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The Fountain's

20th Anniversary Season

A Season of Premieres!

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New Plays from...

an important new female African-American writer

an important new male American writer

a world-famous master storyteller

and the last play of America's most beloved playwright

plus world class Flamenco

and other surprises!

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The Train Driver by Athol Fugard  

United States Premiere!

 - Fall 2010 -

"This may be the most important one I've ever written as far as I'm concerned for personal reasons," says Athol Fugard. The newest play by the world’s great playwright. Inspired by a true event. A tormented train driver is compelled to visit a makeshift graveyard in the middle of nowhere, determined to find the unmarked grave of the woman he unintentionally killed. A haunting, mesmerizing and deeply personal journey into the human soul.

Directed by Stephen Sachs

 

 

 

A House Not Meant to Stand by Tennessee Williams 

West Coast Premiere!

- Late Fall 2010 -

A theatrical event. The last full length play written by Tennessee Williams has never been seen in the Western United States until now! By special permission of the Williams Estate. Thirty years before Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County, Williams wrote this spellbinding play about the McCorkles -- a blazingly dysfunctional Mississippi family you’ll never forget. This outrageous, dark, expressionistic comedy, which Williams called a "Southern gothic spook sonata," reveals the fragile state of our world and the hope and desperation of the human heart.

Directed by Simon Levy

 

 

 

 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

by August_Wilson

- Feb 2011 –

Blues music soars as The Fountain continues its dedication to the masterworks of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson with this extraordinary blues drama.  Following Gem of the Ocean and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, the Fountain now presents the next play in Wilson’s monumental Cycle that chronicles the African American experience in the United States.  In Ma Rainey, the time is the 1920’s. A run-down recording studio in Chicago. Legendary blues singer Ma Rainey lays down some tracks with a group of black musicians. But what erupts in the session is more than music. A dramatic fuse is lit and explodes with an unforgettable shattering impact. Tony Award nomination for Best Play.

 

 

 

- Plus! A Special Bonus! -

 

DJ: Don Juan in LA

Created and directed by Deborah Lawlor

World Premiere!

Dates TBA

A contemporary version of the Don Juan story set to the passionate rhythms of Flamenco in a nightclub in Los Angeles, where DJ is the town's hottest dee-jay. Flamenco sensation Timo Nunez stars in this sexy and steamy tale of love, passion and duende. Red-hot dancing and pulsating music burn up a sultry night in L.A. Ole!

 

 

 

- And Another Season of -
Flamenco
7th Smash Year!
FOREVER FLAMENCO at the Fountain
Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month
World Class Flamenco in Los Angeles
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- Plus Another Special Flamenco Event -

Maria Bermudez
MARIA BERMUDEZ - FLAMENCO
starring Maria Bermudez and the Chicana Gypsy Project
July 23rd & 24th, 2010
at the Ford Amphitheatre
Ford Box Office: 323-461-3673


The Fountain Theatre is excited to be a part of the Ford Amphitheatre's 2010 summer season, with its 7th presentation of MARIA BERMUDEZ - FLAMENCO. This year's program includes her "Sonidos Gitanos" Gypsy Flamenco Company and introduces its new branch, "The Chicana Gypsy Project." The entire company comes directly from Jerez de la Fronters, Spain's "City of Flamenco." The "Chicana Gypsy" is Maria herself, who sings both classic American blues/jazz and Mexican rancheras, that are set into flamenco rhythms and incorporate dance as well. Critic Damaris Solis of Flamenco Buzz writes: "Ms. Bermudez is a first-rate chanteuse, well-worn tread on her soulful chops... There were sound combinations that not even in my wildest dreams would I ever think to see performed on the same state, as they originate from different continents. However, they made complete and total sense... It was such a rich tapestry that it is hard for me to sum (it) up in words... You need to experience it for yourself... it is well-suited for a nation that celebrates diversity."

The Ford is an historic outdoor theatre nestled in the Hollywood Hills across the 101 freeway from the Hollywood Bowl. The amphitheatre provides an intimate space for dance, music, film and family events. We are proud and happy to present Maria Bermudez - Flamenco in this beautiful venue, and hope you'll join us on Friday, July 23rd or Saturday July 24th when Maria and Company will perform under the stars. Group rates are available. Fountain Theatre Members get a 10% discount.

 

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