Derek DelGaudio

Derek DelGaudio is an American magician and theatrical artist whose work blurs the line between sleight of hand and contemporary narrative performance. He first gained notice as a world-class close-up magician before turning toward scripted theater that uses magic as a vehicle for ideas about identity, belief, and perception.

His acclaimed off-Broadway show In & Of Itself, later filmed and released for streaming, demonstrated that magic could sustain a serious, autobiographical evening of theater. DelGaudio's influence points toward a future in which conjuring is treated as a legitimate dramatic art rather than a novelty.