The Fountain Theatre is one of the premier intimate theatres in Los Angeles. Along with its programming of live theatre, it's also the foremost producer of Flamenco on the West Coast.
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The Fountain Theatre [1] was founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by Co-Artistic Directors Deborah Lawlor (wife of Robert Lawlor) and Stephen Sachs[2] dedicated to providing a nurturing, creative home for multi-ethnic theatre and dance artists. The theatre's mission is to develop provocative new works or explore a unique vision of established plays that reflect the immediate concerns and cultural diversity of contemporary Los Angeles and the nation... and to offer a safe, supportive haven for artists of varied backgrounds to gather, interact and inspire each other toward the creation of work that will ignite and illuminate the community from which it's drawn and give creative voice to those who may not otherwise be heard.
Simon Levy [3], Producing Director/Dramaturg, joined the Fountain in 1993 as a resident director, producer, and playwright.
Housed in a charming two-story complex at 5060 Fountain Avenue in Hollywood, California, the Fountain has grown into one of the most successful intimate theaters in Los Angeles.
The Fountain Theatre's activities include a year-round season of fully produced new and established plays (32 world premieres and 29 U.S., West Coast, Southern California or Los Angeles premieres in 20 years, each reflecting a unique cultural voice and serving a distinctive ethnic community), a full season of multi-ethnic dance, the foremost presenters of Flamenco in Los Angeles, a New Plays developmental series, Educational Outreach Programs, and national/international tours. To date, Fountain Theatre productions have won more than 220 awards for all areas of production, performance, and design.[4] And Fountain Theatre projects have been seen in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Chicago, Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey, Minneapolis, London and Edinburgh, among other cities and countries.
The Fountain Theatre has received more nominations and won more awards than any other intimate theater in the history of the Ovation Awards[5].
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 is 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".[6]
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