Akron Life April 2023

AMISH COUNTRY

and other incredible memo rabilia. The theater is part of Catalpa Trading Co., which sells 800 magic tricks, and also hosts a popular summer magic school. Although shows at Madhrikan’s are old-fashioned, Raymond “Madhrikan” Hagood says the quality is like a professional Las Vegas-style show with expert lighting, music and costumes. They drew in 27 professional magicians to watch, including five who have seen the shows three times. The performance of the classic linking rings trick in which solid rings come together is complete with “Clair de Lune” playing and milky blue lights shining. “You actually get lost in their world and get to be a kid again — think that magic might actu ally happen,” Pence says.

Choose from six shows includ ing the fast-paced select Friday Madhrikan’s Magic Show with him, Mysterio, who is Hagood’s son, Taylor, and two assistants that includes the mas cot moth, a solo select Saturday Mysterio show with effects like pyrotechnics, a solo, intimate Madhrikan show June 16, July 11 and July 25 with close-up magic like a disappearing coin trick, a Halloween show, a Christmas show and a new hypnosis show Aug. 11. The latter uses magic to tap into the subconscious mind, which occupies about 90 percent of our brain, for intriguing effects

Madhrikan focuses on tricks that tell stories to draw in audi ence members. For example, the floating table trick tells the beautiful tale of a couple who falls in love before one dies, returning as a floating table wanting one more dance with its beloved. “It’s a love story. A lot of people will cry. You can hear them

choked up,” Hagood says. “It’s amazing. It’s entertaining. It’s funny. It’s serious. It touches about every nerve a person has in them. … Magic is not just mechanics — it is the beauty.” KP 4846 E. Main St., Berlin, catalpatradingcompany.com

on audience participants. “It’s a demonstration of the power of the subconscious, which can be tremendously funny,” says Hagood.

[ Managing Editor Kelly Petryszyn is an adventure seeker and an avid supporter of #TeamFiona. ] Comments? Email them to Kelly Petryszyn [kpetryszyn@bakermediagroup.com].

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