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This is a play about a high school student named Kip, who likes to add spice to everyday life. It's amazing how the most mundane events can become interesting if you wager a little money on it. Who's going to be the next person to walk through that door -- a male or female? Bet you ten bucks. Suddenly that door becomes fascinating. That's where Kip starts, but it's a slippery slope.
With gambling becoming a major source of income for governments, and more and more kids getting involved, I was glad to accept a commission from Leslee Silverman, the extraordinary director of Manitoba Theatre for Young People. I spent many hours talking to young gamblers -- and to their families, who were still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives. The play is pretty funny, and uses a lot of stage magic, because most gamblers use a lot of magical thinking. It's no wonder so many great magicians work in Las Vegas.
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