What is Pop Magic?

Pop Magic engages audiences through the production of original live performance and develops artists of different backgrounds and disciplines to create a diverse community of collaborators. Pop Magic is committed to intersectionality in the teams we assemble, the communities we create, and the stories we put on stage.


Pop Magic is on a mission to expand the definition of the performing arts in the context of contemporary nightlife. We bring talent together to create music, theatre, dance, interactive parties, feasts, social media, video, and projects that don’t fit in any one category. We partner with other organizations to bring live performance experiences into non-traditional contexts, reaching new audiences who would generally pick the bar over the ballet.


In addition to our work as a production company and development house, we have a private club with several levels of Membership. Popmagic.org/join/


What is The Pop Magic Match Campaign?


Our Primary Investor has committed to donating 10K, if we can raise 10K from our community’s support. [All donations are 100% tax deductible. We are a 501(c)3.] 

A total of 20K will be the budget for our 2018/2019 fiscal year. This will allow us to do the following:


  1. Hire on a part time grant writer

  2. Hire on a part time production manager to organize and facilitate all of our events and incubator projects

  3. Create an open submission procedure for future productions, allowing us to screen submissions, take meetings, and evaluate proposals

  4. Produce four custom designed Incubator Workshops over the next year with budgets

  5. Create a multi-platform showcase system that gets all projects in front of producing organizations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and around the country

  6. Create a bi-monthly Musical Theatre Songwriters Workshop with quarterly showcase concerts

To donate to this campaign, just click on the prizes in column to your right, select, and then go to the cart button at the top of this page to 'check out'.

Thank you for your support!


This is our OFFICIAL open submissions portal for our Incubator Series!

Apply here.




Pop Magic Match Campaign Prizes