Who's Who in Hunt Mysteries

Owner & Producer

E-Mail: lee.hunt@huntmysteries.com
Responsibilities Include: Marketing, Scheduling, Personnel, Script Writing, etc.
Best Part of the Job: "A show well done."
Biography: Lee is a career newspaperman. In 1974 he received a bachelor's degree in journalism (minoring in sociology) from Brigham Young University. Upon graduation he was hired at the Deseret News (now Deseret Morning News) as an obituary writer but within a few months moved to the copy desk as a copy editor. By 1985 he had become the paper's copy editing chief. Lee's interest in mystery writing led him to write his 1st comedy murder mystery script in 1987. This script and others were written and performed at dinner parties with his family and friends. He eventually hired actors and staged his first public show in April of 1991.

Lee has written about half of the 34 scripts that are currently used. The format of the performances has changed over time, as we have become more focused on audience participation and the musical entertainment side of the comedy murder mysteries. We've also grown quite a bit, averaging more than one hundred performances a year for the past several years.

When Lee is not busy with work, (he’s always busy), you'll find him reading, traveling, or enjoying local sports -- whether it be BYU football or Jazz basketball.

~ Deseret News article about Lee: Our 'Slot' is a Headliner on Several Stages

Responsibilities Include: Show Logistics, Costumes, Props, Hairstyling & Makeup.
Best Part of the Job: "Interaction with the actors"
Biography: Nancy has been a licensed cosmetologist since 1976. She recently retired from working in her own salon. She now focuses on making us look good! Her work is superb, she has a keen eye for detail. In the theater business we often hear the phrase "The show must go on!" -- For us, it is typically Nancy who makes certain that the details of the show are accomplished. Up until recently moving from West Jordan, Nancy focused her free time on her backyard paradise -- she's a phenomenal gardener. Now she has a lovely flowering patio!

E-Mail: jared.hunt@huntmysteries.com
Responsibilities Include:Business Marketing, Sound, Light & Special Effects
Best Part of the Job: "Working with the actors, meeting all the different people."
Biography: Jared began running our professional sound system on his own when he was only fourteen years old. His abilities impress anyone who has a chance to watch him do what he loves. Jared can take any location, and make it sound like a concert hall, regardless of acoustics. He makes certain that our actors voices are heard clearly by everyone in our audience -- we feel hearing the dialogue & lyrics are just as important as witnessing the action. In addition to the work he does for Hunt Mysteries, Jared is manager of the Utah division of Alliant Event Services, which provides audiovisual and computer IT networking systems for conventions of all sizes. He recently was manager of the sound and lighting for President Bush’s August 2006 airport arrival and speech for the president’s visit to Salt Lake City.

Responsibilities Include:Assists in running professional sound and lighting systems for shows, also DJ services
Best Part of the Job: Interaction and friendship with the actors and audience
Favorite hobbies: Computer, camping, hiking, basketball, music, singing
Other: Jason is currently the Audio/video manager for Webb Audio at The Sheraton Hotel in downtown Salt Lake