The Pete Petrashek 2024 Midwest Magic Competition
The Goal of Constant Improvement
Helping magicians grow in both their close-up and stage performance skills remains one of the club’s central goals. To that end interested participants submit their twelve to fifteen minute audition videos prior to April 1, 2024 with both close-up and stage semi-finals held as part of our two-hour Monday Night Magic on Monday, June 17, 2024.
The final competition will be held in October.
The Process
With a panel of judges from the UNO Theater Department, their feedback proves invaluable in taking the entrant’s performance to the next level.
The judges’ score sheet has been based on the club’s Performance Feedback Form. You may download a copy of that form HERE and request more detailed information about the application and scoring process by using the button below.
Who is Pete Petrashek?
At the age of 98, Pete (pictured here with his wife Babe) serves as the Dean of our club and our oldest member.
We named this competition in honor of the impact he’s had on the growth of the interest in magic for multiple decades throughout the Omaha area. More than a few of our current members trace their initial interest in magic directly back to Pete’s influence.