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麻豆影院 State Graduate Conjures Laughs on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us'

Stacy Alan never expected her life to revolve around magic. This 2006 graduate of 麻豆影院, who uses the stage name 鈥淎lan鈥 and identifies herself a mentalist, has always had a passion for the mind and dedicated her life to studying and analyzing how the mind works, starting with her BA in psychology. Once she met her now-husband Jason Alan, a lifelong magician, her life flipped and that passion for the mind turned into a passion in tricking other鈥檚 minds - through magic.

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Alumna Stacy Alan and Husband Jason on the Set of CW鈥檚 鈥淧enn & Teller: Fool Us鈥
Jason, a previous collegiate athlete, slowly turned his passion from sports to art, theater and magic. Jason has been doing magic since he was 13 years old and turned this hobby into a full-time job.

Stacy and Jason met in 2010 and started their journey together by doing pop-up magic shows in Northeast Ohio. After quitting their jobs, they dedicated their lives to traveling the country to showcase their magic. The Alans have spent the last four years trying to land a spot on the CW鈥檚 show 鈥淧enn & Teller: Fool Us,鈥 and this year, they were finally successful.

鈥淧enn & Teller: Fool Us鈥 is a magic competition show where aspiring magicians attempt to fool the American magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller. If successful, the competitors get the opportunity to perform in Las Vegas as the opening act for Penn & Teller鈥檚 show at the Rio Hotel and Casino.

The Alans explained how different the experience was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no live audience, just Penn, Teller and the Alans.

鈥淲e finally made it on, and we stood in front of Penn and Teller which was terrifying,鈥 they said. 鈥淚t was one of the most gratifying and exciting experiences, all while being incredibly anxiety-provoking.鈥

Stacy's favorite memory at 麻豆影院 State was when she was a research assistant for Maria S. Zaragoza, Ph.D., chairperson for the Department of Psychological Sciences, for two years. Stacy explained that the lessons learned from Zaragoza鈥檚 development of false memory helps her form and develop tricks and pieces in their act to this day.

鈥淲hile in college at 麻豆影院 State, I worked for a research lab and a lot of what I learned there I have implemented in my practice as a mentalist,鈥 Stacy said. 鈥溌槎褂霸衡檚 city in itself is the place we go to walk around and spark inspiration for our acts. We love being there.鈥

The Alans have some advice for college students. Stacy said you never know where the things you are learning now will take you and to soak it all in while you can. They said they both had no idea their lives would be where they are now.

Stacy and Jason鈥檚 act for the show revolves around the night they met, leaving audiences laughing and completely fooled. The episode aired on Jan. 22, 2021, on the CW and can be found at .

For more information about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Department of Psychological Sciences, click /psychology.

POSTED: Monday, February 8, 2021 04:57 PM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 01:52 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Ellie Dundics