Victoria Platt and Bo Foxworth in ‘Building the Wall’ By Stephen Sachs One play was written more than 400 years ago, the other last October. Both written by playwrights worried about the future of their countries. One author took months to pen his work, the other took one week. One writer has been dead 400 […]
Snapshots from our party celebrating the magical sold-out run of the world premiere of Cyrano after the final performance on Sunday, July 29th. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Posted in actors, Arts, Fountain Theatre, new plays, performing arts, plays, theatre Tagged American Sign Language, ASL, Bob Hiltermann, Chip Bent, Cyrano, Cyrano de Bergerac, Daniel Durant, David Kurs, […]
Sharing some early rehearsal photos from our upcoming LA Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney‘s In the Red and Brown Water, the struggle of a young female athlete’s need to rise above the stagnation of her Louisiana housing project, directed by Shirley Jo Finney. Enjoy! This slideshow requires JavaScript. In the Red and Brown Water Oct […]
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 […]
by Marvin B. Farber Written after a riveting matinee performance of The Fountain Theatre and Deaf West Theatre co-production of a new play, Cyrano. Erinn Anova and Troy Kotsur in “Cyrano”. BRILLIANCE An inspired deaf poet patterns his poetry of love with graceful, sensual movements of the hands. American Sign Language Skill of the deaf actor his […]
Victoria Platt and Bo Foxworth in ‘Building the Wall’ By Stephen Sachs One play was written more than 400 years ago, the other last October. Both written by playwrights worried about the future of their countries. One author took months to pen his work, the other took one week. One writer has been dead 400 […]
Paloma Rios After a very successful year of presenting Forever Flamenco in the beautiful 300-seat Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Park, Flamenco returns to the intimate 78-seat Fountain Theatre for one night only this Sunday, March 25th, at 8pm. Produced by Deborah Lawlor, the cozy Fountain is the perfect venue to enjoy Flamenco music and dance. […]
Fred Herko She knew him in the final years of his life. He shared her apartment months before he died. His memory, and the inspiration his passionate spirit ignited, has firmly gripped her for fifty-three years. Next week, Fountain Co-Artistic Director Deborah Lawlor pays tribute to her gifted and troubled friend with Freddy, her new […]
by Jonathan Mandell “How do you make the magic?” students from a middle school in the Bronx asked after seeing their first Broadway show. Their attendance was an outgrowth of a conference Monday at TEDxBroadway 2014. TED, which started as a conference thirty years ago and has expanded into something of a movement, stands for “Technology, […]
The Fountain Theatre is pleased to announce that esteemed financial adviser Miles Benickes has joined its Board of Directors. Miles Benickes is Managing Director for Municipal Trading and Executive Vice President for Hilltop Securities Inc. “Going to the theatre has always been a part of my life since growing up in New York in the […]
Angie Kariotis, co-creator of Walking the Beat by France-Luce Benson Among the many lessons learned in 2020, the most crucial may be our urgent need to have open and honest conversations about race in America. As the grisly video of George Floyd’s murder surfaced, it became painfully clear that we could not afford to look […]
Angie Kariotis, co-creator of Walking the Beat by France-Luce Benson Among the many lessons learned in 2020, the most crucial may be our urgent need to have open and honest conversations about race in America. As the grisly video of George Floyd’s murder surfaced, it became painfully clear that we could not afford to look […]
State Senator Susan Rubio in front of the set for An Octoroon at the Fountain Theatre’s Outdoor Stage On Monday, August 16th, from 9:30-10 a.m., performing arts leaders and Hollywood celebrities will join State Senator Susan Rubio (D – Baldwin Hills) and Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell (13th District, City of Los Angeles) on the Fountain Theatre’s […]
by Stephen Sachs I have two children, two sons. Ask any parent what they wish for their child, the most common answer is happiness. “As long as they’re happy.” “I just want them to be happy.” I want my sons to be happy, have happy lives. More important to me is that they have lives […]