Wondering how one becomes a member? Is one asked? Also, can you visit it or do you have to be a member?

Ellen
harryandersonfan.com
New Orleans or Bust 2003!

As far as becoming a member, you have to audition by giving a short performance.

I don't know how much sense it would make to become a member though unless you lived in LA. But that could be untrue, there are others here much more apt to answer. I would love to become a member myself, but living near DC and going to California so rarely these days, I just don't see what value I would really get out of it. That is just because, in my opinion, the main value out of belonging to the Magic Castle would be getting to actually go to the Castle regularly and associate with its members. But there might be other benefits that I haven't discovered that would make sense of being an east coast member.

Ellen,

You can visit. As long as you belong to the IBM or SAM and have your card with you, you can get in. Call ahead. Otherwise, some magician can vouch for you to get you in out there.
They do have a site, http://www.magiccastle.com that I think explains the different memberships.

Jim Molinari

For those of us that live outside the state, the magic castle offers a non-resident membership and I don't believe it is necessary to audition. The application is on their web site and the member dues are considerably less than resident membership. Two of our members, Joe Marotta and staff member Victor Brisbin can probably shed more light on the membership requirements.