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Detained at The Fountain Theatre
Dates: 2/18/2022 - 4/10/2022
📍 Theatre: The Fountain Theatre
The Fountain Theatre
5060 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: 323.663.1525
Tickets: $25 - $45
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How do families stay together, even when theyre kept apart? The Fountain Theatre presents Detained, a gripping new docudrama based on interviews with longtime U.S. residents held in immigration detention, and with their family members, advocates, attorneys and representatives of ICE. This compilation of true stories weaves a compelling and complicated tapestry that emphasizes the impact immigration detention has on families. Characters include a teenage foodie aspiring chef-lebrity, a U.S. Veteran, and a mother of two who works as a roofer in New York City. Proof of booster vaccination will be required for admission. Masks, covering both mouth and nose, must be worn throughout the performance. Feb. 16 April 10; Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave. (at Normandie), Los Angeles, CA 90029; $25-$45; Pay-What-You-Want every Monday (subject to availability); (323) 663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com.
News About Detained at The Fountain Theatre
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DETAINED Extends at the Fountain Theatre
March 30, 2022 The Fountain Theatre extends its world premiere production of Detained through May 15. Written by France-Luce Benson, conceived and co-created by immigration attorney Judy Rabinovitz, this gripping new docudrama is based on interviews with longtime U.S. residents held in immigration detention, and with their family members, advocates, attorneys and representatives of ICE.
Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of DETAINED at Fountain Theatre
February 25, 2022 How do families stay together, even when they are kept apart? Performances of Detained at Fountain Theatre will continue through April 10.
BWW Interview: Playwright France-Luce Benson on the World Premiere of DETAINED at the Fountain Theatre
February 18, 2022 Certainly, almost every American can talk about how we are descendants of immigrants who dreamed of living in a free country and did whatever was necessary to arrive on our shores. As a direct descendant of four grandparents and one parent who escaped from Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century, when I read about the Fountain Theatre presenting the world premiere of DETAINED, written by The Lily's 2021 Lorraine Hansberry Award-winning playwright France-Luce Benson, 'a gripping new docudrama composed of a compilation of true stories that explores the rippling impact of mass deportations on families,' I knew I wanted to speak with her about her inspiration and vision for the play.
World Premiere of DETAINED Announced At The Fountain Theatre
January 20, 2022 How do families stay together, even when they are kept apart? The Fountain Theatre presents a gripping new docudrama, a compilation of true stories that explores the rippling impact of mass deportations on families. The world premiere of Detained, written by 2021 Lorraine Hansberry Award-winning playwright France-Luce Benson and directed by Mark Valdez, winner of the 2021 Zelda Fichandler Award, opens February 19 at the Fountain Theatre.
Fountain Theatre Partners With Compton Unified School District On New Arts Ed Initiative
February 23, 2021 The program launched at Hollywood High School in Fall 2020 and is now expanding to the Compton Unified School District, where it will commence March 8 at Clarence A. Dickinson K-8.
BWW Interview: Playwright France-Luce Benson's Been Ready For SHOWTIME - BLUES
June 26, 2020 In these pandemic times, The Fountain Theatre has been Zooming their SATURDAY MATINEE series, the latest on June 27 being France-Luce Benson's SHOWTIME BLUES. The cast of this reading includes Cecil Blutcher, Suzette Azariah Gunn and Matt Kirkwood. I had the socially distant opportunity to pose a few questions to this prolific playwright.About the Theatre
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