Fountain Producing Artistic Director Deborah Lawlor is recovering from a back injury she sustained at her home on December 31st. A severe muscle spasm may be the cause, resulting in pinched nerves in her spine. She has had difficulty standing and walking since the incident. Deborah is currently undergoing physical therapy. Treatment is underway and […]
The important issues of climate change and global warming dramatized in our hit new play Dream Catcher will be igniting a fascinating Q&A Discussion immediately following the performance this Saturday night, March 5th, at 8pm. Special guest panelists are Sabina Virgo from 350.0rg, Mark Morris from Save Porter Ranch, and Ross Berman of Solar City. […]
As summer ends and the days cool down, a final burn was delivered to the local theatre community. In a recent LA Times wrap-up of art events this summer in the Sunday Calendar (Sept 5) titled “Summer Hits”, the Times listed what it considered to be the highlights and “bright spots” of “what sizzled this summer” in art […]
James the Box Office Dude Eager to see excellent award-winning theatre? And save money? Have we got deals for you! To celebrate our 25th Anniversary Season, the Fountain Theatre is rolling out these cool and amazing NEW discount ticket offers: Premium Tickets – Best Seats + Free Drink! Wow! $15@15 – $15 rush tickets 15 […]
The important issues of climate change and global warming dramatized in our hit new play Dream Catcher will be igniting a fascinating Q&A Discussion immediately following the performance this Saturday night, March 5th, at 8pm. Special guest panelists are Sabina Virgo from 350.0rg, Mark Morris from Save Porter Ranch, and Ross Berman of Solar City. […]
Get a sneak peek at the set design for our West Coast Premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning Cost of Living by Martyna Majok. The scenic design by Tom Buderwitz includes sliding walls that reveal a bathtub and a shower, plus video panels to evoke time and place. Achingly human. Surprisingly funny. Cost of Living […]
The Fountain Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green, a timely and timeless theatrical journey written by Howard L. Craft, directed by Joseph Megel, and starring J. Alphonse Nicholson (Broadway’s Tony award-winning A Soldier’s Play; co-star P-Valley on Starz; Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone). The limited 21-performance run takes […]
Philip Solomon, Thomas Silcott “The Painted Rocks at revolver Creek” The Fountain Theatre has been honored with 23 awards of excellence from StageSceneLA for productions in its 2015-16 season. Fountain productions awarded were the west coast premiere of Athol Fugard’s The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, the world premiere of Dream Catcher by Stephen Sachs, […]
Bill Brochtrup and Tim Cummings Actors Bill Brochtrup and Tim Cummings, co-stars of the Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed 2013 production of The Normal Heart, will reunite for this season’s Southern California Premiere of Daniel’s Husband by Michael McKeever. Simon Levy, who helmed The Normal Heart, will direct. Daniel’s Husband opens May 4th. Brochtrup and Cummings are joined […]
We are so proud of Rabbi Anne Brener, author of “Mourning and Mitzvah” and a beloved member of our Fountain Theatre board of directors. She was the special guest on CNN’s “We Remember 500,00” with Jake Tepper. Have a look and hear her words of healing and wisdom.
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 […]
Garret Wagner, Kelley Mack, Michael D. Turner and Chops Bailey. By Catherine Womack “It’s beach week, baby!” A tall, handsome college athlete cracks open a cold beer as he flops onto a worn sofa. The semester is over for Shane and his friends, and the stress of final exams is quickly fading into a blur of […]
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Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja and Joel Polis in ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ at the Fountain Theatre (2014). by Jonathan Mandell “Art and religion share the psychological state of transportation—being transported. We all love being taken out of ourselves, temporarily.” – Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics […]