Now playing to June 26 (323) 663-1525 MORE INFO/GET TIX This entry was posted in Acting, actors, Arts, arts organizations, Drama, Fountain Theatre, immigration, Los Angeles, Mexican American, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, playwright, playwriting, Theater, theatre and tagged Armando Molina, Elizabeth Irwin, Fountain Theatre, Lawrence Stallings, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, My Manana Comes, […]

Fountain Theatre’s “Citizen: An American Lyric” at Grand Park, Los Angeles, 2018. by Mary Gabriel In the late 1930s, amid a global economic collapse, the rise of fascism in Germany, Italy and Japan, and an ugly U.S. nationalism that targeted asylum-seeking immigrants, abstract artists working in New York pondered the perennial question: What is the […]

Ejike and Victoria Ndefo, Stephen Sachs, Opening Night ‘Citizen: An American Lyric’ The Fountain Theatre is pleased to welcome retired Aerospace Engineer Ejike Ndefo to its Board of Directors. Ejike and his wife, Victoria, are avid theatre lovers, and have been part of The Fountain Family for more than fifteen years. “Victoria and I have been […]

Laura Maria Censabella By France-Luce Benson Laura Maria Censabella’s achievements are too many to even begin to name here. But if you are not familiar with her work, look her up. Now. And be sure to join us this Saturday for our final Saturday Matinee of the year, followed  by Fountain Theatre’s Holiday Party. Censabella […]

Tim Cummings, Bill Brochtrup and Jenny O’Hara in Daniel;s Husband. The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed Southern California Premiere of Daniel’s Husband by Michael McKeever will extend to July 28. Hailed as Critic’s Choice in the LA Times and highlighted as Ovation Award Recommended, the comedy/drama about a gay couple wrestling with the issue of marriage has […]

Actors Rob Nagle and Tanya Alexander will head the cast as newspaper columnist Andy Kramer and laid-off Elementary school teacher Betty Frazier in the world premiere of Human Interest Story at the Fountain Theatre, written and directed by Stephen Sachs. The timely drama on homelessness, celebrity worship and the assault on American journalism opens February […]

On Wednesday, February 8th, Fountain Theatre Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs was asked to speak at the Board of Directors meeting for Center Theatre Group to share his thoughts on the Fountain’s participation in CTG’s new Block Party.  The following are his remarks: Stephen Sachs I’m Stephen Sachs, the Co-Artistic Director of the Fountain Theatre in […]

By Dionna Michelle Daniel Last week’s blog post,  I asked our Fountain friends and community to send in their own stories about how confronting “The Other” led to a deeper understanding and compassion. Below are a few responses we received. On the day we mark the 50th anniversary of the loss of Dr. Martin Luther […]

Dor Gvirtsman After taking a brief hiatus for the Passover holidays, our smash hit production of Chaim Potok’s The Chosen restarts its critically acclaimed run this weekend. With every performance sold-out since it opened in January, this second and final extension continues to June 10th.  We caught up with actor Dor Gvirtsman as he prepared […]

Fountain Family: We will not be silent. Have you heard of Rabbi Joachim Prinz? Probably not. In August of 1963, he and Martin Luther King, Jr. were among the ten leaders of the March on Washington.  Preceding King to the platform on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before King declared his dream to the world, Prinz […]

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Post-show cafe chat last Sunday after the matinee of ‘Heart Song’. By Bette Billett On behalf of a very grateful UCLA Faculty Women’s Club, I wish to thank all who made Sunday such a rich experience.The after-show conversation and kudos for HEART SONG are still going on at the UCLA campus. A special thank you […]

Athol Fugard South African playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard describes the time Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 as “a period of euphoria that was the most extraordinary experience of my life.” He says he was also convinced he would be the country’s “first literary redundancy.” “My life had been defined by […]

Baby Doll July 29-Sept 25 More Info/Get Tickets This entry was posted in Acting, actors, artist, Arts, arts organizations, Drama, Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles, new plays, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, Tennessee Williams, Theater, theatre and tagged actor, actors, arts organizations, baby doll, Daniel Bess, Emily Mann, Fountain Theatre, George Roland, John Prosky, Karen Kondazian, […]