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Doug Scheer is the undisputed champ of school shows in Michigan. He’s been known to sell-out his schedule, performing in 10 schools every week throughout a school year. And after seeing this DVD you’ll understand why. Roger Way said this in the KIDabra Journal, “Doug’s commanding voice and impish playfulness has endeared him to thousands of kids and hundreds of principals. He is a creative genius…who has taken the typical assembly show and elevated it to near Broadway standards.”
If Doug’s name sounds familiar to you, it should. He holds the distinct honor of having more of his children’s routines appear in MAGIC magazine than any other children’s performer. He’s lectured and performed at KIDabra twice, lectured at MagicLive in 2011, and has published articles in Magic Magazine and Clowning Around Magazine on using special needs children on stage.
“Diversity Circus” is a live show DVD of Doug’s most popular Character Education assembly show. This 40 minute show was filmed in front of a live school audience, edited into a first rate product, then teamed up with a COMPANION BOOK that nearly “scripts” out the show so you can learn from an expert how to seamlessly combine magic with a message. You will learn just by watching. All of the routines on this DVD are 100% original. There are no standard magic tricks here, so you will see things you’ve never seen before. Yes, there are smaller tricks that will give you ideas for your own character education shows, but you’ll also see customized illusions from the brilliant minds of Jim Steinmeyer, Craig Dickens, and Bill Smith. You’ll see how Doug’s original music is seamlessly added to a show to multiply a routine’s effect. And you’ll witness the power excellent staging, costumes and scenery has on an audience. Every single routine is fast-paced and has a message that advances the lessons with surprise after surprise. There are no filler tricks or time-killing silliness that is typical in many school shows. This is only Doug’s second offering to the performers' community. His two printings of his lecture notes “Scripts & Clips Educational Routines for School Performers” sold-out at KIDabra 2009 and MagicLive 2011. "Scripts & Clips" is now entering it's third printing. See below for details.
Here's what Danny Orleans in Genii Magazine said about Diversity Circus:
Get the DVD of the three-camera shoot of professional magician Doug Scheer’s 40-minute show, Diversity Circus. It teaches children about the power and importance of diversity and how understanding our differences can make each of us a better person. Accompanied by his wife, Heidi as Smudgy the Clown, as well as music, sound effects, magic illusions, oversize costumes, and lots of audience laughter, you’ll get to see the work, creativity and incredible originality of two working professionals. Their show incorporates character building as a theme with each trick, teaching children to be F.A.I.R. – an acronym Doug created for Fair, Aware, Include and Respect.
Does it sound boring? Believe me, it’s not. When you see the attentiveness of the young audience’s faces as they hang on every word, you’ll know why Doug Scheer is the busiest school magician in Michigan. Another surprise is the way he’s adapted Jim Steinmeyer illusions into his show, not to mention the most fabulous school show backdrop you’ve ever seen.
Along with the DVD of his show, you get a full-color, 60 plus page, comic book style, high-gloss printed book which helps students recount the show. It has built in follow-up activities for them in which they learn some magic and remember the F.A.I.R. points in the performance. There is also a downloadable audio recording of Doug talking about his act.
I’ve performed over 2500 shows for school children. I’ve met dozens of school show magicians. But I never dreamed that incorporating character-building into a show could be done so wonderfully. The fact that Doug and Heidi are willing to share this with other working professionals amazes me more than any trick I reviewed last year. If you work for children or family audiences, or just want to see how one of the leading school show pros is staying busy, through this recession, contact Doug for the DVD, the book and the audio download of Diversity Circus.
Here's what Master Payne in M-U-M Magazine said about Diversity Circus:
Doug Scheer is a performer from the Detroit area who is well versed in the art of children’s entertainment. These days however he focuses mainly on school assembly programs and has eleven different shows from which to choose from. He is a man after my own heart as all of these shows are thematic, character driven programs with an extraordinary attention to detail and superb scripting. I have heard it said that no one can wrap a presentation around a message the way that Doug Scheer can and after seeing this book and DVD combo pack I have to agree. Now before you get too excited by thinking that Mr. Scheer has finally released one of his excellent programs to the magic community at large you should be made aware that this is definitely not the case.
Diversity Circus contains no effects. It is not a script nor are there any instructions for tricks to be found on the DVD. Instead Diversity Circus is the book and DVD combo pack that he offers to the public as part of BOR sales after his show. Now I know most of the magicians who started reading this review automatically jumped to the next review on the page after reading the last few sentences and discovering there weren’t any tricks to be found in this offering. So I would like to take the opportunity to thank the few of you who are still with me for sticking around. It is you, the ones who know that magic is far more than just tricks and props that this package is aimed at.
So what is Diversity Circus? The DVD is a high quality, professionally produced recording of the full forty-five minute assembly show presentation which was recorded in front of a live studio (well in this case, school) audience. The book is a glossy, full color, sixty-four page phot comic of the performance interplayed with a dozen interactive tricks, puzzles, stunts and activities. My favorite of which is an updated version of Sam Lloyd’s classic “Get Off The Earth” puzzle where you use the DVD as the interior moveable circle. I can honestly say that the first thing I thought of when I saw this was “Doug Scheer must die as he’s far too clever for his own good”. It’s just one of those ideas that you’ll forever be kicking yourself for as you didn’t think of it yourself.
So by now many of the still remaining readers of this review are wondering that if there are no instructional attributes to this item, why did he release it to the magic fraternity?
I know many of Mr. Scheers compeers asked him the exact same question. Many too felt that he was being rather cavalier in allowing other magicians access to this material as it would allow the more ethically impaired amongst us to copy his outstanding act. However Mr. Scheer feels strongly that the best way to raise the perception of the Children\Family entertainer is to produce not only a high quality program, but equally a well produced line of product to go along with it.
While most magicians are content to offer simple coloring sheets, poorly produced pamphlets or magic kits filled with cheap tricks. Mr. Scheer has decided to take the high road by offering this custom one of a kind souvenir of his performance. Whereas the coloring sheets probably won’t make it as far as the car, the pamphlets will fall apart in a few days and all the pertinent pieces of the magic kits will become lost or broken. This book and DVD set will undoubtedly end up in the child’s collection of favorite books and playthings.
Anyone seriously considering upgrading their BOR sales items should obtain a copy of this book to see where the bar has now been set. Which is pretty high. Anyone seriously considering doing school assembly programs should purchase this so they can see what can be done. Mr. Scheer definitely knocks it up a notch and the reason he isn’t worried about someone replicating his program from the DVD is that it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to do so. The custom props, costumes, music and backdrops are a wonder to behold.
Even if you’re not interested in revamping your BOR items or getting into the assembly program business this DVD is still worth your while to obtain as Mr. Scheer is just a lot of fun to watch.
From KIDabra Journal:
"As the product review person for Kidabra, I can testify that it is not very often that I receive such a nice looking product to review. Doug Scheer has what I can only call the "best" school show on the market. In fact, as a fellow school show performer, I am jealous of his production and talent. His Diversity Circus book and DVD are an excellent investment for the school show performer. Doug has created a show with costumes, illusions, sound effects and more. Doug has truly raised the bar for school assembly programs!"
Todd McKinney
Kidabra International Product Reviewer
Doug Scheer is the undisputed champ of school shows in Michigan. He’s been known to sell-out his schedule, performing in 10 schools every week throughout a school year. And after seeing this DVD you’ll understand why. Roger Way said this in the KIDabra Journal, “Doug’s commanding voice and impish playfulness has endeared him to thousands of kids and hundreds of principals. He is a creative genius…who has taken the typical assembly show and elevated it to near Broadway standards.”
If Doug’s name sounds familiar to you, it should. He holds the distinct honor of having more of his children’s routines appear in MAGIC magazine than any other children’s performer. He’s lectured and performed at KIDabra twice, lectured at MagicLive in 2011, and has published articles in Magic Magazine and Clowning Around Magazine on using special needs children on stage.
“Diversity Circus” is a live show DVD of Doug’s most popular Character Education assembly show. This 40 minute show was filmed in front of a live school audience, edited into a first rate product, then teamed up with a COMPANION BOOK that nearly “scripts” out the show so you can learn from an expert how to seamlessly combine magic with a message. You will learn just by watching. All of the routines on this DVD are 100% original. There are no standard magic tricks here, so you will see things you’ve never seen before. Yes, there are smaller tricks that will give you ideas for your own character education shows, but you’ll also see customized illusions from the brilliant minds of Jim Steinmeyer, Craig Dickens, and Bill Smith. You’ll see how Doug’s original music is seamlessly added to a show to multiply a routine’s effect. And you’ll witness the power excellent staging, costumes and scenery has on an audience. Every single routine is fast-paced and has a message that advances the lessons with surprise after surprise. There are no filler tricks or time-killing silliness that is typical in many school shows. This is only Doug’s second offering to the performers' community. His two printings of his lecture notes “Scripts & Clips Educational Routines for School Performers” sold-out at KIDabra 2009 and MagicLive 2011. "Scripts & Clips" is now entering it's third printing. See below for details.
Here's what Danny Orleans in Genii Magazine said about Diversity Circus:
Get the DVD of the three-camera shoot of professional magician Doug Scheer’s 40-minute show, Diversity Circus. It teaches children about the power and importance of diversity and how understanding our differences can make each of us a better person. Accompanied by his wife, Heidi as Smudgy the Clown, as well as music, sound effects, magic illusions, oversize costumes, and lots of audience laughter, you’ll get to see the work, creativity and incredible originality of two working professionals. Their show incorporates character building as a theme with each trick, teaching children to be F.A.I.R. – an acronym Doug created for Fair, Aware, Include and Respect.
Does it sound boring? Believe me, it’s not. When you see the attentiveness of the young audience’s faces as they hang on every word, you’ll know why Doug Scheer is the busiest school magician in Michigan. Another surprise is the way he’s adapted Jim Steinmeyer illusions into his show, not to mention the most fabulous school show backdrop you’ve ever seen.
Along with the DVD of his show, you get a full-color, 60 plus page, comic book style, high-gloss printed book which helps students recount the show. It has built in follow-up activities for them in which they learn some magic and remember the F.A.I.R. points in the performance. There is also a downloadable audio recording of Doug talking about his act.
I’ve performed over 2500 shows for school children. I’ve met dozens of school show magicians. But I never dreamed that incorporating character-building into a show could be done so wonderfully. The fact that Doug and Heidi are willing to share this with other working professionals amazes me more than any trick I reviewed last year. If you work for children or family audiences, or just want to see how one of the leading school show pros is staying busy, through this recession, contact Doug for the DVD, the book and the audio download of Diversity Circus.
Here's what Master Payne in M-U-M Magazine said about Diversity Circus:
Doug Scheer is a performer from the Detroit area who is well versed in the art of children’s entertainment. These days however he focuses mainly on school assembly programs and has eleven different shows from which to choose from. He is a man after my own heart as all of these shows are thematic, character driven programs with an extraordinary attention to detail and superb scripting. I have heard it said that no one can wrap a presentation around a message the way that Doug Scheer can and after seeing this book and DVD combo pack I have to agree. Now before you get too excited by thinking that Mr. Scheer has finally released one of his excellent programs to the magic community at large you should be made aware that this is definitely not the case.
Diversity Circus contains no effects. It is not a script nor are there any instructions for tricks to be found on the DVD. Instead Diversity Circus is the book and DVD combo pack that he offers to the public as part of BOR sales after his show. Now I know most of the magicians who started reading this review automatically jumped to the next review on the page after reading the last few sentences and discovering there weren’t any tricks to be found in this offering. So I would like to take the opportunity to thank the few of you who are still with me for sticking around. It is you, the ones who know that magic is far more than just tricks and props that this package is aimed at.
So what is Diversity Circus? The DVD is a high quality, professionally produced recording of the full forty-five minute assembly show presentation which was recorded in front of a live studio (well in this case, school) audience. The book is a glossy, full color, sixty-four page phot comic of the performance interplayed with a dozen interactive tricks, puzzles, stunts and activities. My favorite of which is an updated version of Sam Lloyd’s classic “Get Off The Earth” puzzle where you use the DVD as the interior moveable circle. I can honestly say that the first thing I thought of when I saw this was “Doug Scheer must die as he’s far too clever for his own good”. It’s just one of those ideas that you’ll forever be kicking yourself for as you didn’t think of it yourself.
So by now many of the still remaining readers of this review are wondering that if there are no instructional attributes to this item, why did he release it to the magic fraternity?
I know many of Mr. Scheers compeers asked him the exact same question. Many too felt that he was being rather cavalier in allowing other magicians access to this material as it would allow the more ethically impaired amongst us to copy his outstanding act. However Mr. Scheer feels strongly that the best way to raise the perception of the Children\Family entertainer is to produce not only a high quality program, but equally a well produced line of product to go along with it.
While most magicians are content to offer simple coloring sheets, poorly produced pamphlets or magic kits filled with cheap tricks. Mr. Scheer has decided to take the high road by offering this custom one of a kind souvenir of his performance. Whereas the coloring sheets probably won’t make it as far as the car, the pamphlets will fall apart in a few days and all the pertinent pieces of the magic kits will become lost or broken. This book and DVD set will undoubtedly end up in the child’s collection of favorite books and playthings.
Anyone seriously considering upgrading their BOR sales items should obtain a copy of this book to see where the bar has now been set. Which is pretty high. Anyone seriously considering doing school assembly programs should purchase this so they can see what can be done. Mr. Scheer definitely knocks it up a notch and the reason he isn’t worried about someone replicating his program from the DVD is that it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to do so. The custom props, costumes, music and backdrops are a wonder to behold.
Even if you’re not interested in revamping your BOR items or getting into the assembly program business this DVD is still worth your while to obtain as Mr. Scheer is just a lot of fun to watch.
From KIDabra Journal:
"As the product review person for Kidabra, I can testify that it is not very often that I receive such a nice looking product to review. Doug Scheer has what I can only call the "best" school show on the market. In fact, as a fellow school show performer, I am jealous of his production and talent. His Diversity Circus book and DVD are an excellent investment for the school show performer. Doug has created a show with costumes, illusions, sound effects and more. Doug has truly raised the bar for school assembly programs!"
Todd McKinney
Kidabra International Product Reviewer
