Stephen Sachs is an award-winning playwright, director, and producer. He co-founded the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles in 1990 and served as Artistic Director for thirty-four years. He is the author of eighteen plays produced across the country, Off-Broadway, on London’s West End, and worldwide. His acclaimed 2024 docudrama, Fatherland, enjoyed a 5-month sold-out run in Los Angeles and was hailed as “Best Theater in 2024” by the Los Angeles Times. The production transferred to Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club (City Center) in September, earning rave reviews. His comedy/drama Bakersfield Mist ran for seven months at the Fountain, then in London, starring Kathleen Turner. It is produced in regional theaters across the United States, translated into several languages, and performed worldwide. He wrote the screenplay for the film version of his play Sweet Nothing in My Ear for CBS, starring Marlee Matlin and Jeff Daniels. He has directed dozens of award-winning productions at the Fountain, in regional theaters, Off-Broadway, and the U.K. He directed the inaugural production of the Outdoor Classical Theater at the Getty Villa in Malibu and several premieres of new plays by Athol Fugard in Los Angeles and New York. Sachs was instrumental in launching Deaf West Theatre at the Fountain in 1991. He has received every theatre award in Los Angeles, most recently Stage Raw’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He was honored by the Los Angeles City Council for “his visionary contributions to the cultural life of Los Angeles.”
