NOON at the NATIONAL - The National Theatre of Washington DC

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175th Anniversary Campaign
NOON at the National
FREE - Thursday - June 17 - at NOON

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The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

ONE LUCKY ATTENDEE WILL WIN A FREE AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF THE BOOK.
ANOTHER WILL WIN TWO TICKETS TO FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, OR SOME OTHER FUTURE MAINSTAGE SHOW OF THEIR CHOICE AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE.

Admission is FREE. Seating is limited. Tickets are required, and are distributed one half-hour prior to the program, on a first-come-first-served policy. One ticket only to each person in line. Information available at 202-783-3372.

MEET THE AUTHOR: ALAIN NU
Picture Your ESP

Click here to see a video of the amazing Alain Nu!

With Alain Nu’s book, Picture Your ESP, you now have the chance to test your own sense of psychic awareness by taking the Nu ESP Test. You might just amaze yourself! Believe it or not, serious research in major scientific laboratories has discovered something interesting: that we really do have the ability to predict future events, and receive telepathic information. These findings have remained consistent. What could this mean? Could this be real?

More importantly: Can this ability be practiced and developed? There’s no better way to find out than to just try it! Alain Nu’s photographic “psychic challenges” were designed specifically to develop and stretch the limits of your subconscious sensitivity. You will be guided through a way of thinking that opens you up to a different way of using your mind, and given immediate feedback on your intuitions. You can explore and adjust this ability however you like. It’s easy, it’s playful, and it can be quite astonishing if you take the test as directed!

As a youth, Mr. Nu's interest in the unknown manifested in anything he could research, and/or get away with—basement séances, UFO clubs, and playfully testing he and his friends’ psychic ability with playing cards. He asked his father who worked at the Library of Congress to bring home hard-to-find books on magic, strange phenomena and parapsychology so he could learn as much as possible about these topics. He became close friends with and worked for Mark Chorvinsky, publisher/editor of Strange Magazine, which covered many topics of the weird and unexplained. Connecting with this new world of people consumed with a passion for pursuing the unknown on so many different levels brought Alain’s personal sense of the importance of these topics to a new level. Eventually, Alain’s interest turned towards the field of “mentalism”—parlor demonstrations of ESP, mind reading and telekinesis. The path on which he found himself seemed to be his only true calling, and Alain came to the moment of decision on which his entire future depended. To Alain, there was no question that he was already doing exactly what he needed to do. Against tremendous odds, he built a career that eventually brought him to headline at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and star in four of his own hour-long television specials: “The Mysterious World of Alain Nu” which aired on TLC and international television. His endless creativity and high standard of excellence over many years earned him several awards, along with the deep respect and admiration of his peers.

THE SERIES
This salon-style series explores our heritage, culture and current events with an author reading and discussing a new book in the intimate and elegant Helen Hayes Gallery of the historic National Theatre. The comfortable setting provides an ideal forum for the public to engage in lively conversation with an author -- and perhaps acquire a book personally inscribed by its author -- all at midday, on a weekday, at a convenient downtown location.

The program is supported by contributions from members of The National Theatre Circle.
175th Anniversary Campaign: Click here for information.