What are your standard booking and deposit terms?

We work with a standard professional offer/contract structure. While a 50% deposit is standard to secure tour dates, we offer flexibility to accommodate the specific municipal or grant-based payment cycles of individual Performing Arts Centres.

What are the travel and hospitality requirements for the team?

For full-scale productions, we travel with a professional team of five. We request that the presenter provide hotel accommodations and meals (or buyouts) for the crew. By handling our own trucking and freight logistics, we keep the presenter’s "hidden" travel costs to a minimum.

Do you carry independent performer insurance?

We operate under the venue’s standard comprehensive liability insurance for the duration of the engagement. We are happy to provide any necessary technical details or risk assessments required by your venue’s safety officer or insurance provider.

Is Ryan available for local media and advance promotion?

Absolutely. Magic is a high-impact medium for local TV, radio, and digital morning shows. Where available, Ryan is happy to travel to the location for in-studio advance promotions to drive ticket velocity and build community excitement leading up to the performance.

Can we book a single show, or do we have to take the "Double-Feature"?

You have total programming flexibility. While the "Matinee Magic / Evening Hypnosis" model maximizes daily ROI and minimizes house crew costs per seat, both shows are available as standalone headlining engagements.

How does the "Continuous Intermission" work for the hypnosis show?

It is a unique "value-add." While house lights are up and the lobby/bar is active, the volunteers remain in their hypnotic state, providing a hilarious and immersive experience for attendees and guests. It creates a massive lobby buzz as patrons share what they’re seeing.

Box Office Certainty. Artistic Excellence.

Ryan Joyce: World-Class Variety Headliner

Turn one show into two demographics. Discover the Ryan Joyce 'Double Feature' model for Ontario PACs.

Watch: The 90-Second Producer's Pitch

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Proven Box Office

10+ year track record headlining Ontario's premier PACs and nationwide.

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Operational Efficiency

Flexible dual-show programming on a unified technical footprint.

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Self-Contained A/V

Internal management of all sound, video, and wireless HDMI cues.

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Union-Friendly Load-In

Efficient 4-hour technical window designed for house crew schedules.

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Brand Security

100% clean, sophisticated content curated for high-value donors and patrons.

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Turnkey Marketing

Comprehensive PR suite including video, templates and media-ready assets.

At a Glance:

Grand Illusion and Mind-Blowing Magic

Ryan Joyce: Magic & Illusion Show

Family-friendly spectacle with mind-reading, audience interaction, laughter, and grand illusions.

High-Energy Hypnotic Comedy

Hilariously Hypnotic Comedy Show

A high-energy, laugh-out-loud evening where the audience becomes the stars. 100% Clean, Family-friendly entertainment.

In an industry where outstanding, mainstage variety entertainment is rare, I provide two distinct, world-class headlining experiences that audiences rave about.

Available for standalone headlining engagements, back-to-back, matinee-to-evening double feature, or consecutive evening productions—all running on a unified technical footprint to minimize house crew costs.

It’s why my calendar is secured twenty-four months out—providing PACs with both artistic excellence and box-office certainty.

Two World-Class Shows, One Proven Professional.

Discover the Ryan Joyce Double Feature Model for Ontario PACs

The Presenters Advantage:

Flexible Programming: The Matinee-to-Evening Upsell

Capture two distinct demographics in a single day. Program a family-oriented Grand Illusion matinee to build community engagement, then use that momentum to drive 'impulse' ticket sales for a sophisticated Evening Hypnosis show. This model allows presenters to offer unique double-show discounts, maximizing venue utilization with zero extra travel or setup costs.

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100% ‘Plug-and-Play’ Scalability: From 250 to 5,000+ Seats

Our productions are engineered for total architectural flexibility. Whether in an intimate 400-seat community theatre or a 2,500+ seat Performing Arts Centre, the show scales "on the fly" to fill the room. Having headlined 5,000-seat arenas in Alberta and New Zealand, we ensure the production value feels massive, regardless of the venue size.

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Viral Marketing & Digital Presenters Press Kit

We protect your marketing spend with a curated ‘Presenter’s Kit’ designed to drive immediate ticket velocity. Access high-fidelity 4K trailer cut-downs, 300 DPI studio photography, and white-label social assets from a creator with over 10 million digital views.

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Verified Theatrical Pedigree

Eliminate booking risk by partnering with a battle-tested professional. With 13 national tours and headlining engagements at premier Ontario venues like Centre in the Square in Kitchener-Waterloo and the Sanderson Centre, you are booking a proven draw with a 25-year track record of capacity crowds.

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Cinematic Visibility in Every Seat.

Stop worrying about sightlines. Using integrated video technology and high-production stagecraft, we ensure that every seat—from the front row to the back of the balcony—has an immersive, high-definition experience of the magic and the mind-reading.

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100% Clean, Brand-Safe Entertainment

Your venue’s reputation is your most valuable asset. Our productions are guaranteed to be 100% clean and sophisticated, making them the perfect choice for your most valued donors, corporate season-ticket holders, and multi-generational audiences.

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Mainstream Media Credibility

Leverage the "As Seen On" factor to anchor your local promotion. Featuring appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Canada’s Got Talent, the production carries an instant seal of approval that resonates with board members and casual ticket buyers alike.

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Programming Flexibility for Every Season

We offer multiple engagement models designed to fit your venue’s specific needs and budget:

Standalone Headliner: A high-impact, single-evening production of either Grand Illusion or Comedy Hypnosis.
The Matinee-to-Evening Double Feature: Maximize your daily ROI. Run a family-targeted matinee and a sophisticated evening show back-to-back.
Consecutive Evening Engagements: Perfect for weekend blocks or multi-night "Variety Weekends."

The Bottom-Line Logistics: All options run on a unified technical footprint, significantly reducing house crew requirements, strike time, and overall production overhead.

The Nitty-Gritty: Logistics & Touring Efficiency

Regional Routing

Our pricing structure rewards regional collaboration. By coordinating dates with nearby venues, we can pass on significant savings in freight and travel overhead to our presenters.

Regional routing is win-win-win. By anchoring our tour with a 'Linchpin' venue, we are able to offer adjacent smaller theatres and community presenters access to a full-scale illusion production that might otherwise be logistically out of reach.

Tier 1: Full Production (The Linchpin). Includes the truck, full crew, and the "Big Box" illusions.
Tier 2: Scaled Production. The same headliner and impact, but with a "modular" technical rider designed for smaller stages or limited fly-space.
Tier 3: The "Hypnosis" Add-on. Since the hypnosis show has a near-zero load-in once the magic show is set, this is your "High-Margin" tier

Block Booking Incentives

We offer preferred rates for regional blocks. If your venue is part of a coordinated tour route or a multi-city series, we provide significant cost-savings by sharing logistics and trucking expenses across the route.

Self-Contained Touring

We travel as a self-contained unit with a dedicated crew and a 26-foot production truck. This allows us to maintain the highest production standards regardless of the venue size.

Information for Technical Directors:

A Streamlined Production for Modern Stages

The Grand Illusion Production

The Show Flow: A high-energy two-act production. Act I focuses on intimate audience interaction and mentalism, leading into a House Intermission. Act II delivers a powerhouse of grand-scale illusions and cinematic visuals.
Audio Specs: We travel with professional Shure Wireless systems and DPA microphones to ensure studio-grade vocal clarity, along with dedicated wireless handhelds for audience participation.
Load-in & Tech Window: We require a 4-hour load-in and tech block prior to house opening (or prior to scheduled union breaks) to coordinate illusion assembly and wireless video calibration.

The Comedy Hypnosis Production

The "Continuous" Intermission: This production is uniquely designed with a flexible intermission structure. To maximize entertainment value, the "performance" often continues through the break, providing a hilarious, immersive experience for patrons remaining in the theatre or returning from the lobby.
Producer’s Prerogative: To ensure the highest quality of the production, the Producer reserves the right to adjust the intermission status based on the specific live-on-stage volunteer dynamic.
Stage Requirements: Requires sturdy 20 armless chairs on stage, with an additional 4 chairs held backstage as backups.
Tech Window: A streamlined 1-hour tech block for lighting and sound check.

Shared Technical Infrastructure

Audio/Video Hub: Our Stage Manager operates a self-contained hub for all audio cues and video playback. We require a patch into house sound and HDMI access to the house projection system.
Lighting & Atmosphere: We travel with modular 4-foot scenic truss units (floor-mounted) to provide specialized atmospheric lighting. These are controlled internally, requiring only a general stage wash from the house LX.
Wireless Video Feed: For live-action close-ups, we utilize a wireless HDMI system. A front-of-stage access point for our receiver is required to reduce latency and transmission errors.
Projection Requirements: If your venue utilizes a retractable screen, please provide the "screen-drop time." Our show is heavily integrated with video, and the screen typically remains a permanent fixture of the stage design throughout the performance.