"Matt Holtzclaw is a brilliant magician, actor, writer, horror fan and expert on Grand Guignol. Many of the most amazing and horrifying images in our production come straight from his imagination. His creative thought is at the heart of virtually every conjuring effect in the show. The New York theatre community is lucky to have such a literate and ingenious young talent at their elbow."- Teller (the smaller, quieter half of Penn & Teller)
Consulting/Teaching
- three weird sisters vanish from center stage
- a leprechaun produces gold coins from mid-air in mid-song.
- Dracula appears in a jail cell and moments later transforms into animal bones and feathers
- a vampire has a stake driven into her chest in full view
Weird Sisters of Macbeth
Matthew has designed and taught all of these effects and more for numerous live shows around the country as well as for television and film
Maybe you are simply interested in learning a few secrets and techniques for yourself, so that you too can be a magician. Matthew offers private lessons in sleight of hand, magic theory, and prop design for every skill level.
Credits Include:
Magic
- Penn & Teller
- Marco Tempest
TV/Film
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Theater - Broadway
- Wonderland
- Finian's Rainbow
- Leap of Faith - Workshop
- Godspell - Workshop
Off-Broadway
- Carrie
- Play Dead
- Break of Noon
Regional/Other
- Macbeth - directed by Teller - Two River Theatre, NJ / Folger Theatre, Washington D.C.
- Haunted Poe - The Brat, Philadelphia
- Dracula - Illinois State University
- Pippin - Illinois Wesleyan University
- Julius Caesar - Bushwick Shakespeare Company