Matthew Taylor – Entertainer
About Me
Areas of Specialization /Interest:
Magic and Magic Performance, Acting, Writing, Directing, Movement, Mask, Clown, Bouffon, Theatrical Styles, Character Development, Ensemble Work, Solo Performance, Development of Original Material, Site-Specific and Community-Based Performance, International/Multi-lingual Projects, Reenactment, Nouveau Cirque
Entertainer
About
CINCINNATI OH based actor/ PERFORMER
Employment/ Work:
1976 – 1984 Worked as a Professional Magician throughout Middle School, High School, and College
1986 – 1996 10 years on the Professional staff at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park plus work as an actor and teacher/coach at over 20 other LORT C and B theaters including: Actors Theater of Louisville, The St Louis Repertory Theater, Arena Stage in Washington D.C. and Long Wharf Theater in New Haven Connecticut.
Concurrently Worked as a professional magician throughout the United States and Canada.
1989 – Present Educational Artist on Tour visiting schools throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania
1994 – 2004 Co-founded and taught at the Coxcomb academy for performing arts. A training program for Renaissance and other period reenactors specializing in mime, movement, New Vaudeville and Nouveau Cirque as applied to the art of street and festival performance.
Concurrently worked for several major amusement parks and created various characters for stage and street performance including The Mad Hatter, The Joker and Beetlejuice.
2004 – 2008 Freelance work across North America and Europe as a performing entertainer.
2004 – Present Founder and Producing Artistic Director of any THEME goes (now MBT Live Shows) theatrical company specializing in Mystery Theatre, Game Shows and Magic Shows for corporate and private groups.
2008 – 2012 Special Events Coordinator, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Greater Cincinnati Area McDonald’s Restaurants
2012 – 2018 Program Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Greater Cincinnati Area McDonald’s Restaurants.
2007 – 2019 Writer, Director, Performer Coney Island Amusement Park. Stage Magic Shows, Game Shows and Specialty Puppeteer
2019 – Present Writer, Director, Performer and Master of Ceremonies Sharonville Cultural Arts Center.
2022 – Present Character Magician Great Parks of Hamilton County
Years Performing
Years of Educational Shows
Commercials
Performances
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Magic Shows
Hypnosis Shows
Murder Mysteries
Game Shows
School Assemblies
Public Library Shows
Custom Shows
Master of Ceremonies
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How Can I Entertain You?
A family friendly performance?
A memorable character?
The best birthday show ever?
A Library show that promotes reading?
A corporate show that helps business?
A performance that helps you meet goals?
With over 300 appearances a year, Matthew is an entertainer that creates pure magic!