THE MAKING OF A MAGICIAN
Heather performed her first gorilla show at age six. Her captivated family watched as she poured a glass of water into her pocket (having pinned a plastic bag inside the lining), she then made her stomach growl like a drum beat (by pulling a radio cord out from under her coveralls and plugging it into the wall socket). After this command performance, her destiny was sealed.
When Heather was young, she followed her heart and ran away with the Pickle Family Circus and became their first Technical Apprentice. That year her dream of performing with the Pickles came true when she was a featured performer in their winter season run at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco. Heather’s circus apprenticeship opened the door to a 6-year career Free Lance Theatre Technician. During that time Heather served as the Technical Director of the San Francisco Mime Troupe and Olivier Entertainment.
In her serendipitous journey to becoming a professional magician Heather had many life experiences that continue to contribute to her life as a working artist. She has done everything from driving a school bus, to teaching performance skills to inner-city youth, to performing in a professional dance company.
In the Pickle Family Circus Heather (featured center) performed West African Dance as a Cobra in a 'creation myth' in the show-opening-spectacle, called the "Charivari".