Jon Tai in Road Signs

Get carried away by the wonder and wanderlust of Road Signs, starring magician and storyteller Jon Tai. Co-created and directed by Alex Gruhin, Road Signs takes audiences on a journey into the great American wilderness, where past and present blur and audience members’ dreams are brought to life around a campfire.

After mesmerizing audiences in Chicago at the MacArthur Award-winning A Red Orchid Theatre, and in Estes Park, Colorado at Aiden Sinclair’s Underground, part of the world-famous Stanley Hotel, Road Signs returns home to Pittsburgh for an encore run this summer with some new (and spectacular) surprises.

A “beguiling and astounding show” — The Chicago Reader

About Jon
Jon Tai is a magician and storyteller whose mission is to foster community between people through shared moments of astonishment. These moments have been felt and experienced across the country at award‑winning theaters (Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre, NYC’s 59E59), conference mainstages, and several of his favorite Pittsburgh neighborhood coffee houses.

More than just tricks, Jon’s work explores what it means to be human and confidently embrace the unknown. A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Psychology, he lives in Regent Square and is absolutely delighted to bring Road Signs back to Liberty Magic.

About Alex
Alex Gruhin’s favorite endeavors include Road Signs (seen at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Aiden Sinclair’s Underground at the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, and here at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic) and Missed Connections (presented by A Red Orchid Theatre, Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders, Oddly Correct, and 59E59 in New York City), both co-created with and starring magician and storyteller Jon Tai. Also, Nightcap Riot: Mombucha at Magick City and his work with the late visionary chef David Bouley. He recently made his international theatre debut with The Intermission, developed in collaboration with the playwright and performer Richard Walls, which premiered at the Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse in London.

Alex is currently Programming Director at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. His proudest production (and light of his life) is Daphne Shel, age four, co-created with (other light) Ariel Reid.