They came. They listened. They watched. They partied. A packed house of young playwrights, colleagues and friends filled the Fountain last night for the final round of our Rapid Development Series (‘Rap Dev’) play reading series. Part new play development program, part social event, Rap Dev offers playwrights thirty years old and younger the opportunity […]
They came. They listened. They watched. They partied. A packed house of young playwrights, colleagues and friends filled the Fountain last night for the final round of our Rapid Development Series (‘Rap Dev’) play reading series. Part new play development program, part social event, Rap Dev offers playwrights thirty years old and younger the opportunity […]
She grew up in East L.A., a Chicana with fiery passion and intense musical talent. Eighteen years ago she moved to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, to study Flamenco. Today, her critically acclaimed performances have graced the stages of prominent venues throughout the world, including the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Theatre in […]
Virginia Newcomb and Dan Shaked by Steven Sabel “It’s all a very personal saga for me,” says playwright Ken LaZebnik. He’s speaking about his play On The Spectrum. It was commissioned by Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, where artistic director Jack Reuler directed the 2011 premiere as part of the Center of the Margins Festival. Then it tied for second place in last year’s […]
The Fountain Theatre seeks a friendly, motivated individual to fill a part-time position as a Bookkeeper. Must be a team player with a positive attitude who understands and enjoys the non-traditional work environment of a non-profit theatre arts organization. The ideal candidate will possess experience in essential bookkeeping functions, such as managing accounts payable and […]
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by Stephen Sachs They are young. They are bold and self-confident. They are articulate. They are passionate. They are leading a national movement. And they are theatre kids. A fiercely dedicated band of teen survivors of the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, this week are earning international attention through social […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda in Chicago, 2019. by Lin-Manuel Miranda All art is political. In tense, fractious times—like our current moment—all art is political. But even during those times when politics and the future of our country itself are not the source of constant worry and anxiety, art is still political. Art lives in the world, and we […]
The Fountain Theatre seeks a friendly, motivated individual to fill a part-time position as a Bookkeeper. Must be a team player with a positive attitude who understands and enjoys the non-traditional work environment of a non-profit theatre arts organization. The ideal candidate will possess experience in essential bookkeeping functions, such as managing accounts payable and […]
First rehearsals are remarkable things. They can be dicey affairs. Actors, newly bound together for the coming months, meet and size each other up for the first time. The director faithfully plots the course ahead. Schedules are planned. Design diagrams are plotted. All of it based on the belief that, through magic and hard work, […]
Akiva Potok chats with the company of ‘The Chosen’ and audience in Q&A. What’s it like to grow up in a house where your father is the author of a beloved internationally best-selling novel dubbed “the Jewish Catcher in the Rye” that is taught in classrooms around the world? Last night, you could have asked Akiva […]
Christina Rice and Wendy Horowitz from Los Angeles Central Library pick up Ed Krieger archives at Fountain Theatre. Photographer Ed Krieger captured hundreds of L.A. theater productions over the course of 40 years before his death on December 16, 2020. Now, the Fountain Theatre has arranged for his large collection of photos, negatives, slides and […]
Director: Armando Molina Playwright: Elizabeth Irwin Producer: Stephen Sachs Rehearsals: start on/about March 1 Perf Dates: April 9 – June 5 Performances: Sat 3pm & 8pm, Sun 3pm, Mon 8pm STORYLINE: Four busboys in the kitchen of an upscale restaurant learn the hard way how to deal with pay cuts that could jeopardize their dreams […]
But We Only Have 1 Week to Raise the Funds We Need. We are More Than Halfway There. Will You Help? Find Out How Last week’s bonus contest winner! She won a romantic dinner for 2 at Le Petit Restaurant. Michelle says: “Cyrano was one of the best theater experiences I’ve ever had. And since I’m a theatre […]