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Known to countless thousands as JestMaster Wince the
WowBeGone, behind the Jester's Motley, Elizabethan speech and quick witted repartee
is Jon Koons, who has been dubbed "Renaissance Man"
by the media. Having been on stage for over a quarter century, Jon has appeared as an
actor and singer on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in summer and regional theatres. He has
also been seen in Feature Films, on Television and in Commercials. As a director,
production state manager and theatrical designer, Jon has worked with numerous theatre,
opera and arts-in-education companies, such as the OpenBook, The
Metropolitan Opera Guild, and Arts For Anyone, to name a few. As
a Multi-Talent Variety Performer, Jon has performed magic, clowning, ventriloquism,
stilt-walking, fire-eating, juggling, mime and a host of other skills from Atlantic City
to L.A. for events ranging in size from childrens' birthday parties to trade shows to main
stage events. He was recently awarded the title "NYC's Plum Craziest
Performer" as the winner of a national talent search sponsored by Sunsweet.
All
This And More!
His most visible accomplishment, Jon
Koons Productions, Inc., now called JestMaster Productions, Inc., is a full
service production and entertainment company, which provides "unique entertainment
for any occasion". Jon's contributions to the arts and education have been recognized
in books such as Theatre Work, Frantic Comedy, Reader's Theatre: What It Is and
How to Stage it, The Magic Catalog and others, as well as by the United
States Congress and the State of New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.
A published author of both fiction and non-fiction, Jon's short story, The Adventures Of The Missing Countess, is featured in the
anthology The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes.
Jon's book, Any Fool Can Do Magic was written as a companion
piece to his Renaissance attraction, Ye Olde Cambridge Jesters Academy. For additional information,
resumes and photos, click on the appropriate selections.
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