DCA & Fringe to Present L.A. Theatre Panel on June 24

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and the Hollywood Fringe Festival will present “LA Theater Scene and Paths Towards Success”, a panel about theater presenting in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 24, at 3:00 p.m. at Sacred Fools Theater – Main Stage, located at 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

This special event is free and open to the public and features some of Los Angeles’ leading theater presenters as they discuss how theater presenting works in the city and how they choose theater projects. The panel will also identify the trends in national and international theater, and provide ideas on how to amplify the local theater community.

“The Department of Cultural Affairs is excited to be co-presenting this panel exploring how LA’s theater and presenting communities can work together to provide support to our home-grown artists,” said DCA General Manager Danielle Brazell. “LA has a world-class, entrepreneurial creative community, and this forum will help guide and shape our collective success at presenting quality work to as many residents and visitors to LA as possible.”

“LA Theater Scene and Paths Towards Success” was created to welcome Los Angeles presenters into the Fringe community, showcase local theater, and explore the Fringe theater community’s place on the global stage. The goal of the panel discussion is not only to educate and inform, but also to foster fruitful relationships that will enable small and independent productions to confidently grow and take projects into the future.

“We are very enthusiastic to partner with DCA in this manner because we believe in the power of the theater community in Los Angeles,” said Hollywood Fringe Festival Director Ben Hill. “This panel will certainly help to foster relations between Fringe producers and high-profile theater presenters, and it will also set the stage for further discussion about collaboration, growth, and viability of Los Angeles theater on a global scale.”

The panel, moderated by Ben Johnson, DCA’s Performing Arts Division Director, includes:

• Paul Crewes, Artistic Director, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

• Carolyn Elliot, Director of Programming, The Broad Stage

• Ben Hill, Festival Director, Hollywood Fringe

• Andy Horwitz, Director of Program, Skirball Cultural Center

• Allen Moon, Director of Touring & Artist Management at David Lieberman Artist’s Representatives and Artistic Director of Santa Ana Sites

• Selene Santiago, Programming Director, Encuentro de las Americas Festival, Latino Theater Company

Tickets for this event are free and open to the public. Ticket reservations will open on May 1.

To reserve your space, please visit http://hff17.com/4688.