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Magician Takes the Stage (Briefly) in Comedian Matt Rife's Special

When comedian Matt Rife called Geno out of the crowd during the filming of his Netflix special at the Tempe Improv, Geno didn't hesitate — he delivered.

“I knew I had to do something visual enough onstage that everyone could see. I knew I was going to do the hat trick for sure.”

Tempe Magician Wins First Place in an International Magic Competition

Arizona's NPR station covered Geno's first-place finish at the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Tacoma, Washington — the world's largest organization of magicians, spanning 88 countries.

“Winning that competition was the greatest feeling in the world. There's no words I can use to describe it because you put so much work into something and once it all pays off, it's an unreal feeling.”

Young Arizona Magician Geno Ploeger

Arizona's largest newspaper profiled Geno Ploeger, spotlighting his rise from a childhood spark at a family Thanksgiving dinner to one of the most exciting young magicians in the country.