Bright Light

I used to find the dreary days on the East Coast kind of depressing. I had heard that the constant dreary winters of Seattle can really get to people, but I found myself getting used to the murky weather. In the past week, I think the sun came out once for about an hour and […]

Los Angeles Fantasy

Whenever I read an article about someone who is a current hot commodity they mention a long list of projects that they have lined up to do. While it sounds impressive, how many things can someone actually do? I remember when Trey Parker and Matt Stone got hot during the first year of “South Park.” […]

Movie Jail

I recently read an article about “movie jail” in Filmmaker magazine, which I remembered because today I read an article in Entertainment Weekly about “Selma” director Ava DuVernay. Among the many points made, Ms. DuVernay just wants to keep a career going. She said, “I’ve never been in this place before.” As in, a place […]

The Godfather

Marcel, the Godfather of the Rogue, arrives here in Seattle this afternoon. He is probably getting on the plane as I write this. And “Dancing in the Mist,” which he first told me about five years ago is finally a full script. I read it with Xan as we ate dinner a few nights ago, […]

A Bad Stretch

Update from last week: Xan and I didn’t visit a facility for patients with Alzheimer’s. What we visited was a community center that hosted a day of games and activities for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We sat with them in the beginning of their day, introduced ourselves, and talked about what we do. I […]

Dancing in the Mist

Happy New Year, everyone. It’s Wednesday and I’m going to try to have a weekly update on here. Every Wednesday? Why not? Last year was a big year for me. After many years on the Fringe circuit, I created and co-created two collaborative shows to tour with, and they were both successful. “Bromance” played to […]

Fringe Festival Thoughts

If you choose to do a fringe tour, be prepared. Before you click “send” on your application, understand the following: If you do a major festival like Winnipeg and Edmonton, understand that you may be reviewed by the sports writer or classifieds editor of the newspaper, and they may give you a bad review because, […]

Thoughts on Kickstarter

I’ve been thinking about and following Zach Braff’s Kickstarter project for his new movie, which he will direct and star in. If you haven’t heard, Braff started a campaign on Kickstarter to raise two million dollars for his feature film follow-up to “Garden State,” “Wish I Was Here.” I don’t know if that will cover […]

New Orleans Fringe Festival

“The Last Straight Man In Theatre” was performed at Kajun’s Pub at the 2012 New Orleans Fringe Festival. It played for five consecutive nights from Nov. 14 – 18 at 9pm.

Dr. Kurt Fitzpatrick, MD

Earlier this year I convinced myself that I could be a lawyer, without having attended law school or passing the bar exam. In a very short period of time, I was hired to portray a lawyer on “Law and Order: SVU,” “Person of Interest,” and “The Good Wife.” In fact, on “The Good Wife” I […]