Patricia Oliansky
The Fountain Theatre continues to broaden and expand its Board of Directors with the addition of longtime Fountain Family member Patricia Oliansky. Not only does Pat bring many years of Fountain love and support to the Board, she also offers a wide range of experience and professional expertise.
Patricia Oliansky holds a B.A in History from Hofstra College and a M.A in Ancient Near Eastern History from UCLA.
Board affiliations: Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra (Founding President – 8 years); Friends of Sundays Live (Founding President – 6 years); Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research (member- 5 years); California Dance Institute (member – 2 years); and the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project or WRRAP (current member – 2 years). Tasks with these organizations include: Board formation, volunteer development, grant writing, budgets, design, event planning and fundraising.
Pat was a docent at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for 20+ years and is currently a docent for the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. She has archaeological field experience in Los Angeles (La Brea Tar Pits), England, Wales, Turkey, Georgia and Armenia. Having been co-editor for a professional journal on Mesopotamia, she is currently helping to edit two site reports for professional UCLA friends.
Pat was involved in a single foray into the theatre: she co-produced Dario Fo’s Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo at the Fremont Centre Theatre. An evening of monologues starring Francesca Fanti, the show won uniformly rave reviews and two awards at the Valley Theatre League in 1998: one for Francesca and one for the production of an evening of one-acts.
On the home front, Pat’s partner for 32 years has been Peter Barna. They each have 2 grown children and have one grandchild. Pat hails originally from New York and Peter from Budapest, Hungary.
Stephen Sachs and Patricia Oliansky at ‘Bakersfield Mist’ in London.
“I am thrilled and delighted to have Pat join our Board,” exclaims Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. “I was recently in London opening the West End premiere of Bakersfield Mist — a play created and produced at the Fountain in 2011. I was at our first preview performance in London. There I am at the Duchess Theatre, 5,400 miles away from the Fountain. And who is there in the audience that night? Cheering us on and bringing us good wishes? Pat Oliansky. That kind of loyalty, love and support is priceless and deeply, deeply appreciated.”
Welcome aboard the Board, Pat! See you at the Broadway opening? Fingers crossed.
