Fish Out Of Whiskey:A Lawyer Who Just Wants You Off His Case

The criminal defense attorney makes his Fringe debut with a solo show explaining how he escaped the trappings of a Midwestern small town by changing the game.

LOS ANGELES – Wade Skalsky is not an actor, though his story is one that many performing artists can identify with—he was the outsider in his hometown.

“I’m just a dude off the street with some stories to tell, stories that will probably ring true for a lot of artists, especially at a place like Hollywood Fringe,” Skalsky said. “So I got an incredible creative coach, a wonderful director, some financial backing and next thing you know, I’ve got a show that I’m excited to debut here!”

Fish Out of Whiskey: A Lawyer Who Just Wants You Off His Case asks how does a boy survive in a Midwestern farm culture ruled by guns and football when chess is his favorite sport? Simple: By changing the rules of the game so that he can win. Sometimes though, winning is a losing proposition. This debut is a humorous look at a childhood philo