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 […]
At the first rehearsal last week of his play Blood Knot at the Signature Theatre Company in New York, our dear friend Athol Fugard spoke movingly about the first production in South Africa nearly 50 years ago and dedicated the current production, which he is also directing, to his old dear friends and fellow artists […]
By Terri Roberts I have a ritual I perform every night, no matter what. I write out a list of the things I am grateful for that day and text it to a dear friend. He, in turn, sends me his nightly Gratitude List as well. We have been doing this, without fail, for almost […]
As summer ends, the days (and nights) are staying hot at the Fountain. Passion burns with the mid-day heat and love sizzles on. The budding of new life, the sharing of new vows, and renewals of long-term love blossomed throughout the Fountain Family this summer. Every season is ripe for ardor and devotion, but the […]
Full cast announced for celebrity reading Final casting has been announced for the all-star reading of William Goldman’s screenplay for All The President’s Men scheduled to take place this Saturday, Jan. 27 in the John Ferraro Council Chamber of Los Angeles City Hall. Based on the book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the 1976 film All The President’s Men tells the story of their Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of […]
Jenny O’Hara in ‘Broomstick’ at the Fountain Theatre The Fountain enjoyed a night of magic last Saturday, Oct 18th, with the opening night of the funny and sinister solo play Broomstick starring the bewitching Jenny O’Hara. The performance was wonderful and mesmerizing, followed by a lively catered reception upstairs in the cafe. Written by John […]
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by Stephen Sachs If our beloved Samuel French bookstore were a play, its shocking violent demise this week makes the ending a tragedy. A tragic drama not wrought by a fatal flaw of the store’s own making. The tragic flaw exposed here is our own. The fate of Samuel French bookstore reveals a deeply disturbing […]
The 9th Smash Year of Forever Flamenco kicks off with a sizzling blaze as dancer Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” ignites the Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Park on January 8th at 8pm. Other artists starring with Lakshmi are singer Jesus Montoya, guitarist Juan Antonio Gomez, percussionist Gerardo Morales, and dancers Adriana Maresma Fois and Ricardo Chavez. A dancer of emotion, […]
Check out this short new video of Hannah Wolf, fabulous director of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, as she discusses how love and friendship are core themes of this iconic, funny, and poignant play. Set in 1974, Bluefish concerns a group of queer women who spend their summers together in a remote seaside town. Their […]
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The Fountain Theatre in Hollywood by Stephen Sachs Hollywood is heralded around the globe as the mesmerizing “movie capital of the world,” yet more plays are produced each year in Los Angeles than major motion pictures. In fact, Los Angeles has more live theaters and creates more theatre productions per year than any other city […]
by Jill Dolan Jill Dolan I’m coming late to the controversy over the resoundingly white male-written and -directed season announced for the Guthrie next year, in part because I’m tired of hearing myself rehearse the same old indignities at these repetitive insults to women’s artistry and integrity. Reading the many smart excoriations of Guthrie artistic director Joe Dowling’s defensive […]
Posted in Acting, actors, African American, Central Avenue, Citizen: An American Lyric, Fountain Theatre, performing arts, playwright, playwriting, poem, poetry, The Ballad of Emmett Till Tagged actors, Ben Bradley, Fountain Theatre, Ifa Bayeza, Los Angeles, new plays, performing arts, plays, Shirley Jo Finney, Stephen Sachs, theater, theatre The Fountain Theatre presents the West Coast premiere […]