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"Thank you for a truly delightful program ...
yours was one of the best for children that I have ever seen."
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Bookings:
Call (978) 462-9954
or Email us at
debbie@debbieocarroll.com
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The Magic Library
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...is a captivating play that celebrates the joys of reading and writing.
Debbie plays Debra Cadabra a woman who gets lost in the library. There,
she, with the audience's help, explores different kinds of children's
literature. Together they compose a fairy tale, a biography, a mystery,
a cookbook, a science book and a volume of poetry. The Magic Library
is ideal for ages 5 to 12.
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The
Railroad Magic Show
...explore
the United States. Children love trains and magic shows! This appealing
program introduces children ages 3 to 10 to the map of the U.S.A.
Debbie, in the role of Alice Kazoo, a magical engineer, invites the
audience to visit some fascinating people and creatures in
Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Georgia, Alaska, Rhode Island,
Colorado, New York, Kentucky, and Massachusetts.
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The Irish Magic
Show
...blends enchanting stage magic with lively physical comedy to introduce the audience to a clan of
classical characters from Irish children's
literature. They will meet a comical,
ghostly pooka, and participate in an Irish
language poem about a banshee. They will
discover the secrets of the Salmon of
Knowledge, meet an elusive sea serpent
called an Ollphéist and encounter the
mischievous, headless Dullahan. Ages 4 to 12
will delight in the
charm of
magical Ireland.
Flower
Power
...is a
magic show about a day in the
life of a honeybee. Debbie
O'Carroll
uses
stage magic, theatre and physical comedy to
acquaint children ages 4 to 11 with the social structure
of a honeybee colony. Debbie will portray
the different jobs that worker bees do to
keep the hive running smoothly. This program
is a great way to learn about the
fragile ecology of honeybees.
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The Dream Big - READ Magic Show
...is
the 2012 offering for the Collaborative Summer Library Program.
Magician Debbie O'Carroll is looking for a bedtime book. Will she
choose an adventure, a fairy tale, a mystery, a history or a biography?
Debbie delights ages 4 to 12 with stage magic, physical comedy,
creative audience involvement and an innovative and imaginative
script.
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The Magic of Exercise
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...learn about
fitness
through the art of magic. This lively program is perfect
for ages 4 to 12. and reinforces the idea that exercise is good for you. Debbie's delightful
participatory magic show highlights the physical
benefits of playground games, organized sports, dance and healthy nutrition. Schools and libraries often ask Debbie to teach a fun and creative "introduction to yoga " workshop following her performance. Teachers love to add the beneficial exercises from this workshop to a daily classroom routine.
Debbie O'Carroll is a Registered Yoga Teacher.
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The Small World Magic Show
...Magician
Debbie O'Carroll's magic hat is on the fritz! Where in the world can
she find a new one? Will she choose a wizard's hat from England, a
sorcerer's turban from India, a conjurer's cap from China, a genie's
fez from Turkey, a fairy godmother's hood from France, a seanachie's
tam from Ireland, or a sprite's headdress from Ghana? Ages 4 to 11 will delight in this magical quest around the globe. Full
of physical comedy and audience participation, this show is ideal for
the libraries summer reading program theme for 2011.
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The
Planets Magic Show
...the
planets are having a retirement party for
Pluto and all are invited! Debbie O'Carroll
combines stage magic, theatre and
physical comedy in this original
production. Audiences ages
4
to 10 will have great fun helping plan a
magical party for the former planet
Pluto
as
they learn about our
amazing
solar system.
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Celebrate the December Holidays!
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...is an exciting and colorful program that will captivate children
ages 4 to 12 with mystifying stage magic, lively dance
and enchanting lore. The audience will actively participate in Debbie's merry celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah,
Las Posadas, The First Day of
Winter, Dewali,
New Year's Eve, St. Stephen's Day, Three King's Day and more as they
learn about the different holidays that light up this special
month.
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For an especially festive program, folksinger Tom O'Carroll will add some favorite holiday sing-along songs to this show!
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The Trick or Treat Magic Show
...combines
stage magic, physical comedy and tap
dancing with lots of audience participation to make this show perfect for young Halloween
revelers ages 3 to 9. The audience
will imagine themselves at ghostly tea party and pretend to
trick or treat at a haunted house. They
will help design a funny costume, make sound effects for a
silly nightmare, meet some magical
Halloween creatures, and much more.
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The Yankee Doodle Magic Show
...it's a dandy! Young readers are invited to join Debbie in this lively celebration of
American history.
The audience will meet Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere;
Mary Pickersgill, the maker of the Star Spangled Banner; Dolley
Madison, our fourth first lady and Mrs. John Brenon, the first woman
stage magician in the U.S. They will also share the magic of the
biographies of Sacagawea, Molly Pitcher and Phillis Wheatley.
For a
special performance of "The Yankee Doodle Magic Show", folk singer and
musician, Tom
O'Carroll
will accompany Debbie with American tunes on the banjo and guitar and
invite the audience to singalong with some old time favorites.
The Monster Magic Show
...features some legendary animals and mythical monsters of North America. Audiences will meet Punxsutawney
Phil, the official American groundhog; play a game with Champ, the monster of Lake
Champlain; discover Bigfoot, our continent's version of the Abominable Snowman; untangle the bones of Tyrannosaurus Rex, our own native dinosaur and more. This show is for ages 3 to 9. Watch a video of The Monster Magic Show.
For a
special performance of "The Monster Magic Show", musician Tom
O'Carroll
will accompany Debbie with American tunes on the banjo and
guitar and
invite the audience to singalong with some old time favorites.
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Eerie Events From Your Hometown
...is a combination magic performance and workshop for teen audiences. Debbie has invented a
series of supernatural tales that are presented with magic tricks and
she will feature your city or town in her performance! She
uses lots of audience participation and script writing techniques to involve teens in the history
of their area. Following the
performance, the participants will learn how to craft and perform
some magic tricks to take home to amaze their friends.
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Tom & Debbie O'Carroll's Irish Magic Show
...blends lyrical
stage magic with Irish music, as Debbie joins
her Irish-born husband, folk singer,
Tom O'Carroll, on
stage. Audiences will
learn about Irish history, language and social
customs as they participate in the exciting and entertaining music and magic of
Ireland. This program is perfect for grades K through 8, family audiences
and fund raisers. Watch their video.
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Photographs
by J.G. Stewart
Debbie O'Carroll has NEST funding. (New England States Touring)
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Addacadabra ...is
a fun, fast-paced theatrical magic show that
features math and some careers that use
it.
Audiences ages 7 to 12 will delight in
Debbie O'Carroll's characterizations of a
banker,
a veterinarian, a choreographer, a detective, a chef, a
fashion
designer, a teacher and more as they learn about
division, weights and
measures, times and dates, addition, percentages,
subtraction and fractions.
Close-Up Magic
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"Thank
you for a truly delightful program...yours was one of the best for
children that I have ever seen. You really did hold their attention,
and there was quite a range in age."
- Lynnfield (Mass.) Public Library
"What a pleasure to have you with us this year!"
For more information
phone or fax (978) 462-9954
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