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The Fountain Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Coming Home, written by Athol Fugard, one of the world's greatest living playwrights. Ten years after she left to pursue a singing career in Cape Town, Veronica Jonkers comes home to her beloved grandfather's farm and the village of her youth. Carrying a heart filled with disappointment, she returns determined to plant the seeds of a new life for her young son. Learn more...

James Watson and Francis Crick received the Nobel Prize for their work modeling the DNA molecule. But did they steal data from a female colleague and claim credit for themselves? Based on a true story, the provocative Photograph 51 explores sexism, ethics, and scientific collaboration by recounting how passionate biophysicist Rosalind Franklin provided the key breakthrough leading to the DNA discovery. Learn more...

Fountain Theatre presents Gem of the Ocean, one of August Wilson's most celebrated works. Set in Pittsburgh in 1904, it tells the story of Citizen Barlow, who seeks the aid of the legendary healer Aunt Ester to cleanse him of his guilt. This production has received 8 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations. Learn more...

What the U.S. government and American Jews did -- and didn't -- do to help Jews fleeing the Nazis is the subject of The Accomplices by former New York Times political reporter Bernard Weinraub. Deborah LaVine directs the West Coast premiere of the New York Drama Desk-nominated play that is based on the true story of Jewish activist Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson). Learn more...

A comedy tour-de-force for two actors portraying a variety of eccentric characters in a beauty shop, highlighting the many intricacies of black women and the importance placed on their hair. Starring Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam, Caroline or Change) and Tracie Thoms (Rent, Cold Case), And Her Hair Went with Her is a celebration of the sisterhood of the salon. Learn more...

Fountain Theatre is proud to present Victory, the US premiere of the latest play by the great South African playwright Athol Fugard (Master Harold and the Boys, Exits and Entrances, The Island.) This story of the betrayal of hope in the "New South Africa" has been wildly praised by critics in his home coutry and Britain. Learn more...

Jugalbandi (literally "tied together") is an ancient Indian art form where two musicians with different instruments or styles perform together. This concert of North Indian classical music features Paul Livingstone (violin) and Jagan Ramamoorthy (sitar), accompanied by Abhijit Banerjee on the tabla. Learn more...

High atop her Italian villa overlooking the Mediterranean, the wealthy and outrageous Flora Goforth dictates her memoirs to her secretary when she is disrupted by the mysterious arrival of a handsome and charismatic young poet. Does he offer her one last chance at love and passion, or is he the Angel of Death? Learn more...

Taking Flight explores the depth of friendship in the face of disaster, and the restorative power of forgiveness and redemption. In this funny, powerful piece, Adriana Sevan plays a variety of characters: Esperanza Middleschmertz (Carmen Miranda mixed with Dr. Phil "in the hood"), a Haitian cab driver, a Jewish fashion maven from Long Island, and a 90-year-old sexy grandmother. Learn more...

The international award-winning Sojourn at Ararat, seen on four continents, is now returning to Los Angeles for a 20th anniversary revival. This beloved show about identity, home, and love between He and She brings to beautiful life the soul of the Armenian people through poetry and literature. This production is part of the Fountain Theatre's Summer Armenian Theatre Festival. Learn more...

On the Couch With Nora Armani kicks off the Fountain Theatre's Summer Armenian Theatre Festival and is a tour-de-force performed to worldwide acclaim! Don't miss this funny and touching world view of life from this enchanting Armenian-Egyptian-American actress, poet and storyteller. It's one woman's journey of belonging and not belonging, of being and discovering. Learn more...

A sexually-charged social drama, the Fountain Theatre's new production of Miss Julie is a re-imagined adaptation of August Strindberg's masterpiece. Miss Julie is set in Mississippi on the night of July 4th, 1964, where racial and sexual tensions ignite in a riveting struggle for power, freedom and social change set during the explosive "Freedom Summer" of the Civil Rights Era. This production reunites director Stephen Sachs with Tracy Middendorf for the first time since their award winning and critically acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's After the Fall. Learn more...

The stage version of Eliot Weinberger's provocative article, What I Heard About Iraq is made up of direct quotes from politicians, military chiefs, U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens to explore the unfolding human story behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Featuring a multi-ethnic cast of five actors portraying multiple roles, the fully-staged production also interweaves multi media sounds and images from real news footage. Learn more...

This delightful and wise comedy/drama about a devout Muslim taxi driver, Nasrudeen, who dreams of creating his own storefront mosque, humanizes and honors Islamic culture and faith, as he encounters a wide range of eccentric urban characters who impact his life in wonderfully unexpected ways. Learn more...

Dael Orlandersmith, the celebrated author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Yellowman, stars in the California premiere of her six-character solo play, The Gimmick. Orlandersmith populates her tale with a host of extraordinary, memorable, funny and deeply moving characters as Alexis and her best friend Jimmy come of age on the streets of Harlem. Learn more...

Balancing lives between the past and the future, this play focuses on three generations: teenagers, middle-aged working families, and seniors in the Armenian-American community. All share the struggle to stay connected to their roots and culture while attempting to assimilate into contemporary American society. Their stories capture the spirit, conflicts, music, language and day-to-day lives of one of Los Angeles' most unique communities. Learn more...

The Fountain Theatre presents a revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone from playwright August Wilson, the late giant of the American stage. Set in a boarding house in Pittsburgh during August, 1911, Joe Turner's Come and Gone tells the story of African Americans from the deep and near south who have gone north in search of loved ones and a cultural identity that was repressed by centuries of slavery, Jim Crow laws, discrimination, and Joe Turner's indentures. Learn more...

For one night only, the Fountain Theatre presents the internationally acclaimed Arohi World Music Ensemble, featuring Paul Livingstone, in concert. Combining elements of jazz, Indian, classical music and Brazilian rhythums, the Arohi Ensemble plays creative world music that is truly one-of-a-kind. Learn more...

Magic realism sets the tone of Acts of Desire, an evening of two one-act plays: Karima's City and Such a Beautiful Voice is Sayeda's, by Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi. Each play explores the ordinary life of a Muslim woman struggling against deep-seated cultural habits that threaten to suffocate her uniqueness. Yet each of these women finds a voice all her own. Learn more...

Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2002, Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman is a provocative exploration of racism within the Black community. This critically acclaimed production is an LA Times Critic's Choice, LA Weekly Pick of the Week and Back Stage West Critic's Pick. Learn more...

Adam Del Monte is one of the leading flamenco and classical guitarists/composers of his time. This program will include pieces by Paraguayan composer Augustin Barrios and J.S. Bach, plus Del Monte's own original flamenco compositions. Learn more...

The Fountain Theatre is honored to be chosen to premiere Dael Orlandersmith's celebrated play in Southern California. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Yellowman is a "beautifully written" story about friendship and love that the Hollywood Reporter calls "brilliant!" Learn more...

The world premiere of a new play by internationally renowned playwright Athol Fugard: Exits and Entrances, the true story of a life-changing friendship, at the Fountain Theatre. Winner of 3 2004 L.A. Ovation Awards! Learn more...

The Los Angeles Times says, "Children's music doesn't get better than this!" Award winning actress, composer and singer Jessica Harper performs funny, exuberant music that children and parents will love. Recommended for kids age 5-12. Learn more...

Karen Kondazian is opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play Master Class, at the Fountain Theatre. One of L.A. Stage Magazine's "20 Must See Shows of the 2003/2004 Season." Learn more...

Whether you're new to Billy Holiday's music or a longtime fan, the Fountain Theatre's production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill is sure to delight. Learn more...

The Southern California Premiere of a New Play: The Men from the Boys at the Fountain Theatre Learn more...