Master of Mystery Comes to Seattle!

Ursa Major, in association with Remember Theatre, is pleased, amazed, and a little baffled to present:

Marvolo the Anti-Smoking Magician!

An original one-act comedy featuring the Master of Mystery, Marvolo!

The show runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights at 7:30, beginning March 23 and running to April 8 at the Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Avenue, on Capitol Hill in Seattle.

Tickets are available at the door and through Brown Paper Ticket, linked below.



We're fortunate to have reached Marvolo for a pre-show interview at his exclusive engagement at the Lion's Club in Fondulac, Wisconsin.

UM: Hello Marvolo?

M: Hello! Who is this?

UM: It's Ursa Major in Seattle.

M: What? Who is that? I don't know you.

UM: We're the theatre company who are sponsoring your run here in Seattle.

M: Seattle? I don't know anyone in Seattle. Who is this really?

UM: Could you tell us a little bit about your show?

M: Hold on a second. (off receiver) It's some guy with a hippy name in Seattle. Oh. Okay. (back on) Larry says he knows you. So! Hello Seattle!

UM: Hello!

M: Hello! (pause) Well, what do you want?

UM: We were hoping that you could tell us a bit about what amazing illusions you'll be bringing to Seattle.

M: Well, they're some pretty amazing illusions I've got over here. Like the Flaming Swords Through the Neck Illusion. That goes over pretty well, though there are still a couple of things I got to work out with it. My assistant Larry still gets a little flinchy when I get out the lighter fluid. And the Mechanical Monkey. I get a big kick out of that one.

UM: Tell us about the Mechanical Monkey.

M: Oh, that's a good one. It's this Monkey, and he dances around the stage and eats things. We get into an argument about his using my Blockbuster account, and he starts really going crazy, you know? Then I pull out his batteries and he falls over. It's all good fun. Though he seems to scare the kids sometimes.

UM: Why's that?

M: Well, he's kind of creepy, really. He has this face that's sort of a monkey face and sort of a clown face and sort of a robot face. And sometimes he knocks the kids down. So maybe I won't be bringing him. But I'll have lots of other amazing illusions, don't you worry!

UM: I'm wondering why you're known as the "Anti-Smoking Magician."

M: The what?

UM: The "Anti-Smoking Magician."

M: I don't know what you're talking about. I smoke a pack a...wait. Hang on a minute. (talks to someone off the phone.) Oh. Yes. I'm grateful that my show will be part of the Anti-Smoking Arts Crusade 2006, sponsored by Art Path...

UM: You mean Art Patch?

M: Yeah. Those guys. They let people know that smoking is bad. Which it is, right?

UM: So I've been told.

M: So, we're going to have lots of amazing magic that tells you that smoking is bad. I'm not quite sure what we'll do. I'll talk to my technicians. Maybe we can make a giant box of cigarettes and make them disappear. Or turn into swords. Or something. But I'm proud to be the "Anti-Smoking Magician," let me tell you.

UM: Is this your first visit to...

M: Speaking of smokes, I'm driving, okay? I mean Larry is driving but I got to get into this 7/11 and pick up some provisions. So thank you for calling Mr. Hearst...

UM: I'm with Ursa Major...

M: Major Hearst, sorry. And I will see you in Seattle soon! Get your town ready for MAGIC! (off receiver) There! Next to the Honda Civic! Oh come on, I could park a yacht there, let alone this van.

UM: Thank you Mr. Marvolo!

M: You too! And remember, think MAGIC!

End of interview

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