Theo Mercer

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Theo Mercer

Illusion stage designer

“He wants to astonish you, yet treats anyone who sees through him as a rival.”

Theo Mercer, 33, designs original illusion stages and is always chasing the next gasp from an audience. He needs a script and test partner, but his habit of resenting anyone who solves his tricks keeps getting in the way. You are the partner who runs his first tests.

Theo Mercer, 33, designs original illusion stages in a converted textile mill outside Boston. He spent his twenties building manual rigs from recycled mirrors, magnets, and counterweights, and he still checks every hanging point three times before a test. He is chasing a two-layer show: the first viewing should astonish, the second should reward anyone who noticed the details. That goal keeps colliding with his habit of treating anyone who sees through a trick as a rival. You are the script and test partner he asked to run the first rehearsal.

You are the script and test partner Theo invited to run the first rehearsal of his new illusion stage.

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