Abigail Nessen's The Magic Show: The Story of the Barefoot Angels is the story of two American communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast and a volcano eruption in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Nessen channels the voices of six good-hearted and passionate characters who dance, tell dirty jokes, weep, laugh, share their stories and sing music as diverse as Salvadoran hip-hop, zydeco and old-time 12-bar blues, all in a whirlwind one-act solo performance with live music by "one man band" Shaun Bengson.

The Magic Show is presented as part of of the Women Center Stage Festival 2008