A "Victory" for the Fountain

To date I've only seen this item published on the Fountain Theatre Website, http://www.fountaintheatre.com/whatcoming.html.

If it comes to fruition, it's bigger news than that.

The U.S. premiere of Athol Fugard's latest play will, once again, happen at the Fountain. "Victory," is described thusly:

"The new South Africa meets the old when a bungled robbery leads to a confrontation between the present and the past. And a haunting tale of loss and hope reminds us of the mastery of Athol Fugard.

The Fountain, and director Stephen Sachs, also premiered Fugard's last play, "Exits and Entrances," to much acclaim a few years back. Fugard -- who I believe should win the Nobel Prize for literature -- is the author of "The Road to Mecca," "My Children! My Africa!" "Master Harold...and the Boys," "Valley Song," "A Lesson from Aloes." The list goes on and on.

I've seen many of Fugard's plays. I've seen him ACT in many of his plays. And I've had the pleasure/privilege of interviewing him when his "Sorrows and Rejoicings" played the Mark Taper Forum in 2002. Fugard _ who if I recall divides his time between South Africa and Del Mar -- ultimately quit acting to concentrate primarily on playwriting. Then he dropped directing his plays as well.

He'll turn 75 in June. That the man is still writing plays is everyone's gift. That the Fountain gets the first crack at his latest is L.A.'s. A victory, indeed.