
- Professional Murder Mystery Actors
- Perform as suspects, victims, detectives, or hosts
- Can lead interactive scenes or run the full mystery program
- Ideal if you want guests to be participants, not performers
Hire through: Mystery dinner theater troupes, event companies, improv groups
- Event Host or Game Facilitator
- Keeps the timeline on track, introduces scenes, reveals clues
- Helps guests stay in character and guides gameplay
- Great for DIY plots where you want some outside structure
- Photographer or Themed Photo Booth Attendant
- Captures in-character portraits, candids, and group photos
- Can provide instant prints or digital albums
- Optional: photographer dressed as a 1940s crime scene reporter
- Makeup Artist / Costume Stylist
- Offers on-site or pre-party touch-ups to add realism
- Especially helpful for elaborate roles (victims, villains, 1920s glam, haunted looks)
- Bartender or Mixologist
- Serves themed cocktails like “The Black Widow” or “Corpse Reviver”
- Optional: in costume (speakeasy bartender, mortician, poisoner)
- Sound & Lighting Technician
- Sets up and controls ambient music, voiceovers, and spotlight reveals
- Useful for larger or more theatrical setups
- Live Musicians or Ensemble
- Jazz trio, string quartet, or piano player
- Matches vintage, noir, or masquerade themes
- Improv Actors or Character Roamers
- Blend in as party guests but drop clues or red herrings
- Can play secret roles to mislead or assist players