Patrick’s career might have been in the Law, following his father and  grandfather before him, had he not found himself in a university production  about the same time that he was writing the LSAT. As he will tell us, Chekov  upended him and reshaped his professional life. 

A long-serving member of the Shaw Festival company, since the early 2000’s,  Patrick’s first years in the profession were a mix of regional and local (i.e.,  Toronto) theatre. Seasons with Theatre Plus provided a stronger base of varied  and challenging roles, and on-and-off at Stratford taught Patrick the  importance of being in the moment rather than planning too far ahead.