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 […]

Jenny OHara in ‘Broomstick’ at the Fountain Theatre John Biguenet’s new play, Broomstick, opening at the Fountain Theatre this Saturday in its west coast premiere, features a witch who might be in the habit of cooking children or perhaps giving enemies “a little push or two” down a well to their death. Where does Biguenet’s […]

Sandy Martin in “A House Not Meant to Stand” Actress Sandy Martin blew audiences away with her performance as Bella in the recent Fountain production of Tennessee Williams’ A House Not Meant to Stand. StageandCinema hailed it as “a career-transforming performance”, exclaiming “Sandy Martin’s great performance does for Bella McCorkle what one imagines Laurette Taylor did […]

Stephen Adly Guirgis Should a white actor play a Latino role? The question is immediate for the Fountain. Rehearsals for our next production — opening next month in January —  are underway.  The play, set in Mexico, is the West Coast Premiere of  El Nogalar by Latina playwright Tanya Saracho. The characters in the play […]

Lauren Gunderson At The Fountain, we’re always pleased and excited to introduce important playwrights to Los Angeles audiences.  As we gear-up to start performances of our funny and powerful Los Angeles Premiere of I  And You,  we’re eager for you to meet award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson. Audiences have been enjoying her plays in regional theatres […]

Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins in ‘The Brothers Size’. The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed 2014 production of Tarell McCraney’s The Brothers Size has been nominated for 4 NAACP Theatre Awards. The Awards are presented annually by the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP and are part of a four-day festival to honor outstanding people […]

Troy Kotsur as Cyrano. The forces behind a well-received stage production have worked together for a long time, forever bonding the Fountain and Deaf West theater companies. by Karen Wada Nearly a decade ago, an improbable dream came true for Deaf West Theatre and its founder, Ed Waterstreet. The small, L.A.-based company went to Broadway […]

Students in Walking the Beat Los Angeles The Fountain Theatre has been awarded a WarnerMedia Arts and Culture grant funded by the AT&T Foundation to support Walking the Beat Los Angeles, a pioneering arts education program for inner city high school youth and police officers. Now in its second year at the Fountain, Walking the Beat utilizes performing arts as a vehicle for youth […]

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The Fountain Theatre board of directors has announced criteria in its national search to replace outgoing artistic director Stephen Sachs, who will retire at the end of 2024. Sachs has been one of the most influential figures in the intimate theater scene in Los Angeles, not only as founding artistic director of the Fountain Theatre, but also as a […]