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Detained at Fountain Theatre

Dates: 2/18/2022 - 4/10/2022

📍 Theatre: 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.

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Circle X Theatre Company kicks off the New Year with the West Coast premiere of a truly outrageous comedy Do You Feel Anger?, written by Mara Nelson-Greenberg and directed by Halena Kays, opens January 21 for a six-week run at Atwater Village Theatre. Performances continue through February 25, with two Pay-What-You-Can previews set for January 19 and January 20.

Tickets Now on Sale for West Coast Premiere of BROKEN STORY at The Sherry Theater

September 23, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for the West Coast Premiere of Broken Story by Cyndy A. Marion (You are Perfect at The Actors Company), directed by Tamara Rappart (USC New Works Festival; Playwrights’ Arena New Pages Lab). The production will be presented by New York City’s White Horse Theater Company in association with 134 West at The Sherry Theater.

Fountain Theatre to Present 'Hyper-Staged' Reading of Lisa Loomer's ROE

June 2, 2022

The Fountain Theatre will once again jump into action with a “hyper-staged” reading of Roe, a powerful, poignant and often humorous play by Lisa Loomer that cuts through the headlines to reveal the real-life women behind Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that gave women the right to safe, legal abortion. 

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.

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.

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.

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Los Angeles, CA 90029

Phone: 323.663.1525

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