Gwendolyn Rice
playwright
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Sleight of Hand

In this new play by Gwendolyn Rice, sleight of hand artist and professional pickpocket Artemis Foster is called home suddenly to retrieve some of his magic books before they are sold at a public auction. As he searches an old theater for the books that may help him finally master an amazing illusion, he is visited by ghosts of his unresolved past and the greatest magician of all – Harry Houdini.

 
“After all, in magic it’s not where people look, it’s what you allow them to see.”
— Artemis Foster
 
 

Sleight of Hand

Cast: 4M, 2W

Sleight of hand artist and professional pickpocket Artemis Foster is called home suddenly to retrieve some of his magic books before they are sold at a public auction. As he searches an old theater for the books that may help him finally master an amazing illusion, he is visited by ghosts of his unresolved past and the greatest magician of all – Harry Houdini.

Production History

2016. Winner, reading, Nova Theater FreshWorks Series (Indianapolis, IN)