The Fountain Theatre is now casting for all roles in its 40th Anniversary production of Jane Chambers’ landmark play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. The play ran for two sold-out years at the Fountain Theatre from 1981-1983 in a groundbreaking production starring Jean Smart. The 40th Anniversary production will be performed outside June 17 to […]
Summer Internship Ends But a Fountain Home Remains by Gabby Lamm How do I possibly I write a blog post that encapsulates all that I’ve learned at The Fountain this summer? Without it being 100 pages and then some. I could make a list of all the technical skills I’ve learned from the tutelage of […]
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 […]
by Leo Widrich For over 27,000 years, since the first cave paintings were discovered, telling stories has been one of our most fundamental communication methods. Recently a good friend of mine gave me an introduction to the power of storytelling, and I wanted to learn more. Here is the science around storytelling and how we can use it […]
Jennifer Finch and Matthew Hancock On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass — unaware that a much deeper mystery has brought them together. The Los Angeles premiere of I and You by Lauren Gunderson, winner of the 2014 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, opens onApril 11 at the Fountain […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt was at the Fountain Theatre on Sunday, November 25, to catch the performance of our critically acclaimed Los Angeles Premiere of In the Red and Brown Water. Have you seen Joe as Robert Lincoln (Abe’s oldest son) in Steven Spielberg‘s film Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis? Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an actor […]
Cost of Living Hyoe Man Daniel’s Husband LA STAGE Alliance announced yesterday that the Fountain Theatre has been honored with 18 Ovation Award nominations, the largest number of any intimate theatre for the 2018/19 season. The Fountain’s nominations include Best Season for overall excellence. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los […]
Heidi Schreck, the writer and star of “What the Constitution Means to Me.” by Melina Drake Young As a kid I was vehemently unpatriotic. A weird stance for a kid to take. I was indifferent to fireworks and staunchly against country music, which is all I understood patriotism to be. That changed when I was in […]
Brenda Marsh The Fountain Theatre is delighted to welcome Brenda L. Marsh, C.P.A., C.F.E., as a new member to our Board of Directors. Brenda is an accountant and partner with the Los Angeles accounting firm Goren, Marcus, Masino & Marsh. She joined the firm in 1993, and became a partner January 2003. Brenda has a Bachelor […]
House Manager Richard Horton loves his job at the Fountain Theatre. You’ll love Richard after watching him work behind the scenes, greeting patrons, and serving as the Fountain goodwill ambassador. This entry was posted in Arts, Fountain Family, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, love, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, stage, Theater, theatre and tagged audience, […]
Steven Green, Dor Gvirtsman, Jonathan Arkin and Sam Mandel. Enjoy this fun music video created by actor Jonathan Arkin chronicling the Fountain Theatre opening its acclaimed production of Chaim Potok’s The Chosen at the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall in Palo Alto, CA. Directed by Simon Levy, the production stars Jonathan Arkin, Steven B. Green, Dor […]
The upstairs cafe was buzzing with delicious Mexican food, tequila and happy Fountain folk! Mark Taper’s Diane Rodriguez congratulates Tanya Saracho on her beautiful play. Actress Isabelle Ortega and friend. Actress Sabina Zuniga Varela. Actress Yetta Gottesman. Sabina Zuniga Varela, Deborah Lawlor, Diana Romo and her brother, Cesar Alvarez. Playwright Tanya Saracho and director Laurie […]
By Terri Roberts Here, in the second part of our series of conversations with Black artists who have frequently worked with the Fountain Theatre, we talk with actor and director’s assistant Erinn Anova, as well as actors Karen Malina White and Victoria Platt. More conversations to come. Stay tuned! Erinn Anova Actor: Central Avenue, Direct […]
Maya Lynne Robinson and Karen Malina White, Runaway Home, 2017. The Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch this week announced its nominees for the 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. The nominating committee is one year behind in its honoring process, only now selecting theatre productions opening January 2017 through December 2017. The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed 2017 Los Angeles […]