ART & COMMERCE: South Coast Repertory Theatre’s...

ART & COMMERCE: South Coast Repertory Theatre’s 10 L.A. Drama Critics Awards (F1) are not the only distinctions for local dramatists. . . . Doug Rowe, artistic director of the Laguna Playhouse, appeared opposite Walter Matthau in Sunday’s CBS movie “The Incident.” . . . Did it mean big bucks? Not exactly. When the film’s Australian production company, Qintex, filed for bankruptcy, “I got stuck for a rubber check of $1,500,” the last installment of his $8,000 fee. . . . Also on the tube: Laguna Playhouse discovery Lisa Picotte of Buena Park, starring in last night’s “His and Hers” sitcom on CBS.