Meet Our Talented New York Area Entertainers
At Jest Murder Mystery Co. we pride ourselves on our talented and experienced local New York entertainers who bring our murder mystery shows to life. Our team is made up of skilled performers who are passionate about creating a fun and engaging experience for our audiences. Here’s a little bit about some of our talented actors.
Hannah Connell
Hannah Connell found her way to performing when she found that people applaud her for being the quirky tall girl, something that comes quite naturally to her. Hannah has a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Conservatory at Southeast Missouri State University.
Once she got her degree, she high-tailed it out to NYC and now lives in Jersey where there’s grass, trees, and a handsome man she calls her husband. Hannah has an international children’s theatre tour under her belt as well as some time Can-Can dancing in Skagway, Alaska. When she’s not auditioning for Broadway or television, you can find her belting high C’s in her closet!
Mark Young
Mark has performed in various comedies and not-comedies in the Big Apple (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and North Carolina (Unto These Hills, Fight Girl Battle World).
Mark also writes short plays and musicals, and since moving to NYC, has been studying solo multidisciplinary performance and physical comedy. You can find him in Central Park chasing dropped juggling balls. He also enjoys cooking, reading classic science fiction, and wearing floral-print neckties.
Kimberly Bollard
Kim Bollard is a New York-based actor, writer, and comedian. She graduated from Rutgers University with a double major in Theatre and Journalism & Media Studies, and a minor in Digital Filmmaking. She studied acting at T. Schreiber Studio, and has been trying her best to take over the world ever since.
When she’s not acting, writing, or dreaming, she’s annoying her neighbors with her ever-expanding garden on their shared patio, loving her cat too much, and pretending she’s on Great British Bake Off.
David Rieth
David is member of the Artpark Repetrory Theater, the South Carolina Summer Rep, and The Improv Olympics, David has performed at Cafe Bustello, CBGBs, and ABC No Rio. He’s frequently the musical emcee for “WORD: The Storytelling Show” on Avenue A in New York City, and he stars as a hip-hop rapper’s shrink in the film, “Verses at Work.”
David recently played Eddie in “Lost in Yonkers,” and James Lingk in “Glengarry Glen Ross” —both the Nutley Little Theater. David and his wife, Janet, front the original power pop band, The Bloomingfields.