How to Finance an Upstart Stage Show

[Richard G]

It goes without saying to anyone in the know, it takes a huge amount of capital to fund, and produce a first class illusion show extrordinare. I was well on my way to this end until I got married, and had children. now I simply can't afford it.

Short of selling the house and going broke, do banks, or any other financial institutions back with loans (as a small buisness loan perhaps) the initial funding required to get a stage show off the ground? I believe Doug Henning got his break this way.

[Ian Osborne]

Originally posted by Richard G
Short of selling the house and going broke, do banks, or any other financial institutions back with loans (as a small buisness loan perhaps) the initial funding required to get a stage show off the ground? I believe Doug Henning got his break this way.

Sell your guns.

[Tesserat]

Every magician I know built their shows by doing smaller ones, and buying illusions one by one as they could afford them. And, come to think of it, every illusionist I know has a shop, and has built at least one or two of their illusions. I don't know anyone who's managed to get a loan.