Imagine The Possibilities
Bruce Bray started learning magic at age 7 when he took weekly classes at a local magic shop.  Three years later, at only 10 years old, he performed his first magic show.  He continued to perform shows after school and on weekends.  When not performing he worked at the magic shop where he was able to practice all the different types of magic for demonstration purposes.

At age 15, Bruce won a magic competition at the local chapter of the Society of American Magicians.  During his high school years, he attended magic conventions and read books to learn from some of the best magicians in the country.  He continued to practice and perform during his high school years at weekend parties and after school events.

In 1986, after graduation he managed the magic shop while continuing to perform. When his performance schedule became too busy to work at the shop he went full-time into performing.

In 1988, after doing a television appearance, he got a call from the owner of “The Waters Edge Restaurant” who had seen the show.  He wanted Bruce to start performing at the restaurant.  So for four years after his day time shows, he performed at the restaurant every Friday and Saturday.  This helped to establish good customer relations by providing an atmosphere of fun and mystery.

In the early 1990s, he attended, “School Show School,” a school for performers, focusing on developing educational shows for schools.  It was there that he met others that shared his passion for performing and entertaining children.

In 1994, he also attended KIDabra which was and continues to be, the only convention of its kind exclusively developed to teach performance art to entertainers who specialize in performing for child and family venues.  Lesson topics included: magic, comedy, writing, developing shows, acting, music, stage sets, balloon art and the psychology of performing for children.  It was there that Bruce became interested in the Psychology of how a child's mind works.  He started reading books on child psychology in order to enhance his performances.  He wanted to know not only what is funny to children but also wanted to understand why it's funny to them.

In 1995, Bruce was invited to take part in the first ever “Professional Performers Workshop” in Los Angeles.  There he met and learned from some of the top magicians performing at the famed “Magic Castle.”  He was even given the rare opportunity to see what it was like to perform there with his fellow magicians.

Later that year, Bruce taught a class at Old Dominion University in Virginia on performing for children at a conference called “Comedy College”.

In 1997, Bruce was a performer/instructor at “ The Mexican Mentors Workshop” which took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  For five days he traveled and performed in local schools with seven other magicians from the United States.

In 1999, Bruce collaborated with Dave Arch, a national speaker and motivator, where they developed the “I Can Factory" show. This was a program developed to teach positive self-esteem to Elementary School students.  Bruce continues to perform in schools with his programs which promote reading, self growth and a positive self image.

Bruce has invented tricks and routines that have been utilized by other children's show performers from around the world. His work has been featured in the number one magazine in the world for magicians called MAGIC.  Bruce is an active contributor to several magic sources and he is widely quoted in a new book, Seriously Silly. This cutting edge reference book for childrens' entertainers is destined to be the number one book written for children's entertainers world wide.

Bruce has been a speaker and performer for teachers at the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Bruce is now an integral part of the executive staff of “Kidabra” where he has both lectured and performed on numerous occasions for his peers.  He has published materials for other performers and two of his lectures have been produced on CD for others to learn from.

During 2004, he CO-produced “KGB” (Kid Show Guru Braintrust). This was a conference held in New Jersey City, designed as an interactional brain storming seminar.  Attending were 12 top professional children's performers from countries around the world including Italy, Croatia, England, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Canada, and the USA.  For one week they met and shared ideas on how to raise the level of performing for children.  This was so successful that it has now become an annual event held in New Jersey, Las Vegas and soon to be in Mexico City for 2009.

In April 2005, Bruce was invited to perform at the "White House" for the famous White House Easter Egg Roll.  This was the first time in over the 100 year history that they dedicated a stage as the "magic stage."  The performance was so well received that he was invited back in 2006 and word has it that he will be returning again next year.

In 2006 to the current date Bruce is still performing 50-70 shows monthly with his "Leaping into Literature Program" for Elementary Schools and Private Parties on weekends and after schools.  He currently has 4 educational shows for Day Care Centers and is developing new programs with his team of performers, teachers and librarians.

Bruce has been featured in numerous newspapers for his countless appearances and received awards for his contribution to children's groups in the state of New Jersey.  He continues to study and perform, continually improving his show and always striving for excellence and perfection.  All of this started with a young boy who had imagination and a desire to entertain. He began with just a few simple magic tricks, some good books from the library and really great teachers. Imagine the possibilities in your own children, by seeing the results in Bruce Bray!