COMPLETE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS LICENSE

…Yours to test-drive RISK FREE for a full year!

“Who Else Wants A Booked-Solid Halloween Season?” This October I’ll be enjoying another SOLD-OUT run (for the 6th year in a row) and will easily earn $25,000+ … working only a half-month!!!

(Read this page very carefully to discover the secret of HOW I’ve been able to do this consistently year after year since 1998 … and the turn-key system that makes it possible for YOU too!)

From: John Kaplan
Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Dear Fellow Magician,

Halloween used to be a very frustrating time for me.

Frustrating, because I figured a magician should be able to get a lot of work at that time of year. And I just wasn’t.

Oh, if I hustled, I’d get a shopping mall gig, maybe a private party. That’s about it. Otherwise, October was just another month. Certainly nothing like December. Not even close.

Finally, something HAD to be done to end that frustration.

How I turned a “hit-or-miss” Halloween season into one of my
MOST PROFITABLE MONTHS

Since 1998, my Halloween season is usually 100% booked … before the end of June!

• Imagine the piece of mind you get, knowing as early as June that your Halloween season is booked solid – guaranteeing you a 5-figure income (sure lets you enjoy the summer!)

• Consider how you feel with the assurance that it’ll happen again NEXT year … and the year after that … and the year after that … and the year after that … indefinitely!!!

• Knowing you have the perfectly themed, killer show that makes you THE magician they want for their Halloween event?

Here’s what’s given me the edge and completely turned around my Halloween season …

Professional Program Series Release #2
STAGE FRIGHT: The THRILL-usion Show©

This completely Halloween-themed show, with its “plug-n-play” advertising tools and fail-safe marketing system …

• books solid every October and always pulls HUGE crowds!
  
  
• regularly grosses me up to $25,000+ … in as little as 2 weeks!

• allows me to work exclusively in my home area – no touring, so I can sleep at home in my own bed every night!

• has magicians in my area regarding me as the Halloween magic show MASTER!

I must admit that I’ve been resisting making this program available.

Other magicians have expressed interest in purchasing the rights to my Halloween show. I didn’t take it seriously until one magician made a 400-mile trip from Calgary to Vancouver and offered to work my entire Halloween season with me for free in order to learn the show!!! (We’ve since made an arrangement that gives him the exclusive territorial rights to this show for the Calgary market).

I’ve decided, therefore, to offer Stage Fright Performance & Marketing Rights Licenses to those magicians that want to gain a huge competitive edge and skyrocket their October show income.

HERE’S YOUR HALLOWEEN THEME SHOW …
fully scripted, audience-tested – complete with advertising materials
and “Books Gigs Like Crazy” marketing toolkit so YOU TOO can
have a booked-solid October show schedule!

One of the reasons this show has been so successful for me is because of some truly OUTSTANDING “Halloween-ish” presentations I’ve built around some pretty basic magic tricks. (Chances are, you probably own half the stuff already).

I’ve received an embarrassing amount of praise and recognition for several of the pet routines in this show. As a licensee, you’ll be getting permission to do any and all of these routines, too.

There’s another secret behind this show’s phenomenal success ...

The show name, with the cool poster and logo graphics, give it instant appeal to the “Goosebumps” crowd. It’s definitely one of the show’s big selling factors, and one of the powerful money-making assets granted you by this Performance & Marketing Rights License.

Let’s take a look at what you’re going to receive in this package …

Your Stage Fright Licensed Program Includes:

• Copyright Free Use of the “STAGE FRIGHT: The THRILL-usion Show©” name & logo

• Copyright Free Reproduction Rights to all my show posters, press releases, flyers, announcements, tickets … in fact ALL of the camera-ready tools exactly as I provide them to my own clients (By the way, the posters and graphics for this show are absolutely top-notch. As always, I’ve invested a substantial amount of money in creating the very best marketing tools possible.)

• “Books Gigs Like Crazy!” Marketing Toolkit. Yep, all of the exact same materials that’ve been successfully selling-out my Halloween schedule annually since 1998! You get EVERYTHING … you get ALL the lead-generating faxes, sales letters, postcards … in both printed form and on disk so you can plug ’em into your word processor and quickly customize each and every one to your specific requirements.

Of course, there’s much more you’ll be getting in this package …

• Project Kit On Disk. You receive all the exact same advertising materials my clients do that enables them to use this show as a turn-key, money-making Halloween event (that raises them up to $5,000 or more!).

• Pre-Recorded Radio Commercial ready for you to use ROYALTY FREE to promote the show (when you add up the costs of copy writing, recording studio time, professional voice talent fees, etc, this is easily a $1,500+ value alone … and you’re getting it included in your license, all set to go!!!).

• Fail-Safe Marketing Plan … the complete step-by-step system laid bare, exactly as I use it every single year to book my October schedule solid months ahead of time.

• How To Modify And Re-Package This Show For As Many As SIX Different Markets!!! (If this alone doesn’t return your investment in multiples, you’re just not trying!)

• Video Commercials – see exactly what I provide to my show clients. 2 versions you can model in creating own customized commercials.

You’re Practically Getting A Complete
Halloween “Business-In-A-Box”!

We’re just getting warmed up! Your Stage Fright license also includes …

• Complete Show Script with all of my patter including the onstage sales pitch I use to sell thousands of dollars worth of magic sets, t-shirts and videos annually (another component that can itself entirely pay back your investment in this license!)
  
  
• Prop List And Resource Directory included so you won’t waste any time searching for suppliers of items you may want to add to your existing repertoire. (As these are all standard effects marketed through magic dealers, no explanations are necessary. And any of the illusions you might wish to include are readily available, either as plans or ready-built through most dealers and builders).



• Additional Routines And Theming Suggestions for a dozen standard effects are outlined, with notes on adding a Halloween-theme to each of them, so that it’s easy for you to make program changes and substitutions as you decide in accordance with your performing style and requirements.



• Uncut, Unedited Live Performance Video puts you in the audience and allows you to see the show exactly as performed – start to finish – where you’ll discover how the material is presented and, more importantly, the audience reaction to this wonderful theme show. You’ll be convinced that this is the show to model for your clients!



• Original Audio CD And Royalty-Free Use of my original wacky “Road Kill” song that turns the “Rabbit Wringer” trick into an hilarious performance masterpiece that tickles the funny bone of young and old alike and ALWAYS gets laughs, gasps, and applause (This is yet another component that’s easily worth far more than the entire license).

• Royalty-Free Use of my original “Rat’s Riddle” patter for the Monkey Bar trick … finally the trick makes sense and will fit perfectly into your Halloween show!

• Music Suggestions, Stage Set Design, Sound & Lighting Notes, Performance Tips And More

Your license grants you FULL PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
to use any of my material exactly as I present it.

My routines are molded around standard dealer items (things like the Hand Chopper, Zombie, Monkey Bar, Duck Pan, Candle Thru Arm) as well as some very basic illusions (such as the Sword Cabinet and Head Chopper) … your license grants you permission to duplicate all of my favorite Halloween routines!

Many of these are completely original presentations …

• My killer SHADOW BOX routine that makes it 100% Halloween, gets shrieks from the audience, and practically turns it into a whole new trick!
  
  
• My pet HAND CHOPPER routine … see the presentation I use (and what I added) that’s made magicians say to me, “I sure wish I’d thought of that!!!”
  
  
• The long-lost Thayer illusion I’ve resurrected … you probably won’t find anybody doing this classic anywhere else … you’ll see both of my presentations and I’ll show you where to find the plans if you want to duplicate the routine for your own show!
  
  
• My hilarious loaded-with-lines HEAD CHOPPER presentation … I’ve been performing this effect for over 20 years at everything from family shows to corporate banquets. It’s a solid 10-minute routine with non-stop laughs (and just wait until you discover the subtle Alfred Hitchcock suspense secret I adapted to make this presentation really kill … no pun intended!)
  
  
• The 2 simple changes I made to my ZOMBIE routine that created a brand new presentation seamlessly tied into the Halloween season.
  
  
• How I combined the SWORD CABINET with the TIP-OVER BOX to create a very creepy, wonderfully theatrical routine that thrills audiences!
  
  
• How I turned the MODERN CABINET illusion into an instant Halloween “classic”!
  
  
• How I use this Halloween show to sell other shows to my clients!

I’ve repeated this show virtually unchanged, 3 years in a row for the same client to sold-out crowds each year, raising thousands of dollars!

It’s true. Stage Fright: The THRILL-usion Show© rocks and gets booked again and again. For a look at some of the rave reviews this show gets, check out the client comments at the end of this letter.

Do you have to be “me” to be able to do this show? ABSOLUTELY NOT. As a licensee of this program, you do have my permission to perform any of this stuff exactly as I do if you wish – BUT, as I’ve said before, many of the effects and routines are standard off-the-shelf dealer items that give you plenty of freedom to inject your own personality into their performance.

There are also several routines involving “character costuming” that help give this show its distinctive Halloween flavor. ANYBODY wearing the costumes can become these characters and give the identical presentation that I do. It makes duplicating this killer Halloween show in your own market a piece of cake!!!

“Why Should I Invest In This Program & Marketing License?”

Obviously, there’s simply no easier and faster way to own a fully themed show.

No need for you to undertake the arduous task of all the guesswork involved in deciding what to include, figuring out how to dress it up and the often frustrating (not to mention time-consuming) trial-and-error of testing the material. You avoid all of this unnecessary effort by picking up a performance license to an already proven program.

Of course, a good show is only part of the battle. Having a dynamite, hard-core results-getting marketing strategy is the real key to creating unlimited bookings on an annual basis. Putting that together is also a lot of work. Fortunately, this is done for you as well – and it’s turn-key and ready to go!!!

The fail-safe marketing plan I’ve developed has been so wonderfully reliable, so predictable, so “automatic” that it’s successfully sold-out my Halloween season 6 years straight.

Ownership of this license gives you BOTH a ready-made show template AND the marketing tools that successfully sell it. It’s a FULL PACKAGE, and you get it ALL.

This program is undoubtedly of tremendous value to anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and put the information to use … take action and it’ll return your investment many times over.

Increase Your Halloween Bookings With A Reputation-Making Show And Proven Marketing System You Can Use For Years

During this one-time Special Introductory Offer you’ll be able to acquire unlimited lifetime performance & marketing rights to a show that makes it possible for you to have a steady, predictable stream of Halloween-season income for years to come.

My theatre friends have told me I’m crazy to “give away” the performance rights like this. In fact, here’s what one insider has told me is the industry standard in the licensing of theatrical productions:

“First of all, in the live theatre biz (as opposed to film) you never sell rights outright, you just kinda rent them. A group wanting to do a limited run of a play negotiates a deal which is usually a straight percentage of the gross box office to the author (10% is standard). Sometimes there might be a guarantee up front that might be part of the final percentage, or might be in addition to. Contracts for these deals either have an end date, or an agreed length of time after which the rights revert back to you ...”

Well, you’ll be happy to learn that I’m ignoring their advice on “industry standard” and am initially making this program available on a one-time, flat fee basis. No ongoing royalties; once you acquire the license rights they’re YOURS FOR LIFE.

I’ve been accused of grossly under-charging for the material in the programs I produce. Much of that is probably due to my policy of delivering a tremendous amount of added value to purchasers of my products. And, although this program license isn’t going “cheap”, I’m sure you’ll agree it contains an extraordinary wealth of material that’d cost literally thousands of dollars – not to mention a huge commitment of time – to recreate from scratch (without any guarantee of successful results).

By the way, for the sake of comparison you should be aware that licensees of my “Santa-via-Satellite©” program pay up to $700 for exclusive rights to perform that program in their market areas. By offering Stage Fright on a non-exclusive basis, I’m able to drastically slash the fee so you’re able to add this new program to your list of services to your clients.

That’s why you’re sure to want to take advantage of this Special Offer before it "disappears"

Currently the performance and marketing rights to Stage Fright are $497.

Pick up this program right away before I gain my senses and increase the price in line with its true worth!!!

Please understand, you won’t see a better value. My Magic of Christmas program is now double the introductory price (and worth every penny, according to delighted owners). Everyone that invested in that program initially saved a bundle of money and is laughing all the way to the bank.

As if this Special Offer
weren’t already enough, I’m throwing in these EXTRA BONUSES
for those that act quickly …

BONUS #1: A copy of a killer Special Report I wrote as a booking incentive and lead-generator for my own clients … "How To Get Tons Of Publicity For Your Next Event ... Free!" This is must-have reference information for any group that can seriously boost attendance and add thousands of dollars to any of their events. It's valued at $19.95 ... you get it COPYRIGHT FREE (both printed and on disk) so you can slap your name on it and use it immediately.

BONUS #2: Original “Johnny’s House” poster. (This show, first performed in 1989, was the forerunner to Stage Fright. It achieved a kind of “cult” following, was written up in Genii magazine and has been appreciated by magic luminaries such as Paul Harris, David Charvet, Micky Hades to name a few). I’m not even sure how many of these posters I’ve got left and once they’re gone, that’s it. If you don’t pick up your Stage Fright license right away, you’ll miss out on the chance to own this unique collector’s item.

You get to test-drive this program RISK FREE … for a full year!

Owners of my other programs are already well-acquainted with the quality and quantity of professional, proven, tested, USEABLE material packed into each and every item I offer. All blushing aside, I’m justifiably proud of the accolades and testimonials these materials receive.

I guarantee you’ll be equally pleased with this new program. If not, as always, send it back for a full refund (less shipping). I’ll assume the risk, so you can invest in this program with confidence knowing that you’re not going to get “stuck” with something you’re not completely, fully, 100% satisfied with. In fact, I’m so certain you’ll be delighted that I’m offering this incredible …

Yes, I might get burned by a couple scumbags on this guarantee. Thankfully, however, the overwhelming majority of folks that’ve invested in my materials have been thrilled with what I offer and recognize the tremendous value they receive. These are the people I’m honored to serve, and look forward to continue providing top-notch programs to help them with their magic businesses.

Own Your Lifetime Performance Rights License To
STAGE FRIGHT: The THRILL-usion Show© TODAY!

Use the Fax-Back Reply (click here to download) or call my Toll-Free voice message line at
1-800-616-2229 right away to get all the bonuses and your Stage Fright Performance & Marketing Rights License jam-packed with these valuable features …

You can now purchase online using your credit card through Paypal

• FULL PERFORMANCE & MARKETING RIGHTS to use any of my material
  
  
• Uncut, Unedited Live Performance Video of the full 90-minute show
  
  
• Complete Show Script
  
  
• Copyright Free Use of the “STAGE FRIGHT: The THRILL-usion Show©” name & logo
  
  
• Copyright Free Reproduction Rights to all show posters and marketing materials (included on disk for easy customization and reprint)
  
  
• “Books Gigs Like Crazy!” Marketing Toolkit and Fail-Safe Marketing Plan to sell-out your October schedule months ahead of time
  
  
• Project Kit On Disk client tool for using this show as a turn-key, money-making Halloween event
  
  
• Pre-Recorded Radio Commercial ready to use as-is ($1,500+ value)
  
  
• SIX different markets you can sell this show to!!!
  
  
• Video Commercials (2 versions you can model)
  
  
• Prop List And Resource Directory
  
  
• Additional Routines And Theming Suggestions
  
  
• Royalty-Free Original Audio CD of my original wacky “Road Kill” song
  
  
• Royalty-Free Use of my original “Rat’s Riddle” patter for the Monkey Bar
  
  
• Music Suggestions, Stage Set Design, Sound & Lighting Notes, Performance Tips And More!

STAGE FRIGHT: The THRILL-usion Show© REALLY IS a virtual “Business-In-A-Box” for the Halloween season. And although I cannot make any promises or claims about your results, I haven’t any doubt whatsoever that this Performance Rights License gives you everything you need to duplicate the success I’ve enjoyed with this program.

Knowing now, in June, that my Halloween season is already 90% booked with shows that’ll bring in no less than $25,000 for only a couple weeks work in October is one of the reasons I’m able to take this summer off to spend with my family. Stage Fright has been doing that, consistently, for the past 6 years. If this sounds good to you, you’ll definitely want to check it out.

To own your license today, at this remarkably low limited-time Special Offer that also gives you 2 terrific BONUSES, don’t delay. Call 1-800-616-2229 right away or use the handy Fax-Back Reply click here to download.

John Kaplan

PS: Even if you have a Halloween show already, Stage Fright will give you something BRAND NEW to offer to your market ... scripted, proven and ready to go – complete with the tools and marketing system that sells it. You simply won’t find a more complete package at such a bargain anywhere. Grab this opportunity now, before the Special Offer "disappears".

PPS: Your 100% Satisfaction, Risk-Free ONE-YEAR Money Back Guarantee alone should be more than enough to convince you to at least take a look at how this program can give you a booked-solid Halloween season. Just in case, however, here’s a few comments from delighted magicians that’ve invested in this program…

Call 1-800-616-2229 right away!!
or use the handy Fax-Back Reply, click here to download.

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Rave Reviews from Clients
for John Kaplan's Stage Fright: The THRILL-usion Show©
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