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VIDEO: Cops and students share stories in Fountain Theatre’s new outreach program ‘Walking the Beat’
Posted in Art, artist, Arts, Arts education, arts organizations, Drama, Education, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, non-profit organization, Outreach Program, performing arts, plays, Theater, theatre
Tagged Angela Kariotis, Arts education, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, LAPD, Los Angeles, outreach, police, Stephen Sachs, students, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins, Walking the Beat
Fountain Theatre earns 4 NAACP Theatre Award nominations for ‘The Brothers Size’
Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins in ‘The Brothers Size’.
The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed 2014 production of Tarell McCraney’s The Brothers Size has been nominated for 4 NAACP Theatre Awards. The Awards are presented annually by the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP and are part of a four-day festival to honor outstanding people of color in theatre.
“We are always pleased and proud to be recognised by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP theatre committee,” stated Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. “It’s a continuing affirmation to our decades-long commitment to diversity on our stage.”
For this current Award cycle, the Theatre Viewing Committee considered productions from January to December of 2014. The Fountain’s 2014 Los Angeles Premiere of The Brothers Size earned the following four nominations:
- Best Playwright – Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney
- Best Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan
- Best Ensemble Cast – Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins
“I am excited about combining the awards show and the festival because this platform will bring thespians and theatre lovers from across the country to the city of Los Angeles to enjoy the art that is theatre,” said Ron Hasson, president of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP. “The NAACP Theatre Awards Show represents an ever-growing theatre community in Los Angeles and we want to elevate this already highly recognized event in Los Angeles and heighten its visibility nationwide.”
Winners of the 25th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards will be announced on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at a press conference and reception at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. More Info
Posted in Acting, actors, African American, arts organizations, director, Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles, performing arts, plays, playwright, playwriting, Theater, theatre
Tagged actors, Ameenah Kaplan, Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, Matthew Hancock, NAACP, NAACP Theater Awards, Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, performing arts, plays, playwriting, Ron Hasson, Shirley Jo Finney, Stephen Sachs, Tarrell Alvin McCraney, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins
Fountain Theatre Honored With 13 Nominations for First Annual Stage Raw Theater Awards
‘Gilbert Glenn Brown and Matthew Hancock in ‘The Brothers Size’
Stage Raw today announced its first Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards, honoring professional excellence in theaters of up to 99 seats for the 2014 calendar year. The Fountain Theatre has been honored with 13 nominations:
- Production of the Year – The Brothers Size Size Size
- Direction – Stephen Sachs, My Name is Asher Lev
- Direction – Shirley Jo Finney, The Brothers Size Brothers Size
- Ensemble – The Brothers Size
- Supporting Actress – Anna Khaja, My Name is Asher Lev
- Supporting Actor – Joel Polis, My Name Is Asher Lev
- Supporting Actor – Theodore Perkins, The Brothers Size
- Solo Performance – Jenny O’Hara, Broomstick
- Original Music – Peter Bayne, The Brothers Size
- Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan, The Brothers Size
- Adaptation – Aaron Posner, My Name Is Asher Lev
- Lighting Design – Pablo Santiago, The Brothers Size
- Production Design – Broomstick
Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja and Joel Polis in ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’.
Jenny O’Hara in ‘Broomstick’
Stage Raw Award Night is April 13th at Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Posted in Acting, actors, Arts, arts organizations, designers, director, Drama, Fountain Theatre, new plays, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, Theater, theatre
Tagged Aaron Posner, acting, actors, Ameenah Kaplan, Anna Khaja, award, Broomstick, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Joel Polis, Los Angeles, Matthew Hancock, My Name Is Asher Lev, new plays, performing arts, plays, Shirley Jo Finney, Stage Raw, Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards, Stephen Sachs, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins
Fountain Theatre Wins Top Honor at 2014 Ovation Awards
Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs waves from the stage at the Ovation Awards.
It was a memorable evening for the Fountain Theatre Sunday night, November 2nd, at the 2014 Ovation Awards hosted by LA Stage Alliance and held at the historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel. The Fountain was honored with the prestigious Best Season Award (“The Normal Heart”, “My Name is Asher Lev”, and “The Brothers Size”) for overall excellence and received the 2014 BEST Award from the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation recognizing exceptional theatre organizations that contribute to the cultural vibrancy of Los Angeles.
Often hailed as LA’s version of the Tony Awards, the peer-judged Ovation Awards recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production and design in the Greater Los Angeles area. The LA Times has referred to the Ovation Awards as the “highest-profile contest for local theatre.”
Stephen Sachs
The Best Season Award is the preeminent Ovation honor. It recognizes a theatre company’s overall excellence throughout an entire season. Over the years, The Fountain has received more nominations for the Best Season category than any other theatre in Los Angeles. This year marks the 5th time that The Fountain Theatre has been nominated for Best Season since the category was created 6 years ago. The Fountain has now won the award twice.
“Being honored with the Best Season Award is particularly meaningful to us because it doesn’t go to one person,” said Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. “It celebrates the achievement of an entire season of artists. Therefore, the award goes to — and is shared by — all of the many actors, designers and production team members in our Fountain Family who made our 2013-14 Ovation Season such a success. ”
Acclaimed productions in the Fountain 2014 Ovation Season included the exclusive revival of The Normal Heart, the Los Angeles Premiere of My Name is Asher Lev, and the Los Angeles Premiere of The Brothers Size.
Shirley Jo Finney, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Theo Perkins, Stephen Sachs, Matthew Hancock.
2014 BEST Award winners, with Biller Foundation Executive Director Sarah Lyding
The Fountain was also honored Sunday night with the BEST Award presented and funded by The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation. The BEST (Building Excellence in Small Theatre) Award recognizes exceptional theatre organizations that contribute to the cultural vitality of Los Angeles with long-term viability. The Fountain was honored for its ability to think creatively, the quality of its ideas and aspirations, and the organization’s ability to differentiate itself from other Los Angeles theatre companies.
Our sincere thanks to LA Stage Alliance and The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation for their ongoing dedicated support of intimate theatre in Los Angeles.
Enjoy These Photos from the 2014 Ovation Awards
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Tagged actors, Anna Khaja, arts organizations, BEST Award, Best Season, Deborah Lawlor, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Jenny O'Hara, LA Stage Alliance, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, Matthew Hancock, Maya Lynne Robinson, My Name Is Asher Lev, new plays, Ovation Awards, Pablo Santiago, performing arts, plays, San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, Sarah Lyding, Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, Shirley Jo Finney, Simon Levy, Stephen Sachs, The Brothers Size, The Normal Heart, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Fountain Stars Shine at Ovation Award Nominee Reception
The cast of ‘My Name is Asher Lev’: Joel Polis, Anna Khaja and Jason Karasev.
Fountain actors enjoyed a lively evening of camaraderie and celebration at the Ovation Award Nominee Reception Monday night hosted by LA Stage Alliance and held at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The reception toasts all theatre artists nominated for Ovation Awards this year, honoring excellence in the LA theatre community. Award Night is Nov 2nd.
The Fountain Theatre has received six 2014 Ovation Award nominations this year:
- Best Season – The Normal Heart, My Name is Asher Lev, The Brothers Size
- Best Production of a Play – My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Lead Actress in a Play – Anna Khaja, My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Acting Ensemble for a Play – Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja, Joel Polis, My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Acting Ensemble for a Play – Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins, The Brothers Size
- Best Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan, The Brothers Size
Two Fountain productions have earned nominations for Best Acting Ensemble in a Play, and the casts from both My Name is Asher Lev and The Brothers Size were at the Nominee Reception enjoying themselves. An exuberant evening to celebrate LA theatre and experience the joy and goodwill of artistic community.
This year’s Ovation Awards ceremony will be held at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse on November 2 at 7:00 PM. Full list of all Ovation Award nominees
Posted in Acting, actors, Arts, arts organizations, designers, director, Drama, Fountain Theatre, new plays, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, playwright, Theater, theatre
Tagged actors, Ameenah Kaplan, Anna Khaja, arts organizations, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Jason Karasev, Joel Polis, Los Angeles, Matthew Hancock, My Name Is Asher Lev, nominee reception, Ovation Awards, performing arts, plays, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins
Fountain Theatre Earns 6 Ovation Award Nominations Including Best Season and Best Production of a Play
Anna Khaja, Joel Polis and Jason Karasev in “My Name is Asher Lev”
The Fountain Theatre is pleased to announce that it has received six 2014 Ovation Award nominations, including in the prestigious categories of Best Season and Best Production of a Play. Fountain productions eligible for the 2013-14 Ovation voting season were our riveting revival of The Normal Heart, and our acclaimed Los Angeles premieres of My Name is Asher Lev and The Brothers Size. The Ovation Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 2 at 7pm at the historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel.
Often hailed as LA’s version of the Tony Awards, the peer-judged Ovation Awards recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production and design in the Greater Los Angeles area. For the 2013-2014 voting season, there are a grand total of 195 nominations for 78 productions, presented by 49 companies. There were 318 total productions registered from 137 companies.
Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins in ‘The Brothers Size’.
The LA Times has referred to the Ovation Awards as the “highest-profile contest for local theatre.”
The Fountain Theatre has been honored with the following 2014 Ovation Award nominations:
- Best Season – The Normal Heart, My Name is Asher Lev, The Brothers Size
- Best Production of a Play – My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Lead Actress in a Play – Anna Khaja, My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Acting Ensemble for a Play – Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja, Joel Polis, My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Acting Ensemble for a Play – Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins, The Brothers Size
- Best Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan, The Brothers Size
The preeminent Best Season category honors a company’s overall excellence throughout an entire season. Over the years, The Fountain has dominated the Best Season nominations category. This year now marks the 5th time that The Fountain Theatre has been nominated for Best Season since the category was created 6 years ago, winning the award in 2011. The Fountain has also won the Ovation Award for Best Production of a Play 5 times.
Stephen O’Mahoney, Tim Cummings in ‘The Normal Heart’.
For a full list of all the nominees click here.
Posted in Acting, actors, arts organizations, Drama, Fountain Theatre, non-profit organization, Ovation Awards, performing arts, plays, Theater, theatre
Tagged actors, Ameenah Kaplan, Anna Khaja, arts organizations, award, Best Production, Best Season, choregraphy, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Jason Karasev, Joel Polis, Los Angeles, Matthew Hancock, My Name Is Asher Lev, nominations, Ovation Awards, performing arts, plays, Stephen O'Mahoney, The Brothers Size, The Normal Heart, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins, Tim Cummings
Fountain Theatre Wins 26 Awards from StageSceneLA For Excellence in 2013-14
The Fountain Theatre has gobbled up 26 Theater Awards from Stage SceneLA for our acclaimed 2013-14 productions of The Normal Heart, My Name is Asher Lev and The Brothers Size. StageSceneLA editor Steven Stanley announced the winners this week after seeing and reviewing 268 productions from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. The overall awards list is long and there are multiple winners in many categories. All of it demonstrating, as Steven Stanley affirms, that “theater in Los Angeles and its surrounding communities is alive and thriving and quite often simply as good as it gets. “
These 2013-14 Fountain productions received the following awards:
The Normal Heart
Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup in ‘The Normal Heart’.
- Production of the Year – The Normal Heart
- Best Director, Drama – Simon Levy
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Tim Cummings
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Bill Brochtrup
- Best Performance, Featured Actress – Lisa Pelikan
- Best Performance by an Understudy – Ray Paolantonio
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Matt Gottlieb
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Fred Koehler
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Stephen O’Mahoney
- Memorable Performance, Featured Actor – Dan Shaked & Jeff Witzke
My Name Is Asher Lev
Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja and Joel Polis in ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’.
- Best Production, Drama – My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Director, Drama – Stephen Sachs
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Jason Karasev
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Joel Polis
- Best Performance, Featured Actress – Anna Khaja
- Best Costume Design – Shon LeBlanc
- Best Lighting Design – Ric Zimmerman
- Best Scenic Design – Jeff McLaughlin
The Brothers Size
Gilbert Glenn Brown and Matthew Hancock in ‘The Brothers Size
- Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney
- Best Ensemble Cast, Drama
- Best Choreography, Play – Ameenah Kaplan
- Memorable Lighting Design – Pablo Santiago
- Best Scenic Designer – Hana S. Kim
Multiple Productions:
- Sound Design/Composer of the Year – Peter Bayne, The Brothers Size, The Normal Heart
- Best Props Design – Misty Carlisle – Asher Lev, Brothers Size, Normal Heart
Our thanks to Steven Stanley and StageSceneLa for this acknowledgement. We appreciate and applaud his enthusiasm and support for theatre in Los Angeles.
For the complete list of StageSceneLA Award winners click here.
Production photos by Ed Krieger
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Tagged actors, Ameenah Kaplan, Anna Khaja, arts organizations, award, Bill Brochtrup, Dan Shaked, Fountain Theatre, Fred Koehler, Glenn Gilbert Brown, Hana S.Kim, Jason Karasev, Jeff McLaughlin, Jeff Witzke, Joel Polis, Lisa Pelikan, Los Angeles, Matthew Hancock, Misty Carlisle, My Name Is Asher Lev, Naila Aladdin-Sanders, new plays, Pablo Santiago, performing arts, Peter Bayne, plays, Ric Zimmerman, Shirley Jo Finney, Shon LeBlanc, Simon Levy, StageSceneLA, Stephen O'Mahoney, Stephen Sachs, Steven Stanley, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Brothers Size, The Normal Heart, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins, Tim Cummings
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Closing Party for Acclaimed LA Premiere of ‘The Brothers Size’
‘The Brothers Size’ company celebrates a wonderful run.
On Sunday, September 14th, the Fountain Theatre celebrated the finish of the wonderful run of our LA Premiere of The Brothers Size with a party in our upstairs cafe. Actors, audience and company members gathered for food, drink and good times following the exhilarating and deeply moving final performance. The acclaimed 3-month run earned rave reviews everywhere, including hailed as Critic’s Choice in the LA Times.
Enjoy These Snapshots from the Closing Party
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Tagged actors, arts organizations, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, Matthew Hancock, performing arts, plays, playwriting, Shirley Jo Finney, Simon Levy, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins
NEW VIDEO: Try A Little Tenderness with ‘The Brothers Size’ at the Fountain Theatre
Enjoy this new video clip from our smash hit Los Angeles Premiere of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by Shirley Jo Finney and starring Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock and Theodore Perkins, this powerful and heartfelt play about brotherly love has earned rave reviews everywhere and has now been extended to September 14.
In this unforgettable moment of music from the play, the two brothers take a break from their often heated and combustible relationship to … share a little tenderness.
The Brothers Size Now Playing to Sept 14 (323) 663-1525 MORE
Posted in Acting, actors, Arts, arts organizations, director, Drama, Fountain Theatre, new plays, non-profit organization, performing arts, plays, playwright, Theater, theatre
Tagged actors, arts organizations, Fountain Theatre, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, Matthew Hancock, new plays, performing arts, plays, playwriting, Shirley Jo Finney, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins, video
Young Audiences Enjoy Student Night at the Fountain Theatre
Students gather in the Fountain Cafe before the performance.
Students See ‘The Brothers Size’ with Q&A and Party After
Was that fun, or what? Last night was our first Student Night at the Fountain. And judging from the energy it created, it won’t be our last. Created and launched by our two fab interns Alice Kors and Gabby Lamm, Student Night targeted young audiences to encourage them to see our acclaimed LA Premiere of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney. The evening also included a Q&A discussion with the cast and director followed by a party upstairs in the cafe.
For many students, this was their first visit to the Fountain Theatre. For one student, it was the first play she had ever seen. “It was wonderful,” she beamed. “Theatre is better than TV! Now I want to see more.”
Our interns Alice and Gabby worked very hard creating, producing and hosting the event. Their enthusiastic labor paid off last night and well into the future: Student Night will now become a regular ongoing program at the Fountain.
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney and starring Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock and Theodore Perkins, our Los Angeles premiere of The Brothers Size is earning rave reviews everywhere. It is highlighted as Critic’s Choice in the LA Times and is “Ovation Recommended’. This powerful, joyous and deeply moving production has been extended to September 14.
Enjoy These Snapshots from Student Night
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Tagged actors, Alice Kors, Fountain Theatre, Gabby Lamm, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Premiere, Matthew Hancock, new plays, performing arts, plays, Shirley Jo Finney, Student Night, students, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Brothers Size, theater, theatre, Theodore Perkins, William Sachs, young audiences
