Join us as we count down to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. On Saturday, June 19th — the date known as Juneteenth — come to the Fountain to enjoy a DJ, dancing, food, handcrafted products by Black artisans, and other events to be announced. The performance of […]
Pamela Dunlap Casting is now complete for the Fountain Theatre’s world premiere production of the new comedy/drama Heart Song by Stephen Sachs, directed by Shirley Jo Finney. The trio of TV/Film/Stage actresses leading the way are Pamela Dunlap (“Mad Men”), Juanita Jennings (“Fences” at South Coast Rep) and Tamlyn Tomita (“Glee”, “Days of Our Lives”, […]
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? What better way to celebrate the beauty of poetry than seeing it — not hearing it — expressed in front you by a skilled master? You’ll enjoy that rare treat in our upcoming world premiere of Cyrano, a new signed/spoken spin on the classic love story — […]
Fountain Theatre wins Best Season Award. On Monday night, the Fountain Theatre won 7 LA Drama Critics Circle Awards: Best Season 2012 – El Nogalar, Cyrano, The Blue Iris, In the Red and Brown Water Best Production – Cyrano Best Director – Simon Levy, Cyrano Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney, In the Red and Brown Water Best Lead Performance – Troy Kotsur, Cyrano Best Ensemble – In the Red […]
Adriana Maresma Fois by Deborah Lawlor We’re excited, here at the Fountain Theatre, to announce the return engagement of Adriana Maresma Fois (Dancer and show Director), and Flamenco Guitarist Juan Antonio Gomez to our Forever Flamenco series on Sunday, March 10th. Their thrilling concert is titled Ecos de Andalucia (“Echoes of Andalucia”). Adriana Maresma Fois […]
Darius R. Booker, Morgan Camper, and Derek Jackson in “Gunshot Medley” by Dionna Michelle Daniel “I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.” This sentence has stuck with me since the first time I read Claudia Rankine’s book, Citizen: An American Lyric. That sentence has been a jumping-off point and inspiration […]
Deanne Bray and Troy Kotsur The Fountain Theatre is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the David Lee Foundation in the amount of $32,000 to support and enhance the budget of the world premiere of its new deaf/hearing production, Arrival & Departure, which will combine American Sign Language and Spoken […]
A fabulous performance, an exuberant standing ovation, and a lively party afterward highlighted the opening night of our remounting of the hit comedy/drama, Bakersfield Mist. The relaunch Saturday night was enjoyed by a full house of happy patrons, Fountain Friends and Family, and exclusively invited VIP Donors. Written and directed by Stephen Sachs and performed […]
The Fountain Theatre has gobbled up 26 Theater Awards from Stage SceneLA for our acclaimed 2013-14 productions of The Normal Heart, My Name is Asher Lev and The Brothers Size. StageSceneLA editor Steven Stanley announced the winners this week after seeing and reviewing 268 productions from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. The overall […]
A lively discussion on religion, family and art. A happy group of Fountain Theatre supporters enjoyed a lovely evening of food, drinks and lively conversation last night at the beautiful Westwood home of Dorothy and Stanley Wolpert. The exclusive Fountain Insider Event also included the cast and director of our current hit production of My […]
Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja and Joel Polis in ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ at the Fountain Theatre (2014). by Jonathan Mandell “Art and religion share the psychological state of transportation—being transported. We all love being taken out of ourselves, temporarily.” – Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics […]
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 […]
The cast from “Cyrano” take a bow after performing a scene at “Signin’ in the Street” at Downtown Disney, March 18. Cyrano April 28 – June 10 (323) 663-1525 More Info Get Tickets This entry was posted in actors, Arts, Deaf, Fountain Theatre, performing arts, plays, playwright, theatre and tagged American Sign Language, ASL, Cyrano, […]
Tracy Middendorf and Morlan Higgins in “After the Fall” at the Fountain Theatre (2002, photo by Ed Krieger); Tommy Schrider and Tracy in “Battle of Black and Dogs” at Yale Repertory Theatre (2010) by Mark Kinsey Stephenson Tracy Middendorf was hailed for her “delicious mixture of beauty and raw emotional vulnerability that makes you care […]