Bitter Jester Studios, Inc. (est. Jan, 2001) is an eleven-time Emmy® award-winning/forty-nine time Emmy® nominated and James Beard Award nominated production company based in Chicago that focuses on creative storytelling and branded entertainment.I have personally worked in and around the entertainment world for over 25 years, beginning with video production/editing, then adding live theatre writing/performance/directing & film directing to my resume. I have assistant-directed on multi-million dollar feature films and short films with no budget to speak of.Currently I take much enjoyment from (and experience much learning as a result of) working with our clients, be they individuals who need to tell their story or large corporations looking to try something new & creative -- either for their clients, their internal teams, or their commercial audiences across the globe.My personal goals involve the creation of educational, informational, and - when appropriate - hilarious creative productions of all kinds.Specialties:-Writing, Producing, & Directing for the stage & screen-Interviewing anyone and everyone from a homeless person to a CEO to a Student to a Scientist and everyone in-between-Writing & Performing Sketch Comedy-Creative Producing, Writing, & Directing in other associated fieldsOther Companies:Bitter Jester Creative Development, LLC, is responsible for content development, writing, and pitching of TV & Movie concepts in L.A.The Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company run by Daniel D. Drake, produces the Annual Bitter Jester Music Festival, featuring the best up-and-coming musical talent from across Chicagoland and has been featured on WGN, WBEZ, & WLUW Radio as well as on TV. The Comic Thread sketch comedy troupe, also produced by BJFA, won Best Group at the LA Comedy Fest, Audience Choice and the Chicago Fringe Fest, and has had its writing and casts featured in various television commercials across the Midwest.