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Oya can run faster than anyone—but not fast enough to escape her destiny. Shirley Jo Finney directs the long-awaited Los Angeles premiere of In the Red and Brown Water. Lyrically weaving together elements of urban contemporary realism with West African mysticism, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s lusciously theatrical and boldly original new play opens at The Fountain Theatre on October 20. How far will fast, beautiful […]

History repeats itself, for better and worse. And certain plays, like historical events, resurrect with new relevance in our hearts and minds at specific moments in time in our lives. “The Ballad of Emmett Till” (Fountain Theatre, 2011) In 2010 The Fountain Theatre produced the West Coast Premiere of The Ballad of Emmett Till. Emmett Till was […]

by Terri Roberts Director Stephen Sachs (left) with playwright Athol Fugard (center) and the cast of the Fountain’s 2012 production of The Blue Iris (L to R): Jacqueline Schultz, Julanne Chidi Hill, and Morlan Higgins On March 8th, celebrated South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director, Athol Fugard, who was also a long-time friend and […]

Athol Fugard at the Fountain Theatre “At the heart of it all is a face and a human story, never an idea. I only put words to paper if I have a story to tell,” says Athol Fugard as he reflects on 60 years as a writer and playwright. “Every play generates expectations and demands,” […]

Ed Krieger, 2006. by Stephen Sachs A life in the theatre is filled with photographs. We who act, direct, write, compose, design, produce or publicize theatre make use of countless of photographs, in a career and a lifetime. Production stills, headshots, publicity photos, prints for posters, snapshots for marketing brochures. We post JPEGS of ourselves […]

A 19-year-old son faces the hardest day in his life when he testifies in federal court against his father after informing on him to the FBI. The Fountain Theatre presents the world premiere of Fatherland, a new work of verbatim theater conceived and directed by Fountain artistic director Stephen Sachs. Performances take place February 25 through March 30, with Pay-What-You-Want previews beginning February 22. […]

by Terri Roberts/Photos by Cooper Bates Last Saturday, November 16, Fountain Theatre friends and family gathered in the Blossom Ballroom of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to honor retiring Founding Artistic Director Stephen Sachs for his 34 years of leadership and service to the Fountain and the Los Angeles theatre community at large. The occasion also […]

Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell speaks to the press in Hollywood. In a strong show of local government support to LA’s intimate theatre community, Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell spoke out yesterday to oppose the controversial referendum proposed by Actors Equity Association (AEA) that would significantly alter the 99 Seat Theatre Plan, which has helped intimate […]