The Sacred Fools Theater Company is a Los Angeles–based theatre company and nonprofit organization. Founded in January 1997, it's a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.[1]
For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in The Heliotrope Theatre. In January 2016 they moved to The Broadwater Studio, a multi-theater complex at 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles.[2][3][4][5]
Sacred Fools is governed partly by a non-dues paying company and partly by a traditional board of directors. A three-person Artistic Committee is elected each season from by the company, and also a three-person membership committee. The board of directors oversees business matters. Sacred Fools has an open door policy and does not restrict directors to casting actors from within the company. Sacred Fools is a primarily volunteer-run organization.
For Season 16 (2012–2013), the artistic directors were Alyssa Preston, Leon Russom, and French Stewart. For Season 17 (2013–2014), the artistic directors were Rebecca Larsen, Jonas Oppenheim, and Ben Rock. For Season 18 (2014–2015), the artistic directors were Tifanie McQueen, Guy Picot, and Ben Rock. For Season 19 (2015–2016), the artistic directors were Bryan Bellomo, Paul Plunkett and Vanessa Claire Stewart. For Season 20 (2016–2017), the artistic directors were Bryan Bellomo, Danielle Ozymandias, and Alicia Conway Rock.
The Sacred Fools Theater Company was founded by John Sylvain[6][7] and a group of theater artists in Sylvain's Santa Monica living room. The group very quickly formed a non-profit corporation, raised money, and found a space. They initially subleased the 660 N. Heliotrope space from Deaf West Theatre, and eventually leased the space outright.
Since its founding, Sacred Fools has produced over 100 different shows, including several World Premieres, West Coast Premieres, and Los Angeles Premieres.
