Continuing its 12-year relationship with Athol Fugard, The Fountain Theatre celebrates the master playwright’s 80th birthday with the U.S. premiere of his newest play, Blue Iris.
Set in a burnt-out Karoo farmhouse ravaged by fire, a widowed farmer and his housekeeper sort through the debris of their lives. The discovery of a miraculously undamaged painting of a blue iris unlocks long-forgotten memories and hidden secrets.
Fugard digs deep into the human heart, and the result is a love story full of tender, soul-touching and surprising revelations.
Blue Iris will run at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue (at Normandie) in downtown Los Angeles, August 18 – September 16, 2012
For tickets ($30-$34) and more information: www.FountainTheatre.com