Our Founders

Patrick Fitzwater

Artistic Director and Co-founder

Patrick is a ten-time Carbonell Nominee (six for Best Director and four for Best Choreography) He won a, 2018 Carbonell for his choreography for Memphis and a 2013 Carbonell Award for his direction of next to normal. He is also a three-time Silver Palm Award winning choreographer/director. Patrick is Artistic Director of Slow Burn Theatre and has directed all 48 of Slow Burn Theatre’s shows, including the 2018 Carbonell Award for Musical for Memphis and the 2019 recommended productions of Jekyll & Hyde, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown and 9 To 5.

Matthew Korinko

Co-founder

Matthew grew up in Wisconsin, attended the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and graduated with a BFA with a performance emphasis. He was most recently seen as Gabriel Utterson in Jekyll & Hyde. He is a four-time Carbonell Award nominee and has been a member of two Carbonell award-winning ensembles (Indecent, Rumors) Other roles: Legally Blonde (Callahan), Indecent (Mendel), Rock of Ages (Hertz), Memphis (Mr. Simmons), The Secret Garden (Dr. Craven), Titanic (Andrews), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Frollo), Romance, Romance (Alfred/Sam), Big Fish (Amos), Parade (Hugh Dorsey), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Side Show (Terry), and Urinetown (Officer Lockstock). 

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