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| Address | 5060 Fountain Ave. |
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| Location | Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°05′42″N118°18′00″W / 34.095°N 118.300°W |
| Type | Theatre |
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The Fountain Theatre is a theatre in Los Angeles. Along with its programming of live theatre, it's also the foremost producer of flamenco on the West Coast.
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The Fountain Theatre was founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by co-artistic directors Deborah Lawlor (wife of Robert Lawlor) and Stephen Sachs [1] . Simon Levy, producing director and dramaturge, joined in 1993 as a resident director, producer, and playwright.
The Fountain Theatre's activities include a year-round season of fully produced new and established plays. It has mounted 35 world premieres and also 31 US, West-Coast, Southern-California, or Los Angeles premieres. The Fountain also offers a full season of multi-ethnic dance, being the foremost presenters of flamenco in Los Angeles, educational outreach programs, and national/international tours. Fountain Theatre projects have been seen in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Chicago, Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey, Minneapolis, London, and Edinburgh, among other cities and countries.
The Fountain Theatre showcases flamenco every month, and is the foremost producer of flamenco on the West Coast.
The theatre is featured prominently in the 2011 documentary, Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles . Live performances and interviews with flamenco dancers and musicians filmed in the theatre are presented, and co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor is also interviewed in the film. [2] [3]
Fountain Theatre productions have won more than 220 awards for all areas of production, performance, and design. [4] The Fountain Theatre has received more nominations and won more awards than any other intimate theater in the history of the Ovation Awards. [4]
The Fountain has been honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Los Angeles City Council for demonstrating years of artistic excellence and "enhancing the cultural life of Los Angeles". It was the recipient of the 2004 Hollywood Arts Council's "Charlie" Award for Live Theatre and Significant Artistic Contribution to Hollywood. In 2009, the LA Weekly named the Fountain Theatre as "one of the Best Theatre Companies of the Decade". [5] In 2011, Broadway World said, "The Fountain Theatre is by the far the best and the brightest that Los Angeles has to offer." In 2012 the Wall Street Journal declared "The Fountain Theatre is one of this country's best intimate regional houses." [4]
| Awards | Production | Nominations | Wins | Notes |
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| 2009 Ovation Awards | Coming Home | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 Ovation Awards | Photograph 51 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 Ovation Awards | Gem of the Ocean | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 Ovation Awards | 1 | 0 | Nominated for Best Season | |
| 2010 Ovation Awards | The Ballad of Emmett Till | 5 | 3 | Won for Best Production, Acting Ensemble, and Director |
| 2010 Ovation Awards | Opus | 3 | 1 | Won for Sound Design (Peter Bayne) |
| 2010 Ovation Awards | 1 | 1 | Won award for Best Season | |
| 2011 Ovation Awards | A House Not Meant to Stand | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 Ovation Awards | The Train Driver | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 Ovation Awards | Bakersfield Mist | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 Ovation Awards | 1 | 0 | Nominated for Best Season | |
| 2012 Ovation Awards | Cyrano | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 Ovation Awards | In the Red and Brown Water | 6 | 1 | Won for Director of a Play (Shirley Jo Finney) |
| 2013 Ovation Awards | On the Spectrum | 1 | 1 | Won for Video Design (Jeffrey Elias Teeter) |
| 2013 Ovation Awards | 1 | 0 | Nominated for Best Season |
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