The Fountain Theatre is now casting for its West Coast Premiere of the award-winning new hip hop play, HYPE MAN by Idris Goodwin. The director is Deena Selenow.  Audition Date(s): 01/11/2019 – 01/12/2019 Rehearsal Date(s): 01/21/2019 – 02/19/2019 Preview Date(s): 02/20/2019 – 02/22/2019 Opening Date(s): 02/23/2019 Closing Date(s): 04/14/2019 SPECIAL NOTE: The role of VERB has already been cast. Roles: […]

Lois R. Fishman The Fountain Theatre is delighted to welcome attorney Lois R. Fishman to its Board of Directors. Lois brings her sharp intelligence, wealth of experience, and passion for theatre to our growing Fountain Board. “The energy at the Fountain is contagious,” says Lois. “The intimate setting involves the audience in a way impossible […]

The Fountain Theatre was home to young actors this Sunday morning as actress/teacher Elizabeth Dennehy led teenage acting students through her inspiring class. The young people explored acting through exercises and monologues and learned how to further develop as young artists. It was an exciting morning of growth and discovery. Elizabeth Dennehy trained at The […]

They came. They listened. They watched. They partied. A packed house of young playwrights, colleagues and friends filled the Fountain last night for the final round of our Rapid Development Series (‘Rap Dev’) play reading series. Part new play development program, part social event, Rap Dev offers playwrights thirty years old and younger the opportunity […]

Lowes and the Fountain Family. by Lowes Moore III Hello everyone, this is Lowes Lee Moore III one last time. As you know The Los Angeles County Arts Commission gave me a 10-week Internship with the Fountain Theatre as the Development Intern. YAAAAY!!! I am very sad to say that today marks the end of […]

Is She Really A Witch? Whatever Happens, She’ll Put a Spell On You … Trick or Treat. Director Stephen Sachs and actress Jenny O’Hara (Bakersfield Mist) reunite for the wickedly entertaining, spine-chilling West Coast premiere of Broomstick by John Biguenet. A funny, poignant and “spell” binding tale about the magic of the human heart, Broomstick […]

Robert Schenkkan’s powerful new political thriller Building the Wall, now playing to sold-out houses at the Fountain Theatre, will open Off-Broadway at New World Stages for a limited run May 12 to July 9th.  The New York production will feature Tamara Tunie (“Law & Order: SVU”) and James Badge Dale (“13 hours”, “The Departed”),  directed […]

Sam Mandel, Dor Gvirtsman with Deborah Kobylt Director Simon Levy and actors Sam Mandel and Dor Gvirtsman enjoyed chatting about our smash hit production of The Chosen with talk radio/TV host Deborah Kobylt on Wednesday. The acclaimed sold-out run of The Chosen has been extended to June 10th.  A silent father, an ancient tradition and […]

The Fountain Theatre is a member of a coalition of intimate theatres in Los Angeles that meets weekly to discuss the future of theatre in Los Angeles as we navigate COVID-19 and beyond. Like Los Angeles, our theatre community has always been at the forefront of innovation. As an integral part of the cultural conversation, […]

Dionna Daniel and the GirlPower group at A Place Called Home. by Dionna Daniel I had the pleasure of joining the GirlPower group at A Place Called Home on November 1st, 2017. The Fountain Theatre is always excited to have the students of APCH come see the productions at our theatre. For the first time ever, […]

Rob Nagle and Tanya Alexander in “Human Interest Story.” “The line between where you are now and sleeping in your car is much thinner than you think.” The Fountain Theatre presents the world premiere of a timely new play, written and directed by Stephen Sachs (Arrival & Departure, Citizen: An American Lyric, Bakersfield Mist), about homelessness, celebrity worship and the assault on […]

France-Luce Benson brings people together. As our Community Engagement Coordinator, she connects folks with the Fountain, and groups with each other. How can we stay engaged from our homes? “Social distance” doesn’t mean social media distance. Let’s stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. We will soon be sharing with you new ways we can stay engaged as we walk through this […]

Judith Moreland and Bo Foxworth in ‘Building the Wall’ at Fountain Theatre Now in its 3rd sold-out month, The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed world premiere of the powerful new play Building the Wall has been extended to August 27th. In the newest play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan (The Kentucky Cycle, All […]

Robert Symonds, Elizabeth Reilly, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. by Stephen Sachs In honor of National Cat Day, I celebrate Nathaniel Hawthorne — the fat, furry feline I rescued from a shelter to co-star in our Fountain Theatre production of Park Your Car in Harvard Yard starring Robert Symonds and Elizabeth Reilly in 1995. The script called for a fat […]