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Steve Taylor Magical Ventriloquist

March 21 & 22

11am and 2pm ONLY!

 

Magic Castle Performer Steve Taylor Brings His Family Comedy Act To The Balboa Park Puppet Theater

   Marie Hitchcock's apprentice and frequent Magic Castle performer Steve Taylor returns to The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater with his "Magical Ventriloquist Show" for a fourth straight year to celebrate family-friendly comedy! Tickets are now available for this special event being performed Saturday and Sunday March 21 and 22, 2026 at 11am and 2pm each day.

   Perfect for the whole family, audiences will once again be enchanted by the antics of Steve and his puppets performing eye-popping magic, including ventriloquist dummies Rudy O'Riley, Pokey O'Possum and Alli the Crooning Crocodile. Additionally, Steve will invite several unsuspecting audience members to join him on stage and to their surprise, they will wow and amaze the attendees with funny feats of legerdermain. Plus, one of Steve's popular "Magical Marionettes" will make a guest appearance.

   Milt Larsen, cofounder of The Magic Castle in Hollywood, comedically said, "Ventriloquism is an illusion to the ear, and magic is an illusion to eye, so when a performer like Steve does both, one's head could explode!" Although Steve is ensuring no "heads will
explode," he will be bringing a family-friendly comedy show that combines both magic and ventriloquism, where the ventriloquist dummies actually perform the magic themselves.

   Magical Ventriloquist Steve Taylor has been delighting and enchanting audiences for over 55 years nationwide and has been a featured performer at Disneyland, on Comedy Central, on America's Got Talent, and at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. His
"Magical Ventriloquism" features the same clever and comical shenanigans that his San Diego audiences have come to love from his comedy "Magical Marionettes." Remember, you can trust a "Taylor" to keep you in "Stitches!"

   Tickets for this captivating comedy cavalcade March 21 and 22 are $10/per person, ($7 for military and seniors, plus discounts for large groups) and are available at the door or in advance at the theater's website, BalboaParkPuppets.com.
Appropriate for ages 3 to 103. Each performance will last approximately 40 minutes. Box office and doors open 10 minutes prior to each performance.

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Workshop!

 

"Beginning Ventriloquism: Voicing Your Dummy!" with professional ventriloquist Steve Taylor

March 21 @ 3:30 PM

Have you ever wanted to "play with dolls and talk to yourself"? Here's your chance to learn the fun basics of beginning ventriloquism in a 90 minute class with professional ventriloquist Steve Taylor. Based on Steve's internationally best-selling instructional video, "Voicing Your Dummy," you'll "laugh while you learn" the Eight Building Blocks of Beginning Ventriloquism. You'll leave knowing what to practice so that you can successfully begin performing this entertaining art-form while having fun, fun, fun.

This comedic class will be presented one time, Saturday March 21 at 3:30pm in the Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater and last approximately 90 minutes. Students aged 6 to 106 are welcome and cost is only $20/per student (children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, and parent/guardians will only need to pay an additional $10 to attend with them). If you own any puppets or vent figures with a moving mouth, please bring them with you to the class. Space is limited, so reserve your seat(s) today!