And a "magic act" is far more than just tricks strung together
end-to-end. It should flow from one to another. If you can
find tricks with a common theme, so much the better!
Look at your character -- are you a "clown who does magic"
or a "magical clown" -- there's a difference!
A clown who does magic would have and do a magic routine.
The clown would be a willing and conscious part of the magical
happenings -- the magician, if you will.
A magical clown would have random and unpredictable magical
"things" happen to them through the course of their gig. The
clown would be as surprised that this happened as the audience
would.
A good thing for clowns and magic is the "magician/clown in trouble
syndrome" where the clown tries to do one "something" in magic, but
props break (breakaway wand) or in lots of other ways the trick
backfires. Think mis-made flag or other routines where something
other than what is expected happens. You can always end up
with the "right" thing happening later in the act, and get out of trouble.
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