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      • The Fountain Theatre is a theatre in Los Angeles. Along with its programming of live theatre, it's also the foremost producer of flamenco on the West Coast.


      History



      The Fountain Theatre was founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by co-artistic directors Deborah Lawlor (wife of Robert Lawlor) and Stephen Sachs. Simon Levy, producing director and dramaturge, joined in 1993 as a resident director, producer, and playwright.
      The Fountain Theatre's activities include a year-round season of fully produced new and established plays. It has mounted 35 world premieres and also 31 US, West-Coast, Southern-California, or Los Angeles premieres. The Fountain also offers a full season of multi-ethnic dance, being the foremost presenters of flamenco in Los Angeles, educational outreach programs, and national/international tours. Fountain Theatre projects have been seen in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Chicago, Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey, Minneapolis, London, and Edinburgh, among other cities and countries.


      Flamenco


      The Fountain Theatre showcases flamenco every month, and is the foremost producer of flamenco on the West Coast.
      The theatre is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary, Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles. Live performances and interviews with flamenco dancers and musicians filmed in the theatre are presented, and co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor is also interviewed in the film.


      Awards and honors


      Fountain Theatre productions have won more than 220 awards for all areas of production, performance, and design. The Fountain Theatre has received more nominations and won more awards than any other intimate theater in the history of the Ovation Awards.
      The Fountain has been honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Los Angeles City Council for demonstrating years of artistic excellence and "enhancing the cultural life of Los Angeles". It was the recipient of the 2004 Hollywood Arts Council's "Charlie" Award for Live Theatre and Significant Artistic Contribution to Hollywood. In 2009, the LA Weekly named the Fountain Theatre as "one of the Best Theatre Companies of the Decade". In 2011, Broadway World said, "The Fountain Theatre is by the far the best and the brightest that Los Angeles has to offer." In 2012 the Wall Street Journal declared "The Fountain Theatre is one of this country's best intimate regional houses."


      Productions


      The Normal Heart (2013) by Larry Kramer
      Heart Song (2013) by Stephen Sachs
      On the Spectrum (2013) by Ken LaZebnik
      In the Red and Brown Water (2012–2013) by Tarell Alvin McCraney
      The Blue Iris (2012) by Athol Fugard
      Cyrano (2012) by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Stephen Sachs
      El Nogalar (2012) by Tanya Saracho
      Bakersfield Mist (2011) by Stephen Sachs – an NNPN Rolling World Premiere
      A House Not Meant to Stand (2011) by Tennessee Williams
      The Train Driver (2010–2011) by Athol Fugard
      Opus (2010) by Michael Hollinger
      The Ballad of Emmett Till (2010) by Ifa Bayeza
      Shining City (2009) by Conor McPherson
      Coming Home (2009) by Athol Fugard
      The Accomplices (2009) by Bernard Weinraub; remounted at the Odyssey Theatre
      Photograph 51 (2009) by Anna Ziegler
      Gem of the Ocean (2009) by August Wilson
      The Accomplices (2008) by Bernard Weinraub
      And Her Hair Went With Her (2008) by Zina Camblin – an NNPN Rolling World Premiere
      Victory (2008) by Athol Fugard
      The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (2007) by Tennessee Williams
      Taking Flight (2007) by Adriana Sevan
      Sojourn at Ararat (2007) by Gerald Papasian and Nora Armani
      On the Couch with Nora Armani (2007) by Nora Armani
      Miss Julie (2007) by August Strindberg, adapted by Stephen Sachs
      Master Class (2007) by Terrence McNally at Santa Barbara Theatre
      Taxi to Jannah (2006) by Mark Sickman
      The Gimmick (2006) by Dael Orlandersmith
      Little Armenia (2006) by Lory Bedikian, Aram Kouyoumdjian, and Shahe Mankerian
      Joe Turner's Come and Gone (2006) by August Wilson
      What I Heard About Iraq (2005) adapted by Simon Levy
      Acts of Desire (2005) by Yussef El Guindi
      Yellowman (2005) by Dael Orlandersmith
      Exits and Entrances (2005) by Athol Fugard
      Daisy in the Dreamtime (2004) by Lynne Kaufman, at Inside the Ford Amphitheatre
      Master Class (2003–2004) by Terrence McNally
      Going to St. Ives (2003) by Lee Blessing
      After the Fall (2002) by Arthur Miller
      Central Avenue (2001) by Stephen Sachs
      Night of the Iguana (2000–2001) by Tennessee Williams
      The Darker Face of the Earth (2000) by Rita Dove


      Selected actors




      References




      External links


      Official website

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