Sunday, January 31, 2027, 2 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance will last approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.*

All ages, but ideal for ages 4-10 and their families; this performance includes loud sounds and audience interaction with brief moments of light water spray

$25 general admission
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

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"The best kids’ magician in the world!!"

— David Blaine

Magician, inventor, and self-taught robot maker Mario Marchese — better known as Mario the Maker Magician — creates a wildly inventive theatre experience where cardboard contraptions, homemade robots, and impossible magic collide. 

In this high-energy, all-ages adventure, Mario invites audiences into a world fueled by curiosity, creativity, and delightful chaos. Drawing inspiration from art, science, and the spirit of invention, he blends slapstick comedy with mind-bending illusions and hands-on imagination.

Mario the Maker Magician is a smash-hit family theatre experience that will lead you through an hour-long journey of energy-driven interaction, belly laughs, and maker inspiration. The contagiously upbeat Marchese has been dubbed “magic's punk rock Peter Pan philosopher,” and rightly so. He has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Sesame Street and performed all over the world to sold-out audiences and critical acclaim.

No one leaves the show empty-handed OR empty-hearted. 

Packed with surprises and infectious enthusiasm, Mario’s hour-long spectacle celebrates the thrill of making things and the limitless possibilities that begin when you start asking, “What if?” 

About Mario Marchese

Mario Marchese is a first generation Italian-American magician and maker born and raised in Mamaroneck, New York. A performer and robot maker with a deep love for art, the show is a reflection of his personal experience in art, education, science, and life.

Currently based in Nyack, New York, Marchese spends much of the year touring the show with his wife and co-adventurer Katie (the show's producer) and their two amazing children, Gigi and Bear.

This is Mario the Maker Magician's first performance at the center.

Photos by Brent Lee and Alexis Buatti-Ramos, and courtesy of Mario the Maker Magician

* Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.