Before You Book

Forty to forty-five minutes. That is deliberate, so it fits inside a bell schedule and costs you one period rather than half a morning.

Anything from a single class to your entire student body. Larger schools usually book two shows back to back on the same day so every child gets a good view instead of squinting from the back of a gym.

Almost nothing. A gym, cafeteria, stage or multipurpose room, one standard electrical outlet, and about thirty minutes to get in and set up beforehand. No staff, no equipment, nobody has to stay late.

I bring my own professional sound system and microphone. This is worth asking every performer you consider, because an echoing gym is exactly where a show falls apart and the back three rows stop hearing anything.

Built for elementary, and adjusted on the day for the ages actually in front of me. A room of kindergarteners and a room of sixth graders want completely different things, and the show moves to meet them. If your building runs a wider span than usual, tell me and I will tell you how I would handle it.

Yes. Clean throughout, nothing frightening, nothing loud or startling, and no child is ever put on the spot or made the butt of a joke. Children who come up to help go back to their seats looking good, which is also why the next hand goes up.

A printable teacher guide written for the assembly you chose, with discussion questions, follow-up activities and a take-home page. If you book Math-a-Magic, your teachers also get the Math-a-Magic booklet I wrote as a PDF. Both are free with the booking.

Yes, fully. Schools ask for the certificate regularly and it goes out the same day you request it. It has never held up a booking.

Sooner than you think, particularly for spring. Spring dates go earliest every year because that is when most schools run assemblies. If you already know your date, send it now and I will tell you straight away whether it is free.

Yes. I build custom themed assemblies around whatever your school is working on, and I do fundraiser shows for PTOs, where the evening is built to raise money rather than cost it. Tell me what you are trying to achieve and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit.

All over Ohio. I am based in Columbus, so central Ohio is straightforward. Further afield is usually fine too, just tell me where you are.