PATRICK FITZWATER (Director) is a nineteen-time Carbonell Nominee (Best Director, Best Choreography and Sound Design). He won a 2024 Carbonell for his direction of The Little Mermaid , a 2018 Carbonell for his choreography for Memphis and a 2013 Carbonell Award for his direction of next to normal. He is a four-time Silver Palm Award winning director and three-time Award winning choreographer. Patrick is the Artistic Director of Slow Burn Theatre and has directed all 69 of Slow Burn’s shows.