Director Simon Levy speaks to the cast of ‘The Normal Heart’. Yesterday was our first “meet and greet” rehearsal for our upcoming production of The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer, directed by Simon Levy. The groundbreaking drama about public and private indifference to the onset of the AIDS crisis, and one man’s fight to awaken […]
Hollywood Food Coalition by France-Luce Benson As we all hunker down, I’ve been thinking a lot about home. As a playwright/performer, I’ve lived a kind of gypsy lifestyle for most of my adulthood. Home is wherever the gig happens to be. For the last year and a half, home is Los Angeles. Of course, in Los Angeles, […]
The Fountain Theatre is pleased to announce a grant award from the Shubert Foundation in the amount of $25,000 for general operating support to the organization. The Shubert Foundation provides grants only to organizations that have an established artistic and administrative track record, as well as a history of fiscal responsibility. The award marks the […]
The Fountain Theatre continues its 15-year relationship with master playwright Athol Fugard, presenting the West Coast premiere of his newest play. Directed by Simon Levy, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek opens on November 7 at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood. Both Fugard and the Fountain come full circle with Painted Rocks, a play inspired […]
by Terri Roberts On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted from the home of his great uncle, Mose “Preacher” Wright, in the still-dark hours of a Mississippi morning. The two abductors were white; one of them carried a flashlight and a gun. Together, they forced the black teenager into the back of a […]
Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup at first rehearsal. Fueled by love, anger, hope and pride, a circle of friends struggles to contain a mysterious disease ravaging New York’s gay community. Simon Levy directs the exclusive Los Angeles revival of Larry Kramer’s groundbreaking drama about public and private indifference to the onset of the AIDS crisis, […]
The battle is on! Round One (Group A) of The Fountain’s Rapid Development Series (“Rap Dev”) for young playwrights was launched on Friday, Feb 12th. Part new play reading series for young people and part social gathering, Rap Dev squares off scenes from new work that is then voted on by the enthusiastic audience. The […]
Top: Jenna Macari, Shelly Kurtz, Roy Abramsohn. Bottom: Jonathan Fishman, Samantha Klein, Jacob Zelonky, Laura Faye Smith. The Fountain Theatre is thrilled to announce the complete cast of the Los Angeles Premiere of Steven Levenson’s (Dear Evan Hansen) new play, If I Forget, directed by Simon Levy. The cast includes Shelly Kurtz (Lou Fischer), Jenna […]
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles A fabulous group of young people from Variety Boys & Girls Club enjoyed an unforgettable Saturday afternoon seeing Hype Man a few weeks ago. Today, a large hand drawn thank you card arrived at the Fountain Theatre office from the kids expressing their gratitude and describing their […]
Lowes and the Fountain Family. by Lowes Moore III Hello everyone, this is Lowes Lee Moore III one last time. As you know The Los Angeles County Arts Commission gave me a 10-week Internship with the Fountain Theatre as the Development Intern. YAAAAY!!! I am very sad to say that today marks the end of […]
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An electrifying thrill filled the air Saturday night, March 18, as the Fountain Theatre opened the highly-anticipated world premiere of Building the Wall by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. Even before opening, our bold National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere has earned national attention in the New York Times, the […]
Katina Dunn and Jose Tanaka By Mikey Hirano Culross A new documentary, exploring the reach of flamenco music and dance into Los Angeles, screens Friday at the Fountain Theatre. Conventional wisdom would have us assume that anyone directing a documentary has at least scant knowledge of the subject being explored. Asked how much she knew […]
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