Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in God? Prepare to believe in both in this magical, evangelical evening from Luke Babylon (Zach Zimmerman, The Second City Theatricals, Annoyance Theatre). Third-generation magician and first-generation Christian Luke Babylon uses close-up "miracles" to educate people about his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. During this 60-minute “one of a kind” (Chicago Reader) spectatcle, Luke delights with stories from his past and theatrical magical effects that will convert even the most damned soul.

"Luke Babylon, the Christian Magician, is what you get when that adorable guy at the bar with the swoopy hair and the big brown eyes has a lot of surreptitious love in his heart for the son of God and knows how to rip your card in half and sew it back together with magic.” – Chicago Reader

 

 

About Zach Zimmerman

 

Zach Zimmerman is a gay comedian, writer, performer, and recovering evangelical. Called a “world-class comic" by the Chicago Reader, Zach Zimmerman has performed scripted and improvised comedy around with the globe with The Second City Theatricals, ImprovAcadia, Mission Improvable, and Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Musical.

 

His featured solo performances include Luke Babylon: The Christian Magician (Annoyance), Straight Man (iO, Peoples Improv Theatre, Princeton University), Sunday School (Peoples Improv Theatre), Chicago Reader-Recommended Spell (iO, Annoyance NYC), and Chicago-Reader recommended The Twink on the Fire Escape.

 

He contributes articles, essays, and humor pieces to The Huffington Post Blog, Dose, and OMGFacts; and is a proud graduate of iO, The Second City Conservatory, The New Colony Writers Workshop, and Princeton University. Follow along on Twitter and Medium @zzdoublezz

 

“one-of-a-kind” – Chicago Reader

 

“beautifully bizarre….completely won me over” – Chicago Reader