Neil Tobin

Tobin performed an original, interactive theatre show about mortality as site-specific theatre at the historic Rosehill Cemetery, in the Joseph Lyman Silsbee-designed May Chapel in spring of 2018, then returned in fall 2018. Entitled, Neil Tobin, Necromancer: Near Death Experience, the show previewed at Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival in August 2017, where it received the Audience Choice Award. Tobin plans to bring the show to funeral homes and cemetery chapels in New York and Los Angeles, as well.

In November and December 2015, Tobin played the role of Erik Jan Hanussen in the world premiere of his original play, Palace of the Occult. Its first performance was on a Friday the 13th at Chicago's Prop Thtr, and a portion of proceeds benefited the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

Since his performance material often involves themes of mortality and spirit contact—in addition to demonstrations of telepathy, precognition, magic, and even divination—he often performs as "Neil Tobin, Necromancer."

Starting on Friday the 13th of February 2004, Tobin began performing Supernatural Chicago at the Excalibur nightclub in Chicago. He wrote, produced, directed, and was the sole performer of the show. The show, which was "popular with out-of-towners looking for a Chicago experience" and with "fans of theatrical magic," closed February 28, 2014 after a 10-year run.

Tobin is writer and photographer of the inspirational art book, Near Death Experience: Cemetery Resolutions, which is available through several online bookstores. He is also co-writer and editor of Unspeakable Acts: Three Lives and Countless Legends of Tom Palmer/Tony Andruzzi/Masklyn ye Mage, which is available directly from the publisher and at magic shops throughout the world. For the general public, he wrote "Magical History Tour," a temporary exhibit focused on Chicago's contribution to the world of magical performance for the Elmhurst Historical Museum, which ran June 2010–January 2011; it was awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Illinois Museum Association. He was also a consultant for "Magic," a temporary exhibit running June 2012-January 2013 at the Chicago History Museum. For the trade, Tobin has contributed material to several magicians' publications, including Genii (magazine), M-U-M, Vibrations, Magicol, and Oracle. He has written three plays (in which he has also performed): Neil Tobin, Necromancer: Near Death Experience, Palace of the Occult and Supernatural Chicago.

Tobin served as Medium of the Houdini Seance at Excalibur nightclub annually from October 2001 to October 2014. This event was presented on behalf of the Chicago Assembly of the Society of American Magicians during the last week of October to commemorate the late magician's death; Houdini helped found the Chicago Assembly in 1919.

Neil Tobin (born July 7, 1966) is a magical and psychic entertainer, theatre producer and playwright, and a writer on related subjects.