Chris, a Mentalist, will return to IWU to perform on Saturday, September 20, during Family Weekend!

Her’s also been featured in an article for IWU Magazine, celebrating his many talents and revealing the start of his career.

His interest in mind reading and magic began at as a child. As he watched his uncle playing poker with his friends, Carter realized that he could tell when a man was bluffing. With more practice and the help of a book about body language his mother bought him, Carter learned to guess what cards each person was holding. When he began showing people this trick, “the reaction was more powerful” than he had ever experienced with traditional magic tricks.

“From that point on,” he says, “I pretty much knew what I wanted to do.”

Carter, who grew up in Springfield, Ill., came to Illinois Wesleyan intending to be a psychology major but later switched to theatre and business, knowing both majors would be helpful in his future career. Carter also honed his skills as a hypnotist at IWU.

He spent four more years in graduate school studying theatre, but left before completing his dissertation to devote himself to the task of becoming a full-time mentalist. Carter’s first two years — performing at private parties and small corporate events in the Chicago area — were lean. But when he discovered the college market, “I knew that I had found a home for my performing,” he says.

Congratulations on your success, Chris! We can’t wait to see you at Family Weekend.

If you’d like to learn more about Chris Carter, visit his website: http://christophercartermentalist.com/