fountain theatre

The Fountain Theatre is a non-profit producing organization established in 1990 by co-Artistic Directors Deborah Lawlor and Stephen Sachs dedicated to providing a nurturing, creative home for multi-ethnic theatre and dance artists. The Fountain offers 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.Now in its 16th year, The Fountain has grown into one of the most highly regarded theatres in Los Angeles. The Fountain Theatre's activities include a year-round season of fully produced new and established plays (30 world premieres and 27 West Coast/Southern California/Los Angeles premieres), a full season of multi-ethnic dance, a New Plays developmental series, and educational outreach programs. To date, Fountain Theatre productions have won more than 120 awards for all areas of production, performance, and design. The Fountain Theatre is the only intimate theatre in Los Angeles to have won the L.A. Ovation Award for Best Production of a Play three times, as well as winning Best World Premiere of a New Play. The Fountain has been honored with five Awards of Excellence from the Los Angeles City Council for enhancing the cultural life of the city. The Hollywood Arts Council recently presented the Fountain with its Charlie Award for overall achievement of excellence in Theatre.New plays developed at the Fountain Theatre have won the PEN USA Literary Award for Drama, have twice been named PEN Award Finalists, and have been published and produced around the country. Fountain Theatre projects have been seen in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Cleveland, Texas, Minneapolis, Edinburgh, Vancouver and India.