Father Gregory Boyle The Fountain Theatre has been awarded a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in the amount of $27,700 to support the creation, development and world premiere of a new play about the life and work of Father Gregory Boyle, founder of HomeBoy Industries. “We’re thrilled to develop this new play […]
Athol Fugard at the Fountain Theatre, Sept 2012 The last time I met Athol Fugard, he was following a technical rehearsal of The Bird Watchers – his thirty-fourth play. Sitting in the auditorium of the Cape Town theatre that carries his name, Fugard leaned over and told me in an almost-conspiratorial whisper: “I’m working on something new.” […]
by Tammy Ryan Playwright Tammy Ryan After the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I felt like I’d felt after 9/11: grief stricken, traumatized and voiceless. In all the categories I fall in: woman, mother, playwright, human being, the events of that day, remain unbearable. The blessing and the curse of the writer is her […]
Vanessa Garcia by Vanessa Garcia How do we make a life in the theater in the twenty-first century while still managing to pay our bills? The myth of the starving artist is, unfortunately, alive and well in some sectors of the arts—particularly in the theater. I can say that Art saved me, but as in all complicated […]
A personal message to you from Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. Donate Here or text “FOUNTAIN” to 243725. This entry was posted in Arts, arts organizations, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, non-profit organization, performing arts, Theater, theatre and tagged #GivingTuesdayNow, artistic director, Fountain Theatre, Giving Tuesday, Giving Tuesday Now, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Stephen Sachs, theater, theatre. […]
Vanessa Garcia by Vanessa Garcia How do we make a life in the theater in the twenty-first century while still managing to pay our bills? The myth of the starving artist is, unfortunately, alive and well in some sectors of the arts—particularly in the theater. I can say that Art saved me, but as in all complicated […]
Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup in “The Normal Heart” by Dale Reynolds The HIV/AIDS crisis has slipped from the consciousness of the American public in the last decade or so, as fewer and fewer white folk die from it (or are newly infected) and as GLBT acceptance has become more mainstream. But back in the […]
After months of successful concerts at the 300-seat Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Park, The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed Forever Flamenco! series is back home for one night only at the intimate Fountain. On May 27, Forever Flamenco! presents Quien Yo Soy (“Who I Am”), a special evening of Gypsy flamenco from the Arte y Pureza flamenco company with dancer Cihtli Ocampo; percussionist Joey Heredia; flutist/sax player Katisse Buckingham; […]
Vanessa Garcia by Vanessa Garcia How do we make a life in the theater in the twenty-first century while still managing to pay our bills? The myth of the starving artist is, unfortunately, alive and well in some sectors of the arts—particularly in the theater. I can say that Art saved me, but as in all complicated […]
Vanessa Garcia by Vanessa Garcia How do we make a life in the theater in the twenty-first century while still managing to pay our bills? The myth of the starving artist is, unfortunately, alive and well in some sectors of the arts—particularly in the theater. I can say that Art saved me, but as in all complicated […]
by Tammy Ryan Playwright Tammy Ryan After the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I felt like I’d felt after 9/11: grief stricken, traumatized and voiceless. In all the categories I fall in: woman, mother, playwright, human being, the events of that day, remain unbearable. The blessing and the curse of the writer is her […]
By France-Luce Benson No, you are not experiencing Déjà vu. Our guest this week on Saturday Matinees is actually the identical twin sister of our guest a few weeks ago, and an extraordinary talent in her own right. On Saturday, Leslie Gray Streeter will share an excerpt from her book, which bestselling author James Patterson […]
Construction underway for in-the-round seating for ‘Dream Catcher’. Director Cameron Watson wants Fountain audiences to walk into the theatre and immediately be surprised. To encounter the unexpected. For his mounting of the world premiere of Stephen Sachs’ Dream Catcher, patrons will be startled the moment they step through the lobby door: the seating has been […]
Rams quarterback Jared Goff. by Stephen Sachs I’m used to it by now. I expect it. I wait for it. Whenever I travel anywhere in the country, to any state in our union, whether on a personal vacation with my wife or attending a professional theatre conference in a faraway region, once I share where […]