Props and Tricks That Say "MAGIC"

THESE TRICKS REQUIRE NO SKILL

Just a bit of rehearsal, of course!

With these easy props, your STAGE SCENERY can establish the MAGICALNESS of the scene.
These tricks give great visual cues that there's magic going on!
Audiences are familiar with particular traditional tricks, such as the Linking Rings.
Items on this list fulfill the audience expectation of what "magic" looks like.

The actors don't even have to use any of the props.
You can use them exclusively as set decoration.
They are also useful for inexpensively adding color and visual interest to the set.

This list is primarily intended to offer suggestions for set design.
However, these items can also be used by the actors,
requiring NO SKILL but a BIT OF PRACTICE.