Now casting: Fountain Theatre world premiere 'Human Interest Story' by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is now casting roles available in the world premiere of the new play, Human Interest Story, written and directed by Stephen Sachs.  The timely  drama examining hom…

Fountain Theatre earns 18 Ovation Award nominations including Best Season by Fountaintheatre

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…

VIDEO: Devised Theatre Lab encourages future theater-makers to express themselves by Fountaintheatre

 

Actress Lesley Fera hails acclaimed play 'Between Riverside and Crazy' as beautiful and timely by Fountaintheatre

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Duende soars in 'Forever Flamenco' at the first-class Fountain Theatre in East Hollywood by Fountaintheatre

by Victoria Looseleaf 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 hear…

Director Guillermo Cienfuegos finds family and forgiveness in 'Between Riverside and Crazy' by Fountaintheatre

by Guillermo Cienfuegos How the Los Angeles premiere of Between Riverside and Crazy, this great, Pulitzer Prize winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis managed to fall into my hands, I'll never…

Actor Montae Russell gets in the zone for 'Between Riverside and Crazy' at the Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

By Darlene Donloe Montae Russell is well known throughout Los Angeles theater circles for playing meaty roles. He's played Charlie "Bird" Parker in Bird Lives!, Memphis in Two Train…

VIDEO: Actress Lesley Fera says 'Between Riverside and Crazy' is "incredible." Don't miss it! by Fountaintheatre

What's so special about theater? by Fountaintheatre

By Brendan Kiley What's so special about theater? I've been asked that last question so many times, and asked it in return, never getting further than the theater enthusiast's shopworn an…

The choir needs preaching, too. by Fountaintheatre

by Stephen Sachs It came from the young producer of a newly-formed immersive theatre company. His troupe eschews the conventional production of plays. Instead, it presents "multisensory expe…

Video: Matthew Hancock is home at the Fountain in 'Between Riverside and Crazy' by Fountaintheatre

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VIDEO: How did playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis get idea for 'Between Riverside and Crazy'? by Fountaintheatre

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Fountain Theatre to present celebrity reading of 1972 "The Candidate" in 2020 election year by Fountaintheatre

The acclaimed Fountain Theatre has obtained permission from Warner Bros to present a one-night celebrity reading of the Jeremy Larner screenplay for the Academy Award winning 1972 movie, The…

VIDEO: Watch cops and kids put their stories on stage in short documentary 'Walking the Beat' by Fountaintheatre

Fountain Theatre awarded $50,000 grant from Ahmanson Foundation by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an Arts and Humanities grant from the Ahmanson Foundation in the amount of $50,000, doubling the amount awarded to the Fo…

PHOTOS: First rehearsal for Pulitzer Prize winner 'Between Riverside and Crazy' at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

What happens when you mix a Pulitzer Prize winning script, a company of phenomenal actors and a skilled director together in one room? You get magic.  From the moment the first lines of S…

PHOTOS: A night at the ballpark on Fountain Theatre Dodgers Game Night by Fountaintheatre

As retired Dodgers veteran sportscaster Vin Scully would declare, "It's time for Dodgers baseball!" With the warm nights of summer comes the annual Fountain Theatre Dodgers Game Night, a yea…

"The Joy Luck Club" cast visits "Hannah and the Dread Gazebo" at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

Ever question if LA has a real theatre community? A true sense of camaraderie? Doubt no more. Last night, members of the cast from the Sierra Madre Playhouse production of The Joy Luck Cl…

VIDEO: Rebecca Bonebrake brings the dazzling light to 'Hannah and the Dread Gazebo' by Fountaintheatre

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PHOTOS: Opening Night of 'Hannah and the Dread Gazebo' at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

A packed house of passionate theatregoers, donors and guests, friends and family, and the invited press enjoyed Saturday night's Opening performance of our California Premiere of Hannah and …

'Hannah' playwright Jiehae Park and director Jennifer Chang making magic together by Fountaintheatre

by Carolina Xique It's an exciting time to be an artist. In the last few years, the arts industry has been experiencing a high production value in diverse storytelling aimed toward better re…

Post-Show Blues by Fountaintheatre

by Melina Young Post-show blues. It's a common phrase among theatre folk. As we close the final performance of the Fountain Theatre's arts education program, Walking the Beat Hollywood, a…

VIDEO: Cast and director feel the magic of 'Hannah and the Dread Gazebo' at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

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FOUNTAIN THEATRE AWARDED $40,000 GRANT FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION by Fountaintheatre

The Wallis Annenberg Foundation has awarded The Fountain Theatre a $40,000 grant for general operating support.  The Annenberg Foundation is one of the top private philanthropies in the c…

Fountain Theatre awarded $20,900 grant from LA County Department of Arts and Culture by Fountaintheatre

Los Angeles  County Department of Arts and Culture has awarded The Fountain Theatre a 2019-20 Organizational Grant in the amount of $20,900 to support the creation…

What the Constitution Means to intern Melina Young by Fountaintheatre

by Melina 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 patr…

Our nation's future depends on moments like this by Fountaintheatre

by Stephen Sachs First, she said no. She would not do it. When her grandfather asked her again in the Fountain Theatre lobby, she awkwardly took a step back in retreat, shy and embarrassed.�…

Photo Slideshow: First rehearsal for CA Premiere of 'Hannah and the Dread Gazebo' by Fountaintheatre

Our California Premiere of Hannah and the Dread Gazebo is an opportunity for the Fountain Theatre and East West Players to bring their community of artists, staff, Board members and patrons …

"Hope you close your faggot show." by Fountaintheatre

by Stephen Sachs Some days, our building is tagged by graffiti. That's life in East Hollywood. Some mornings, I arrive at the Fountain front door and discover a freshly sprayed scribbling on…

Britney Spears and climbing to the theatre arts summit by Fountaintheatre

by Melina Young I'm scared. Terrified in fact. There, I said it. But really, who isn't? It may come as a shock to absolutely no one that to be a recent college graduate is legitimately terri…

Fountain Theatre to host Los Angeles 'Mueller Report Read-A-Thon' on July 18 by Fountaintheatre

We've been told what it is, what it isn't. What's in it, what's not. But how many have actually read it for themselves? Even some members of Congress haven't read it. Robert Mueller told us …