The study of theater has always been a slightly odd fit with higher education. Theater’s departmental needs are so different from the norm: Where other programs require smart classrooms, desks, and Wi-Fi, we seek vast, empty spaces with sprung wood floors and natural light. The inner life of a chemistry major should not affect the […]

Morlan Higgins and Julanne Chidi Hill in “The Blue Iris” by Steven Leigh Morris A series of poems by Thomas Hardy, grieving after the death of his first, estranged wife, inspired Athol Fugard‘s latest play, The Blue Iris, now receiving its U.S. premiere at Hollywood’s Fountain Theatre, directed by Stephen Sachs. Athol Fugard, the internationally renowned Causasian South African dramatist who […]

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, […]

In the wake of nearly two-dozen rave reviews and six weeks of sold-out houses, the Fountain Theatre has extended its run of The Chosen and increased performances from three to four per week. Adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok from Potok’s bestselling novel of the same name, The Chosen will now continue through May 7. A moving coming-of-age story set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn against the […]

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 […]

What is hip hop? A genre of music? A style of clothes? A way of life? Take a look. In this West Coast Premiere of HYPE MAN by Idris Goodwin, a hip-hop trio is on the verge of making it big on national TV when a police shooting of a Black teen shakes the band […]

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, […]

The Spanish term for a heightened state of emotion and authenticity, “duende,” roughly translates to a single word, “soul.” It’s also the elusive ingredient at the heart of flamenco, the centuries-old art form whose Andalusian origins, while not completely known, are an exotic blend of Jewish, Arab, and Roma (also known as Gypsy) cultures. Commonly […]

We put an old piano out front on the sidewalk hoping someone would take it. Instead, people in the neighborhood are playing it. This guy from NY was driving by, saw the piano on the sidewalk, got out of his car, and began to boogie. Posted in arts organizations, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Music, […]

Actresses Amy Pietz, Victoria Platt, Suanne Spoke, and Sabina Zuniga Varela will combine their versatile talents to play the same lead character in a special reading of Natural Shocks, Lauren Gunderson’s funny and powerful new play on gun violence and gun control, at the Fountain Theatre on Friday, April 20th at 11:19am. Co-Artistic Director Stephen […]

Troy Kotsur as Cyrano. The forces behind a well-received stage production have worked together for a long time, forever bonding the Fountain and Deaf West theater companies. by Karen Wada Nearly a decade ago, an improbable dream came true for Deaf West Theatre and its founder, Ed Waterstreet. The small, L.A.-based company went to Broadway […]

On today’s New York Times Theater Blog, critic Charles Isherwood makes an honest admission and asks an interesting question:  Should a critic stop reviewing the work of a playwright he obviously doesn’t “get” or ever respond favorably to? What do you think? For One Critic, It’s a Rapp by Charles Isherwood, New York Times, Oct […]

The Fountain Theatre earned nine award nominations from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for excellence in 2020/21, it was announced yesterday. The Fountain’s Los Angeles premiere of An Octoroon on its Outdoor Stage, its groundbreaking livestream presentation of The Ballad of Emmett Till, and the L.A. debut of The Children were chosen for recognition. […]

Host Dayna Devon (“L.A. Unscripted“) profiles the Fountain Theatre and its exciting plans for an Outdoor Stage this summer as a game-changing response to COVID-19. This entry was posted in Los Angeles, Theater, theatre and tagged COVID-19, Dayna Devon, Fountain Theatre, KTLA, L.A. Unscripted, Outdoor Stage, pandemic, performing arts, Stephen Sachs, theater, theatre. Bookmark the […]