DARRIEN O’REILLY

MY #1 MAGIC TRICK

I had to muster up a lot of courage to tell my friends and family I wanted to be the first ever female magician. At first they were skeptical. I get it. They had never heard of a lady magician before. My mom said, “Don’t quit your day job!” God, she can be such a bitch sometimes. But now that they have seen my tricks, they are SUPER supportive. My brother thinks I could make it. Maybe even get an act in Vegas or something. I know it’s really competitive out there, but I have been practicing for sooo long. We all know hard work pays off! I can’t wait to find out where my tricks will lead me. 

Darrian O'Reilly is an LA-based choreographer whose work is in dialogue with dance, clown, and improvisational theatre. She has presented in venues across Los Angeles, including Electric Lodge, HomeLA, Redcat, Highways Performance Space, The Fowler Museum, Beyond Baroque, and El Camino College among others. Darrian currently serves as a lecturer at East Los Angeles College and as a movement instructor for The Idiot Workshop. She received her BA from the Gallatin School at NYU and MFA in Dance at the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department at UCLA.  www.darrianoreilly.com

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