
Deanne Bray and Troy Kotsur, “Arrival & Departure.”
Two acclaimed Fountain Theatre premieres — Arrival & Departure and Cost of Living — have been named Best Production of a Play in 2018 by veteran LA theatre critic Travis Michael Holder on TicketHoldersLA.com. Now in its 27th year, Travis’ Ticketholder Awards celebrate the 100+ Los Angeles theatre productions reviewed by Holder in 2018 in large houses and intimate.
Our Deaf/hearing world premiere of Arrival & Departure, written and directed by Stephen Sachs, won Best Production, Best Adaptation (Sachs) and a Special Achievement Award to movement director, Gary Franco.

Katy Sullivan and Felix Solis, “Cost of Living.”
Cost of Living by Martyna Majok was also named Best Production, and Tobias Forrest was awarded Best Supporting Actor.
The following were also acknowledged as a runner-up:
Arrival & Departure
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Runner-Up, Best Actor – Troy Kotsur
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Runner-Up, Best Actress – Deanne Bray
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Runner-Up, Best Supporting Actor – Shon Fuller
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Runner-Up, Best Supporting Actress – Jessica Jade Andres
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Runner-Up, Best Supporting Actress – Stasha Surdyke
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Runner-Up, New Discovery 2018 – Aurelia Myers
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Runner-Up, Best Direction – Stephen Sachs
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Runner-Up, Best Set Design – Matthew G. Hill
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Runner-Up, Best Sound Design – Peter Bayne
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Runner-Up, Best CGI/Video Design – Nicholas E. Santiago
Cost of Living
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Runner-Up, Best Actress – Xochitl Romero
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Runner-Up, Best Actress – Katy Sullivan
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Runner-Up, Best Playwright – Martyna Majok
Full list of Ticketholder Award winners