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Troy Kotsur and Paul Raci in a scene from “Cyrano”.
Cast members from our acclaimed co-production of Cyrano were asked to perform a scene from the play at a Deaf West fundraising event honoring Ed Waterstreet last Saturday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. A co-production between Fountain Theatre and Deaf West Theatre, Cyrano ran for four sold-out months at the Fountain and has been honored with four Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Production, Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Best Writing.
The funny and charming ‘balcony scene’ from Cyrano was performed by cast members Troy Kotsur, Paul Raci and Erinn Anova. The gala evening also included remarks by actresses Marlee Matlin and Deanne Bray, former Mark Taper Forum Artistic Director Gordon Davidson, Broadway director Jeff Calhoun, and Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs.
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This past weekend brought film/TV actors Lea Thompson, Tara Samuel, and film director Joe Sargent to the Fountain Theatre to enjoy the world premiere production of Cyrano, now extended to July 8th.
Lea Thompson can be currently seen on the ABC Family TV series Switched at Birth. She starred in her own TV series Caroline in the City and starred opposite Michael J. Fox in the Back to the Future movies.
Tara Samuel co-starred on the TV series Sue Thomas: FB Eye. Joe Sargent is an Emmy-winning TV and film director, including the deaf-themed TV movies Sweet Nothing in my Ear and Love is Never Silent.
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Tagged American Sign Language, ASL, Back to the Future, Caroline in the City, Cyrano, Cyrano de Bergerac, Daniel Durant, deaf, Eddie Buck, Fountain Theatre, Ipek D. Mehlum, Joseph Sargent, Lea Thompson, Los Angeles, Love is Never Silent, Maleni Chaitoo, Michael J. Fox, plays, Sue Thomas, Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye, Sweet Nothing in my Ear, Switched at Birth, Tara Samuel, Troy Kotsur, Victor Warren