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The Magic that Made Me: How One Unlikely Dream Became a Life
From a Baltimore basement to thousand-seat theaters in China, Arnie Kolodner's memoir proves that honoring the thing you cannot stop doing is the most practical choice of all.
What you'll discover
What happens when you refuse to be redirected - Arnie's journey from the kid everyone tried to steer toward something "sensible" to building an international children's entertainment company.
From birthday-party rooms to sold-out theaters in Korea and China - the real story of how a touring show called the Magical School for Wizards crossed continents.
Why the trick is never the point - and how weaving story into illusion is what makes wonder actually land with an audience.
A memoir for every dreamer who was told their passion wasn't practical - and kept doing it anyway.
Training at NYU and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, performing Off-Broadway, and then choosing birthday parties on purpose - the path that looked wrong but led exactly right.
About the Author
Arnie Kolodner
After earning a BFA in Drama from NYU and studying acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, as well as starring in many Off-Broadway shows (most notably in Charles Busch’s comedies), I successfully built my international children’s entertainment company (my Magical School for Wizards toured cities throughout Korea and China). From birthday parties, school functions, libraries, to corporate family events, I present interactive performances – seamlessly weaving amazing illusions into classic tales.
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