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An Octoroon

TRIGGER WARNING: content below contains disturbing images related to race in America.

An Octoroon - written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins & directed by Judith Moreland - LOS ANGELES PREMIERE - Fountain Theatre. Previews began June 11, 2021; opened June 18, 2021; closed September 19, 2021

​AWARDS
One of ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year - "The Fountain Theatre, L.A.’s most enterprising intimate theater continues to punch far above its weight. Thanks to the discernment of co-founder and artistic director Stephen Sachs, Angelenos got to experience Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ 'An Octoroon' and Lucy Kirkwood’s 'The Children,' two profoundly original works by dramatists forging new paths. No L.A. theater has done a better job of asking us to reexamine our lives through the lens of acute contemporary drama this year than the Fountain."
- Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS for 2020 & 2021
Won BEST WRITING ADAPTATION - Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Won 
BEST SET DESIGN - Frederica Nascimento
Nominated for BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE - Matthew Hancock
Nominated for BEST FEATURED PERFORMANCE - Rob Nagle
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Naila Aladdin-Sanders
Nominated for BEST FIGHT DIRECTION - Jen Albert
Nominated for BEST PROP DESIGN - Michael Allen Angel

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30th ANNUAL TICKETHOLDER AWARDS
Won BEST PRODUCTION
Runner-Up for BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - Matthew Hancock
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY - Rob Nagle
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Hazel Lozano
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Vanessa Claire Stewart
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Pam Trotter
Runner-Up for BEST TRANSLATION OR ADAPTATION - Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Runner-Up for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Naila Aladdin-Sanders


2018-2019 StageSceneLA SCENIES
Nominated for PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR  – Matthew Hancock
Nominated for OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA (Intimate Theater)
Nominated for OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMER IN A COMEDY-DRAMA (Intimate Theater) - Mara Klein
Nominated for OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA (Intimate Theater)
Nominated for OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA (Intimate Theater) – Judith Moreland 
Nominated for OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGNER (Multiple Productions) – Marc Antonio Pritchet
Nominated for OUTSTANDING FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY (Multiple Productions) – Jen Albert

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Hazel Lozano & Rob Nagle
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Hazel Lozano, Matthew Hancock & Rob Nagle
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Pam Trotter, Leea Ayers & Kacie Rogers
publicity photos by Jenny Graham

SHOW PROGRAM

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Barbara Herman, Susan Stockel - Executive Producers
Stephen Sachs, Simon Levy, & James Bennett - Producers
Frederica Nascimento - Scenic Design
Derrick McDaniel - Lighting Design
Marc Antonio Pritchett - Sound Design
Nicholas Santiago - Video Design
Naila Aladdin-Sanders - Costume Design
Michael Allen Angel - Prop Master
Annie Yee - Choreography
Jen Albert - Fight Director
Daphnie Sicre - Dramaturg
Scott Tuomey - Technical Director
Deena Tovar - Production Stage Manager
Shawna Voragen - Outdoor Stage Production Manager
Quinn O'Connor - Assistant Stage Manager


Grace / Br'er Rabbit - Leea Ayers
BJJ / George / M'Closky - Matthew Hancock
Zoe - Mara Klein
Assistant / Pete / Paul - Hazel Lozano
Playwright / Wahnotee / Lafouche - Rob Nagle
Dido - Kacie Rogers
Dora / Captain Ratts - Vanessa Claire Stewart
Minnie - Pam Trotter
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FEATURES
  • Fountain Theatre in E. Hollywood gets permission for outdoor stage - The Eastsider
  • Fountain Theatre’s first play on its pandemic outdoor stage? ‘An Octoroon’ - Los Angeles Times
  • The Fountain Theatre Takes It Outside - Larchmont Buzz
  • The Arts Are Coming Back This Summer. Just Step Outside - New York Times
  • Fountain Theatre transforms parking lot into outdoor venue - Spectrum News 1
  • An Octoroon Casting Complete, Dates Set For On Fountain Theatre Outdoor Stage - Broadway World
  • An Octoroon: Fountain Theatre Live - Stage and Cinema
  • LA’s hidden gem- Fountain Theatre premieres its Outdoor Stage June 18 - Los Angeles Blade
  • 5 Live, In-Person Theater Productions You Can See in June Across the Country - Theater Mania
  • Coming to an L.A. stage: Proof we’re in a golden age of American playwriting - Los Angeles Times
  • Some of the Best Things to Do in L.A. This Weekend - Los Angeles Magazine
  • Watch a Live Theatrical Performance at One of These Open-Air Venues - Martha Stewart
  • Emerging From Covid, Small Theaters in Los Angeles Face a New Challenge - New York Times
  • California Theaters, Facing a Shaky Future, to Get $50 Million in Aid - New York Times
  • An Octoroon at the Fountain Theatre - LA Life
  • The rise of the Delta variant threatens to derail theaters’ best-laid plans​ - Los Angeles Times
  • Ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year​ - Los Angeles Times
INTERVIEWS
  • The Versatile Matthew Hancock Inhabits Many Characters - Just in AN OCTOROON - BroadwayWorld
  • Fil-Am in award-winning satire on race - Inquirer.net
Director Judith Moreland - Stage Explorations
​​REVIEWS
  • An Octoroon at The Fountain Theatre - Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes
  • Theater Review: An Octoroon at The Fountain Theatre - Stage and Cinema
  • My Octoroon Teacher - Hollywood Progressive
  • At last... An Octoroon at The Fountain - On Stage Los Angeles
  • Octoroon: A Timely Look at Race Relations - Southern California Guide
  • L.A. theater is back with a boundary-breaking Octoroon outdoors at the Fountain - Los Angeles Times
  • Sensational Drama and Racial Fluidity - Splash Mags
  • The Fountain’s Uncomfortable & Unique “An Octoroon” - Larchmont Buzz
  • Stereotypes and Bigotry roasted in satire - Stage Raw
  • Light Up the Summer at Fountain Theatre's New Outdoor Stage - Showmag
  • A Rebirth of Live Theatre With An Octoroon - Cultural DailyAn Octoroon - TicketHoldersLA
  • An Octoroon Plays (With) The Race Card - Broadway World
  • The Fountain Theatre launches new outdoor stage with An Octoroon - Culver City News
  • An Octoroon - StageSceneLA - WOW!
  • An Octoroon - The Nerds of Color
  • The Fountain Theatre's 'An Octoroon,' Pushes The Boundaries - Donloe's Lowdown
  • ​A play that exposes slavery, racism, torture, blackface, whiteface, redface - in your face - is just brilliant - From Another Zero
  • An Octoroon - Footlights
  • Facing Racism in America through An Octoroon - Ampersand

Fountain Theatre in E. Hollywood gets permission for outdoor stage - KABC

The Fountain Theatre hoping to take their stage outdoors - LAunscripted, KTLA

Fountain Theatre transforms parking lot into outdoor venue

Time-lapse Video -- Watch Our Outdoor Stage Grow

Meet the Cast of AN OCTOROON, Fountain Theatre

Photo Shoot - LA Premiere of AN OCTOROON at Fountain Theatre Outdoor Stage

Director Judith Moreland on AN OCTOROON at Fountain Theatre

Let's Load In Set & Lights --AN OCTOROON at Fountain Theatre
AN OCTOROON at Fountain Theatre - Preview Trailer

Folks love the Fountain Theatre Outdoor Stage

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production photos by Jenny Graham

Breaking It Down - Actresses from An Octoroon
Breaking It Down - Actors from An Octoroon
Breaking It Down - An Octoroon Director & Designers 
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