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Viva Vivi Wrestling an Alligator Young War Zeppelin Beach Improv		Play: hooray for speech therapy Reviewer: daisy Reviewer Email: Rating: 2 Stars I don't know if it was just because I'm too PC, or because I saw the performance at noon on Sunday, or because the theater was sparsely populated, but this wasn't nearly as funny as I had hoped/expected. The performer seems more bitter than funny, and the accusation that all his former teachers in Catholic high school were c--ts was jarringly angry. I think there's a good solo performance in there, and I think this guy has the comic timing to pull it off, but it still needs a lot of work before I would recommend it to anyone Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Kurt Fitzpatrick Reviewer Email: info@kurtfitzpatrick.com Rating: None I am the writer/performer of "Hooray for Speech Therapy," and I would like to address daisy's review. I never said that ALL my former teachers in Catholic high school were c--ts. I was talking about a few teachers during my freshman year who made a challenging situation more difficult than it needed to be. I had teachers at the same school who were very supportive and nurturing towards my creativity. I say in the show that I began acting in high school, and that would not have happened at that time had it not been for the support and faith of certain teachers. I'm very grateful for that. I appreciate daisy's comment that the "c--t" line comes off "jarringly angry." That line was in the context of a joke that consistently got laughs, and there is some anger there, but as I was performing the show I realized more and more how out of place that line felt. It doesn't reflect my personality in an accurate way, and the fact that daisy perceived me as "bitter" just confirms t! hat for me. Thanks for the reviews, everyone. Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Muzz Reviewer Email: bigmuzz@bigmuzz.com Rating: 2 Stars I really wanted to like this show, but a few things soured it for me. First, the 5th-grade-esque naming of the villain, his former speech therapist ("Asshole McShmuck" of something like that). It's somewhat insulting to the audience-- we realize that this is supposed to be the bad guy in the story without having to have it driven in repeatedly. And it makes it hard to identify with the protagonist when instead of endearing himself to us, he resorts to name-calling so early on. Secondly, some of the humor was really off color. What sticks out in my mind were the jokes about Southerners not having teeth, being inbred, etc. We've all heard these jokes before. It amazes me how racism and sexism are almost taboo (and they should be), but ignorant regionalism seems to be alive and well. That the audience actually laughed at these jokes says something really disheartening. Ok, there were some good things in this show. The impersonations and side-jokes were great. And the storyline is one that should be very endearing and uplifting if it weren't lost admist everything else. Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Nick Strange Reviewer Email: To be honest, this show wasn't on my list to see at the Fringe, but when I caught Kurt Fitzpatrick doing a Guest Artist spot at the Neo-Surrealists show Friday night, I knew I had to give Hooray for Speech Therapy a shot. This isn't a great show. The material rambles and Kurt seems obviously to be enjoying it more than anyone else. But it is a good show and, most importantly, an endearing one. I was glad to have caught it. Play: Hurray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Preston Reviewer Email: Rating: 2 Stars You'd want to root for the guy, although it wasn't as funny as I had hoped. Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Diana Galligan Reviewer Email: This is an amazing autobiographical story - I knew absolutely nothing about speech therapy. A real eye opener, some amazingly funny moments. I love it when an "expert" gets it in the end! Strong material and great presentation. Nicely done. Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: Henry Milstead Reviewer Email: Rating: 3 Stars Not so much wowed or inspired as I am warmed. Kurt Fitzpatrick has the energy of a tv skit show comedian, but without the pacing. Throughout the show, I found myself, with the audience, chuckling slightly while Kurt Fitzpatrick milked every chuckle out in the hopes of maybe a guffaw. However, you can feel the weight and importance of the show in his performance. You might not "laugh your ass off" during the show, but you will feel his victory by the time the lights go to black Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy! Reviewer: Dawn Diprima Reviewer Email: Rating: None I was wully liked it when Kuwt stahted the show with Sistew Chwistian fwom Night Wanger. I knew then it was going to be a gweat show. He's as talented as me, Dawn DiPrima, the weigning little Miss Blood For Oil! Play: Hurray For Speech Thearapy. Reviewer: Shaun Landry Reviewer Email: shaunlandry@yahoo.com Rating: 4 Stars First off. Kurt does have a small stutter offstage. But damn his speech therapy has done him well onstage! He is so endearing and charming onstage! And he plays wit the audience too...which I personally loves...he knows how to riff...and get right back on track with him. He makes stuttering hot. A must see show! Play: Hooray for Speech Therapy Reviewer: thessaly Reviewer Email: Rating: 4 Stars Kurt Fitzpatrick is hilarious. I laughed my way through his entire rather insightful, and equally entertaining extravaganza! He has superhero energy and stage presence and this poignant, wry tale of the world of stuttering was performed by a fellow dripping with the gift of true comedy.