Beneath the Trapdoor

Beneath
the Trapdoor

Bronson Chadwick's blog for fellow magicians, illusionists and sleight-of-hand artists. New articles appear weekly in Magic New Zealand and other periodicals, afterwards they are published here. These posts contain no secrets to magic effects but instead discuss showmanship, the business of magic, general magic theory and so-on.

Bronson Chadwick

May 2
4 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #10 with Bronson Chadwick - Ten Things That Happen When You Rehearse

[It’s been a year since I last published one of these pieces. I took some time away from writing Beneath the Trapdoor to work on a book...

2 views0 comments

Beneath the Trapdoor #9 - Disneyworld and An Experiment at TAOM

Bronson Chadwick

May 18, 2023
4 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #9 - Disneyworld and An Experiment at TAOM

Beneath the Trapdoor with Bronson Chadwick #9 – Disneyworld an Experiment at the TAOM Convention Downtown Orlando, Florida certainly has...

32 views0 comments

Bronson Chadwick

Aug 14, 2022
6 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #7 with Bronson Chadwick - Making the Most of Magic Conventions

There was a time when magicians were so secretive about their ways and means that to learn magic you would have to try extremely hard to...

6 views0 comments

Bronson Chadwick

Aug 5, 2022
7 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #6 with Bronson Chadwick - Do the Magic that Brings You Joy

Recently I was returning to my home from a series of magic events. I was tired of performing and being out on the road. I had one last...

6 views0 comments

Bronson Chadwick

Jun 10, 2022
5 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #5 by Bronson Chadwick – Above and Beyond

If you do magic for a living, it’s easy to make the mistake of treating the magic business as a “job.” It’s so easy to get up in the...

5 views0 comments

Bronson Chadwick

Jun 10, 2022
4 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #4 with Bronson Chadwick - We’ve Seen This One

Ken Weber, author of the book Maximum Entertainment suggested that only a small amount of people have ever seen live mystery...

14 views0 comments

Bronson Chadwick

Jun 10, 2022
4 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #3 with Bronson Chadwick - You Can’t Do it All

Doing magic as a hobby or a career is like being on a giant never-ending road trip. It requires thought, planning, and the support of...

16 views0 comments

Beneath the Trapdoor #2 - How to Get Booked at Magic Conventions and Magic Venues (MCMVs)

Bronson Chadwick

Jun 10, 2022
5 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #2 - How to Get Booked at Magic Conventions and Magic Venues (MCMVs)

Currently I have the honor of serving as the President of the Texas Association of Magicians. My primary duty is to organize the TAOM...

8 views0 comments

Beneath the Trapdoor #1 - You Need to Quit Magic

Bronson Chadwick

Jun 10, 2022
3 min

Beneath the Trapdoor #1 - You Need to Quit Magic

“You need to quit magic.” Those aren’t words you want to hear from your booker but there I was. I was on the phone with a professional...

15 views0 comments