13 Steps

13 Steps is an intimate evening of close-up illusion, theatre, and mind reading guided by actor, magician, and illusionist Christian Cagigal. Not a mere series of magic tricks, the show is designed to make audience members question what they think is real. “Close-up magic is the kind of theater where no 4th wall is allowed,” says Cagigal. “With close-up magic you don’t just watch the show, you are the show. You can’t sit invisibly in the dark and safely contemplate what you are seeing; you are an active participant. What happens in the show happens to you.”

Christian Cagigal won Best of Fringe in 2004 with his Magic @ the Fringe and enjoyed sold-out performances at both the 2003 and 2004 San Francisco Fringe Festivals. Cagigal has consulted for The San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour (as seen in the San Francisco Chronicle and on the Travel Channel) as well as for Crowded Fire and A.C.T.’s MFA Program. He is also a member of the renowned San Francisco Mime Troupe where he played Todd, the Progressive Christian, and Rabbi Goldbergowitz in this summer’s hit, Godfellas.