The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd. has been performing live, interactive, improvisational murder mysteries for groups as small as 25 in your own home to as large as 200 in a banquet hall throughout Northern Ohio since 1986. Our performers are highly experienced professionals, and our scripts are generated from within our own ranks. We go beyond performing FOR your audience to performing WITH your audience, making them an integral part of the show when they play along with us. Also available is our highly successful Comedy Wedding complete with hilarious ceremony and equally hilarious wedding reception.
Bill and his team did an excellent job with their murder mystery performance. I would highly recommend this team for your entertainment. I hired them for a milestone birthday party! They did not disappoint!
Response from The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.:
Thank you so much! We appreciate the feedback. We enjoyed performing for your group.
The actors were grea, as always! It was fun and interesting! The guests all loved it! Thank you!
Characters were great, engaging, entertaining! Loved it!
Response from The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.:
Thank you so much for your review! We really appreciate the support.
Very Professional group! Everyone loved the mystery. Love how they mingle with the crowd to involve everyone. Would do it again! Thanks you!
Response from The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.:
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate it.
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Price Range: $600-$1500
I am J. R. Simons. I hold a BFA and an MA in Theatre Arts from Kent State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Ashland University. Since 1996, I have owned and managed The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd., which performs live, interactive, improvisational murder mysteries. When you book a show with us, you will get 4 or 5 actors, depending on the size of your audience, who will perform a scripted improvisational murder mystery for your audience. We will perform scripted improvisational scenes interspersed with improvisational mingling for and with your audience. Our performances last approximately 90 minutes after which time one of the characters dies, and the audience is left with the task of figuring out whodunit. We bring all our own necessary props and costumes and provide you with guessing forms and pencils for your audience to figure out the solution.
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