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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Intimate. Excellent. Leading the way. by Fountaintheatre

by Logan Myles Stacer For 31 years, the Fountain Theatre has proudly maintained its identity as Intimate and Excellent. With the opening this month of An Octoroon, we are doubling down on ou…

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Countdown to Fountain Theatre’s Juneteenth event starts today by Fountaintheatre

Join us as we count down to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. On Saturday, June 19th — the date known as Juneteenth — come to the F…

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Meet the cast of An Octoroon by Fountaintheatre

by Terri Roberts The Memorial Day holiday may have been a three-day weekend for most, but at the Fountain Theatre the cast and crew of our Los Angeles premiere of An Octoroon were digging in…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 03:27PM
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Spectrum News covers the Fountain’s outdoor stage by Fountaintheatre

by Terri Roberts Recently, actress Aleisha Force (Human Interest Story) stopped by the Fountain Theatre simply to pick up her belongings which had been locked in a dressing room since March …

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 06:47PM
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Casting complete for the Fountain’s L.A. premiere production of An Octoroon by Fountaintheatre

Casting is complete and rehearsals begin this week for the Los Angeles premiere of a radical, incendiary and subversively funny Obie award-winning play by MacArthur Foundation “Genius Gran…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 01:39PM
Thursday, May 6, 2021

All our parking lot’s now a stage… by Fountaintheatre

by Terri Roberts …and we couldn’t be more excited! Recently, we shared video with you of our cleared-out parking lot getting re-paved. With that job completed, we were ready for the big,…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 12:03PM
Friday, April 2, 2021

Now Casting: L.A. Premiere of ‘An Octoroon’ opens new Outdoor Stage at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is now casting roles for its Los Angeles Premiere of the Obie Award-winning play, An Octoroon, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The production will launch the new Outdoor Stag…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 11:33AM
Thursday, April 1, 2021

Pens up! End of Play is about to begin… by Fountaintheatre

by France-Luce Benson One of the many things I’ve desperately missed in this time of isolated lockdown is the beautiful ritual of sharing space with fellow writers to do what we love most …

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 02:36PM
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

CALLING ALL LOS ANGELES WRITERS, COMPOSERS, AND LYRICISTS by Fountaintheatre

JOIN US IN THE CREATION OF NEW WORK THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL The Fountain Theatre is thrilled to participate in The Dramatists Guild’s annual End of Play Initiative. Throughout the mo…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 04:18PM
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Troy Kotsur and Paul Raci: When good things happen to good people by Fountaintheatre

by Stephen Sachs Theirs is a unique relationship unlike any I have witnessed in my thirty-five years of creating theater. They have been paired for decades. They have worked, travelled, and …

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 02:43PM
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Irish ghosts on St. Patrick’s Day by Fountaintheatre

On St. Patrick’s Day, we raise a pint to Irish playwright Conor McPherson and our award-winning Los Angeles premiere of SHINING CITY.

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 07:59PM
Monday, March 15, 2021

Embrace the light. Let theatre shine. by Fountaintheatre

by France-Luce Benson On March 12, 2020, I flew from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale to watch my 14-year-old niece, Shelby, act in her first play. The year prior we’d spent months, at her re…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 04:50PM
Friday, March 12, 2021

One year ago today … by Fountaintheatre

On March 12, 2020, we were forced to shut down our hit production of the world premiere of HUMAN INTEREST STORY due to the COVID pandemic. One year later, after an unimaginable period of clo…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 11:59PM
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

L.A. premiere of ‘An Octoroon’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will launch outdoor stage at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

The Los Angeles premiere of An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will inaugurate the new outdoor stage at the Fountain Theatre later this spring. Judith Moreland will direct. Winn…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 09:39AM
Thursday, March 4, 2021

KTLA TV profiles Fountain Theatre and its plan for Outdoor Stage this summer by Fountaintheatre

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.

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 11:30AM
Monday, March 1, 2021

Conversations with Black Artists, Part III by Fountaintheatre

by Terri Roberts In this final segment of our Conversations with Black Artists series, we talk with director Shirley Jo Finney, and actors Gilbert Glenn Brown and Theo Perkins. We are gratef…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 12:00PM

Stephen Sachs believes Fountain’s Outdoor Stage will be game-changer by Fountaintheatre

Curious about the future of Los Angeles theatre and our game-changing Outdoor Stage? Artistic Director Stephen Sachs chats with theatre journalist Steven Leigh Morris.

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 10:36AM
Friday, February 26, 2021

Fountain board member Rabbi Anne Brener shares wisdom on CNN’s ‘We Remember’ by Fountaintheatre

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 Remembe…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 05:34PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Sunday Brunch is about to be served! by Fountaintheatre

By Jona Yadidi During these challenging times, it is more important than ever to connect. In this new series of blog articles, Community Chats, we will talk with different community partners…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 08:20PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Fountain Theatre cultivates compassion with arts education project ‘Fountain Voices’ by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre announces Fountain Voices, an innovative arts education initiative that utilizes the power of theater to promote compassion and acceptance of others. The program launch…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 05:14PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Conversations with Black Artists, Part II by Fountaintheatre

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 assistan…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 10:15AM
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Conversations with Black Artists, Part I by Fountaintheatre

By Terri Roberts Over the past three decades, the Fountain Theatre has worked with a vast array of wildly talented Black actors, directors, designers and more. Many of them have worked with …

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 06:43PM
Thursday, February 11, 2021

New play by France-Luce Benson opens virtual international festival ‘Long Distance Affair’ by Fountaintheatre

by France-Luce Benson I was on a crowded beach in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil celebrating the new year. Surrounded by beautiful, dancing, sweaty bodies I ran towards the ocean to jump the wave…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 11:10PM
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Fountain Theatre earns 9 Ovation Award nominations, including Best Production of a Play by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre has received nine nominations for the 31st Annual Ovation Awards, including the prestigious category of Best Production of a Play for overall excellence. Last season, th…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 09:31PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Fountain Theatre to host online tribute to photographer Ed Krieger on Jan. 24 by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre will host “L.A. Theatre Pays Tribute to Ed Krieger,” a virtual memorial for longtime theater photographer Ed Krieger, on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at 2 p.m. PT. Krie…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 03:55PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Fountain Theatre approved by City of Los Angeles to install outdoor stage during pandemic by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre has received approval from the City of Los Angeles to install a temporary outdoor stage for the purpose of presenting live performances and other events during the pande…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 01:29PM
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Fountain Theatre welcomes Rabbi Anne Brener to Board of Directors by Fountaintheatre

As the Fountain Theatre continues to add public-spirited individuals to its nonprofit arts organization, it welcomes Rabbi Anne Brener to its board of directors. She is a longtime friend and…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 06:10PM
Thursday, January 7, 2021

Actor, ‘Walking the Beat’ co-founder Theo Perkins joins Fountain Theatre Board of Directors by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is pleased to announce that actor, director and producer Theo Perkins has joined the board of directors. Perkins is known to Fountain audiences for his dazzling performa…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 06:27PM
Monday, January 4, 2021

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards