Neil Tobin (born July 7, 1966) is a magical and psychic entertainer, mentalist, theatre producer and playwright, and a writer on related subjects.
Entitled Neil Tobin, Necromancer: Near Death Experience, it previewed at Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival in August 2017, where it received the Audience Choice Award.
Its first performance was on a Friday the 13th at Chicago's Prop Thtr, where a portion of the proceeds benefited the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Tobin has performed on broadcasts for WBEZ-FM, WGN-AM with Jonathon Brandmeier, WCKG-FM, KISS-FM, and WGN-TV (opposite Gary Sinise).
Theatre companies have hired Tobin to provide technical assistance, design magical sequences, create specialized props, and teach performance techniques to their actors.
[13] Tobin is recipient of the Lederman Award for Creativity from the Psychic Entertainers Association (PEA),[14] and two Presidential Citations from the Society of American Magicians (SAM).