Who's Who in Hunt Mysteries

Jared Hunt

Executive Producer

E-Mail: jared.hunt@huntmysteries.com
Jared started his Hunt Mysteries career at a young age. He enjoyed the extra time he spent with his Dad at each show. Jared became very interested in sound department and it wasn’t soon after that he started running the sound for all the shows. At 17 Jared continued his career with Hunt Mysteries and also started his career in corporate events as a Technician and soon moved into Management. After working as a technician for 3 years and managing for 7 years both for Alliant Events and Webb Audio Visual he decided to hang up the reigns and move forward with his true passion, Hunt Mysteries. With his background in Hunt Mysteries and his Experience he gained in the Corporate Production and Event Management industry, Jared is excited to lead Hunt Mysteries to the next level.

Jared enjoys working with such a great group of talented people and enjoys being a part of such a great team

W. Lee Hunt

Founder - Business Manager

E-Mail: lee.hunt@huntmysteries.com
Lee is a career newspaperman. In 1974 he received a bachelor's degree in journalism (with a minor 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.

A story in the Deseret News about a comedy murder mystery outing in another state caught Lee's interest, which led him to write his first comedy murder mystery script in 1987. This script and other holiday-oriented scripts 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 and has been doing shows non-stop since.

Lee wrote most of the scripts early on, and Hunt Mysteries now has more than 40 scripts to pick from. The format of the performances has changed over time, as Hunt Mysteries has 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.

Lee retired from Deseret Morning News in 2008 and about the same time sold Hunt Mysteries to his son, Jared. Lee now works in his home office as business manager of Hunt Mysteries. For leisure, he enjoys playing with his grandchildren, reading, traveling or watching local sports -- whether it be BYU football, basketball or the Utah Jazz.

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

Nancy Hunt

Assistant Producer & Show Manager

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!

Mary Brassard

Assistant Executive Producer

E-Mail: mary.brassard@huntmysteries.com
Mary was 3 when she attended her first theatre audition. She spent years acting on stages throughout the Salt Lake Valley. In 2006, Mary found Hunt Mysteries and performed in her first murder mystery. Mary soon became a permanent fixture – the format and audience participation is a natural fit. She loves working close with and building a relationship with the audience members. In 2007, she began directing and writing for Hunt Mysteries and in early 2009, Mary joined Hunt Mysteries as a producer. She is very fond of the Hunt family and looks forward to many years with Hunt Mysteries. Mary has many goals for Hunt Mysteries and believes all of them will come to fruition with the great team that Hunt Mysteries has put together.

Mary is married to her sweetheart, Dan, who is very supportive of her aspirations and goals with Hunt Mysteries. In fact, he has even joined our show tech team and has helped out with the lighting in many shows productions. Mary hasn’t had any luck getting him in front of the crowd – yet. Mary and her husband have two very mischievous dogs and live in the Salt Lake area. Dan happily and successfully works for Wells Fargo Bank.

Tonia Sayer

Producer and Show Coordinator

E-Mail: tonia.sayer@huntmysteries.com
Tonia has worked as a show manager and as an actor for Hunt Mysteries since 2006. She is very interested in the growth and success of this company and is excited to be on such an amazing team to help bring about that realization. She loves working with the actors and all the flavors they come in – and is glad to be continuing her efforts to bring quality Hunt Mysteries entertainment to corporate and private events.

Heidi Potter

Producer/Music Director

E-Mail: heidi.potter@huntmysteries.com
Heidi Potter has performed and worked in musical theatre since the age of six. She began her music training by singing with the Utah Children’s Choir, winning national choir competitions for nine years. She continued her music studies in private voice lessons with Kerrilyn Johnson, becoming astute in such styles as classical, opera, broadway, and pop. In that time, Heidi won titles in the classical genre in both the N.A.T.S. (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and other prestigious competitions. She furthered her education by attending UVU on a music scholarship, performing in Acapella and Encore groups.

Heidi’s dance experience began at an early age when she studied tap, ballet, and jazz styles. She continued ballet by performing with the Colleen Collins Dance Company for several years. Heidi fell in love with modern dance and performed later with the Synergy Dance Company at UVU.

Heidi has had the pleasure of working professionally in the world of theatre. Some of her favorite stage experiences have been in “Oklahoma!” and “The Sound of Music” at Tuachan, playing the part of Alice in “You Can’t Take it With You,” Nellie in “Jekyll and Hyde,” and of course many roles in the wonderful “Hunt Mysteries” productions.

Heidi joined “Hunt Mysteries” three years ago, starting as a music director. Heidi is very excited to further her career with Hunt Mysteries. She feels that this is a unique theatre experience that can really capture an audience. She loves performing and working with such talented people and looks forward to furthering her experience as well as introducing our audiences to many nights of fun, mystery, music and entertainment.

Heidi resides in Pleasant Grove, UT with her very supportive husband Shea, who also occasionally performs with her in Hunt shows. He is pursuing his career in the film industry, while helping to raise their beautiful girls Kate and Annie, ages six and three.

Anjanette Mickelsen

Vocal Coach

Anjanette Mickelsen is an award-winning Level 5 Certified Speech Level Singing (SLS) teacher. Anjanette is the youngest teacher in the world to receive Level 5 status, SLS's highest level of certification. She has over twelve years of teaching experience.

Anjanette works with recording artists, professional musical theater performers, demo singers for Priddis, theme park singers, and Junior Category Star Search Winner David Archeleta. Her students have received vocal scholarships for college and perform throughout the country. In 2007, Anjanette received the SLS Catch the Vision award for the outstanding growth of her studio in Utah. Anjanette was also honored to serve as the Rocky Mountains' first SLS Regional Representative, or EAG (Educational Advisory Group) from 2005-2008.

Anjanette is also a working musician in the Utah area, performing in bands, studio session work and background vocals.

Anjanette is passionate about unlocking the hidden potential in all of the voices that she works with. Anjanette believes the mastery of the voice is simply a mastery of our selves through the joy that is music. It is her belief that the key to mastering the voice is having complete freedom of expression – both body and soul. By mastering our voice and our art, we unlock the hidden potential inside ourselves that is within all of us and encourage others to do the same.