How to Finance an Upstart Stage Show

Richard G · 1st November 2003, 08:47 PM

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 · 3rd November 2003, 06:33 AM

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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 · 25th November 2003, 04:59 AM

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.

1st November 2003, 08:47 PM	#1
Richard G Muse Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 940	How to Finance an Upstart Stage Show 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.
Richard G Muse Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 940

3rd November 2003, 06:33 AM	#2
Ian Osborne JREF Kid Tagger Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bath Posts: 5,372	Re: How to Finance an Upstart Stage Show Quote: 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.
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25th November 2003, 04:59 AM	#3
Tesserat JREF Kid Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 412	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.
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