Wes Iseli's Love Story

This is my newest effect in my Magic with a Message series. This is a Christian magic trick that is self working and requires no sleight of hand. This is perfect for Christian Magicians, Youth Pastors, and Sunday School Teachers. Only available at WWW.wesiseli.com

My Meeting with a TV casting agent

On Monday January 21, 2013 I was checking my email and received a message from an acquaintance whom I met when she interviewed me for Virginia Living TV a while back. Over time we have become friends. The email she sent was actually a casting call for a magician to be used in an upcoming TV project. She also attached a note saying I was the first person she thought of. The casting call stated that they were looking for someone who could actually  perform magic and they were not looking for an actor. I responded to the email thinking, what the heck. In a matter of a couple of hours my phone rang and it was the casting agent. They saw my promo and YouTube videos, liked my bio, and wanted to talk to me. Well I missed the call because I was in the shower getting ready to go to a gig, after my shower I called them right back but they had left for the day. I called back the next morning and left a message again and got a call back that the main casting agent was out of the office but that they had a few questions for me. They interviewed me over the phone for about five minutes and they thanked me for my time and said "I think we got everything." Then I asked if I should call back in a few weeks and they told me, "don't call us, we'll call you". That was very funny to me and I couldn't believe that I actually heard that line from a TV casting agent.  In about one hour I got a call back that they reviewed my info and they wanted to set up a Skype meeting on Thursday at 1:30 pm.  So on Thursday I did the Skype interview and it went well, but they really just asked me the same questions as before. I did learn a little more about the show, but because of the risk of someone else stealing their idea I was asked not to talk about that.  I may never hear anything from them again but I must say the whole experience so far has been fun. The picture above is of me during my Skype meeting...

Wes Iseli's PBS Interview

Wes Iseli's 6th annual 24 hour magic show

Wes Iseli's Mystery Card

What does Lana do while we are performing?

Everyone asks about baby Lana, so this month I thought I would fill everyone in on what she does backstage while we are performing. In smaller shows we can watch her because neither myself or Natalie are on stage at the same time, but during our larger shows we need help. We ended up having my Uncle Freddy watch her this summer and I know he had a blast. They walked around everywhere at Massanutten Resort and at Shenandoah Crossing Resort they played in the pool. He & his wife spoiled her too. Several weeks this summer he showed up with gifts for her, from clothes, children's CD’s, to toys for her stroller.

Here are some photos of them from this summer: 

Thanks for everything Uncle Freddy!

Our show at Shenandoah Crossing Resort

Natalie & I have been performing our Illusion show at Shenandoah Crossing Resort for several years now and we really enjoy it there. This Resort has horseback riding, boating/ fishing on the lake, tennis courts, mini golf, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, an arcade & more. If you’re staying the night you can choose from a hotel, campground facilities, cabins, or you could pull your own camper. I almost forgot to mention they also have an award winning magician & Illusionist who performs there weekly during the summer months (me).

Below are some pictures before and after our show at Shenandoah Crossing Resort:

                                                   Here I am backstage getting ready to go on

 Natalie taking a break after the show

before we start packing it all up 

  A picture of stage left and the rest 

     of the items that fill the stage