do a lecture for local magicians on the day he arrives), and he will be available at that time to do live interviews with local press in order to promote the shows. We will also promote McBride’s appearance at your theatre on our own web site and through our own extensive mailing list.