GRIEF MEDICINE SHOW : CAN BRING TO YOUR TOWN!
(Dead) Dad Jokes
heart-centered theatrical stand-up show.
... Run time is about one hour.
Show Suggested Rating: 14+ due to Dark Humor around Death.
Audience Reviews!
"She is the reincarnation of Carol Burnett, only Carol isn't dead yet." (Stand-up Comedy Show)
"She has a very charming way with everyone." (Comedy)
"Hailey is a great host & improviser." (Variety Show)
"This game was good medicine." (Virtual Murder Mystery)
"Her shows are like stepping into a time-machine." (Variety Show)
"Hailey is a stellar performer that’s able to connect with the audience in a real authentic way."
"From beginning to end our experience was filled with lots of laughter, magic and sugar plums left dancing in our heads."
(Home Elf Visit)
"Hailey was instrumental in guiding our group through a comedic journey we will never forget." (Custom Murder Mystery)
"...had my whole Family laughing." (Elf Show)
"Enthusiastic, Engaging!" (Variety Show)
Backstory
She grew up in the Loony Bin...
My mom said that whenever she and my dad got together they just laughed and laughed... so I guess you could say that even my conception was a joke! I was raised in the LOONY BIN (Comedy Club), where I began practicing my comic chops since I was old enough to talk. I had a solid five at 5—at least my stuffed animals in the showroom thought so. However, I never wanted to be a stand-up comedian like at my dad's clubs. I wanted "to be a comedic actress & to help people laugh when they are not at work." I always wanted my comedy to be tied into character & story, and to have soulful significance to those who watched.
I got my Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance from the University of Missouri: Kansas City. If that wasn't enough to make my parents proud, I attended a year of post-graduate training at "a very prestigious clown school," Dell'Arte International in Humboldt County. Over the years, I have attended many classes & trainings at comedy schools such as Second City & The Groundlings. I'm proud to say that my entire "grown-up" life (thus far), I have been able to have performing as my primary source of income (people often ask if I do this full time!). I've traveled all over the world (India, Nepal, Scotland, Peru being highlights!) with my heart-centered entertainment. I also have ventured into smaller communities & taught camps where kids are able to co-create plays from scratch. We are all such powerful creators!
Uniquely Me: Living in the mountains in a cabin with two small dogs. Being as eco-conscious as possible. Adventurous travel with no plan. Life on the road! Energy healer—Highly Intuitive (love using these gifts when I write custom mysteries!). Very vivid dreamer; have kept a dream log for 14 years. I write a lot of poetry and have won a slam competition or two. Not a vegan at all, but often assumed to be. I'm originally from Kansas; I love steak (grass-fed organic lol). I lived off-grid in a school bus conversion for three years.
Hailey Jones & Friends: The "& Friends" refers to not only the professional performers/hilariously talented friends I hire to accompany me on certain gigs... it also refers to all the characters I play, which are the physical embodiment of different aspects of my personality. I usually discover what part after a few years of developing them (ha!). I also was obsessed with Marlo Thomas & Friends' "Free to Be: You & Me" as a kid, and I think that also explains a lot.
History of Mysteries: I worked for a corporate murder mystery company shortly after I was done with school, and it was a bloody mess. I started my own company for character performance during COVID—and guess what... Murder sells. It's the best way to do character entertainment in a way that's fun for me and marketable for everyone else!
History of A. Jolly Elf: Was created while I lived off-grid in a school bus conversion in Lake Arrowhead for three years. I developed the elf book so I could do more school and library shows. She's pretty much the embodiment of my joyous inner child, my best sELF.
History of Safety Sue: This character was created for a "Risk-Prevention Insurance Convention" as a short bit to mix things up. When I was backpacking in India, Thailand, & Nepal, I got lonely, so I made a YouTube series. Safety Sue has even been on NPR.
History of Snailey the Snail: I was asked to be a big bug at a big picnic at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I chose Snail because I had just gotten back from my 9-month backpacking adventure, and I identified with having my home on my back. It took me the entire three hours to make it one circle around the event, but I had all the kids chanting "NO SALT." Be your best SHELF.
Madame Trewloooooony: Was developed because I was asked to read tarot at a kids' party. I was asked to host a Harry Potter mystery as her once, and it was hilarious because during the murder reveal, her scene came up on the TV screen behind me, and I "had never been upstaged by myself before." I developed this character more when I wrote my solo comedy-medicine show "Dead Dad Jokes: A Literal Stage of Grief" that I performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023 (a year after my pops passed).
I am very grateful to be able to play for a living!
Thanks for reading—hope you enjoyed this personal & professional insight into the being you're about to hire!
(wink. wink, nudge, nudge!)
