One of my friends discovered this ad in this week’s edition of The Stranger newspaper in Seattle. It features a stock image of myself (one of the primary images I use for my music persona, Fugdale) which was photographed by Rasmus Rasmussen. This is the second time in a month that one of my photos has showed up in The Stranger.
I wonder if I can show up at this Primo place and get free cocktails.
Don’t miss your chance to see this enchanting show!
” ‘Shipwrecked!’ is not your usual theater experience. Director Christopher Zinovitch stages this fantastical tale in a manner that includes live actors, some puppetry, strange sounds and a stage set composed of bits and pieces used cleverly to create tranquil London homes, tropical islands, underwater scenes, roiling seas, native villages and more.
Playwright Donald Margulies wanted the piece to “celebrate the uniqueness of theater,” and, if you’re willing to enter into its spirit, it does just that. ” - Nancy Worssam – Seattle Times
The reviews have been mostly kind to the show. Here are a few quotes regarding my performance:
Come see this magical theatrical event while you can, featuring superb performances by Nick Edwards, EmilyRose Frasca, Beth Cooper and Ryan Floresca. Tickets now on sale! Or call (206) 938-0339 to place your order by phone.
Doug is about to start rehearsals for his most intensive role to date, playing Louis de Rougemont, in ArtsWest’s production of “Shipwrecked: An Entertainment”. Below is a press release from the theater. Ticket information is available below.
PRODUCTION RUN: APRIL 27TH – MAY 21ST, 2011
WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY, 7:30 PM; SUNDAY, 3:00 PM
STUDENT MATINEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH, 10:00AM
PRESS NIGHT: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 7:30PM
SEATTLE, WA (March 11, 2011) – ArtsWest Playhouse & Gallery is proud to announce the Seattle Premiere of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donald Margulies (Dinner with Friends, Collected Stories), directed by ArtsWest’s Theater and Education Director Christopher Zinovitch (The History Boys, Evil Dead: The Musical). Shipwrecked! opens on Wednesday, April 27th and runs through Saturday, May 21, 2011 at ArtsWest (4711 California Ave SW, Seattle 98116).
Shipwrecked! is based on the tales of Louis de Rougemont, a hoaxer who spellbound 19th-century readers with his adventures as a castaway in the South Pacific—until it was revealed that his accounts of buried treasure, a giant killer octopus and cannibals were likely, in fact, fictional. In the book’s afterword, Margulies wrote that with Shipwrecked! he wanted to create “a play that would make no attempt to replicate onstage what television and movies do but would instead celebrate the uniqueness of theater.”
With his “exuberantly theatrical” (Time Out New York) piece, Margulies strips away the trappings of spectacle—using minimal scenery, three players and the simple sound effects they create—to, as Margulies said, “get back to what theater does best: enlighten, amuse, transport, make you forget, or force you to remember.”
“Good old fashioned yarn spinning… The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman whose colorful past springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book.” —New York Times
Donald Margulies received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Dinner with Friends, which has been produced across the U.S. and around the world. His other plays include Sight Unseen (Obie Award for Best New American Play); Brooklyn Boy; Collected Stories; God of Vengeance, based on the Yiddish classic; among many others. Born in Brooklyn, he lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with his wife and his son, to whom the play is dedicated.
Doug Fahl (South Pacific- Village Theatre; The Great Gatsby-Seattle Repertory Theatre; Zombies of Mass Destruction-Lionsgate Films) leads the ensemble cast as Louis de Rougemont in ArtsWest’s production of Shipwrecked! Also featured are Beth A. Cooper (Black Gold, Measure for Pleasure), Nick Edwards (The History Boys), and Emily Rose Frasca (Evil Dead: The Musical, 2010 BWW Award for Best Actress in a Musical).
Christopher Zinovitch (Winner, 2010 Broadway World Awards, Best Direction of a Musical) will direct Shipwrecked! alongside his design team: Dan Schuy (set and props), Rob Witmer (sound), Margo Walker (costumes), and Josh Randall (lights). Zinovitch piloted the hugely successful Evil Dead: The Musical last fall and the currently-running production of Distracted, now playing at ArtsWest through April 2nd.
Winner of Broadway World’s Best Theater of the Year (2010), ArtsWest is one of Seattle’s leading not-for-profit contemporary theater companies. The 149-seat theater and visual arts gallery took home another sixteen Broadway World Awards for 2010 including Best Musical, Best Costume Design, and Best Choreography. Shipwrecked! is the final production of ArtsWest’s 2010-11 season. Season tickets for ArtsWest’s new 2011-2012 are on sale starting March 14, 2011. For more information or to buy tickets go to www.artswest.org.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by phone at (206) 938-0339, online at www.artswest.org or in person at ArtsWest: located in West Seattle at 4711 California Avenue SW Seattle, 98116.
Ticket prices range from $10.00-$32.00.
Under 25? Only $10!
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
April 27 – May21, 2011
Performances are Wednesday through Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m.
*Student Matinee: Wednesday, May 11 at 10AM.
Doug has been cast and contracted to play the title role of Louis de Rougemont in ArtsWest’s upcoming production of “Shipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont as Told By Himself”. The play, written by Donald Margulies and directed by Christopher Zinovitch opens April 27th and runs through May 21st at ArtsWest Theatre in West Seattle.
In Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, four performers enact a dazzling adventure tale using the simple magic of the theater. In tones somewhere between storybook narrator and sideshow barker, a middle-aged charmer named Louis de Rougemont unfolds a tale of sailing to a South Seas paradise to dive for pearls, evade monsters of the deep, and survive for decades among the natives. Three other actors not only play all the remaining roles, from a crusty sea captain to a trusty dog, they also create a world of live sound effects that bring the globe-spanning story to life. Written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Collected Stories and Dinner with Friends, this raucous fantasy challenges audiences to think about the delicate dance between truth and fiction – are the lives we lead enough to make a mark on the world, and in the grand scheme of things, does that matter?
Doug is very excited to be working on this project and hopes you all come out and see the show. Tickets are available for purchase online here.
Doug has been cast as Detective Tufts, a supporting role in an independent feature film called “The Dead Men”. The film is produced by Serius Films in Seattle. More information about the film will be released as it is made public. Production on the project will take place in February.
Doug recently spent 3 days in the sound studio at the Seattle Art Institute recording a voice over version of a new film by Chris Julian entitled “Scapegoat”. The film retells the story of Jesus and Judas in a totally unique way. Doug played the “Jesus” character (named Joshua in the film). Chris Julian is creating an audio version of the movie to help generate backing and revenue for the full feature film. The audio version won’t be released publicly.
Doug will be appearing in a cameo role alongside a few other “Zombies of Mass Destruction” actors in Kevin Hamedani’s newest film titled “JUNK”. Details of the film haven’t been publicly released yet. So check back for more information as it becomes available. The film is being shot this month in Seattle, WA. Doug will be playing a karaoke host in the film. ”JUNK” is Hamedani’s second feature film.
Doug will play Morty and a waiter in an upcoming staged reading of a new musical called “It Should Have Been You”. The reading will show one night only at 7:30pm on Thursday, August 12th as part of Village Theater’s “Annual Festival of New Works”. The new musical, by Brian Hargrove and Barabara Anselmi, follows a bride on the day of her wedding when crazy things happen. The festival includes six original new musicals and runs from August 12th-August 15th at Village Theater in Issaquah.
Here is a brief summary of the show:
“What begins as a typical wedding, replete with indecisive mothers and jealous siblings, escalates to new levels of hysteria in this outrageous new musical comedy. As dissatisfied mothers fire snide comments at one another and ex-boyfriends make unsolicited appearances, arguments arise and secrets unfurl. With an uproarious score, It Shoulda Been You is a rollercoaster of laughs full of shocking twists that will leave your head spinning.”
Doug has been cast as Brian, a patient of a concerned doctor who wants to have his Oxycontin prescription filled early. This training video by Talaria will help train doctors in how to deal with patients who are showing signs of addiction to the medications they are prescribed. This project includes several case scenarios. Doug’s project includes a voice over with still slides to be shown on a private medical site. Sorry folks, you need to be a doctor to see the final project. Shooting will be held in mid August.
A Measure of Comfort, a 37-minute short dramatic film directed by Jeremy Berg, makes it’s world premiere at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) on Saturday, June 12th at 7:45pm. Doug plays supporting character, Jack, a husband who has to cope with his wife’s infidelities. A Measure of Comfort tells the story of a struggling writer wrestling with his changed perception of the world after a doomed relationship draws to a conclusion. This marks Doug’s third major film role. For more information on the movie, check out the facebook page or the IMDb page. You can see the trailer and poster for the film below. You can order tickets to the screening on the Stiff Website.
A Measure of Comfort – Trailer from 47 North Productions on Vimeo.
