Bakersfield Mist at Fountain Theatre

Bakersfield Mist

Fountain Theatre
5060 Fountain Avenue Hollywood

Maude Gutman, an unemployed chain-smoking bartender living in a trailer park, believes the painting she bought in a thrift store for three bucks is really the "find of the century", an undiscovered Jackson Pollock worth millions. Is it authentic or not? When Lionel Percy, a renowned art expert from New York, arrives at Maude's trailer to evaluate the painting, the two embark on a fiery debate over class, truth, and what we personally perceive as valuable. Inspired by true events, Bakersfield Mist is a lively and delightful serio-comedy about the meaning of art.

Thru - Dec 18, 2011

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $15-$35

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 323-663-1525

www.fountaintheatre.com

Bakersfield Mist Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...Even though the year is but halfway through, Los Angeles seems unlikely to see a more deftly crafted item than writer-director Stephen Sachs' absorbing, hilarious two-hander about the nature of art and the vagaries of human perception. And only the suicidal would hold their breath waiting to see better joint performances than those given by Jenny O'Hara and Nick Ullett, magnificent as the central combatants."

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- David C. Nichols

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

"...This is entertainment, not art (despite the fact that Art is at the heart of its theme), but it is entertainment at its simplest and best. There are times when a reviewer sees a play and all he wants to say is, hey folks, just go, take my word for it, you're going to have a great time, this is just plain good writing, handled beautifully, and acted by two pros who should not be forgotten when awards time comes around. Bakersfield Mist is a delight."

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- Harvey Perr

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Like Yasmina Reza's Art, Bakersfield Mist poses questions about just what constitutes art, and you may well find yourself debating the topic with your fellow playgoers after O'Hara and Ullett have taken their bows. What you're unlikely to be debating is what an absolutely captivating play Sachs has written. The definition of art may divide audience members, but on Bakersfield Mist, I'd venture to guess that sentiments are likely to be close to unanimous wows."

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- Steven Stanley

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

"...As director, Sachs has built a mesmerizing portrait of two complex characters and he has a superlative cast to flesh out his vision. Although the play falters when the action ratchets up from the issue at hand (how long can two entrenched opinions carry on in opposition? Oh, I forgot the U.S. Congress), the actors gracefully take the leap to more personal ground. Maude's argument for the authenticity of the painting reveals a crafty, ordered mind, and Percy's button-down propriety proves to be too brittle for her ferocious barbs. As evidence mounts, the characters both lose instead, the contents of their protective lives."

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- Leigh Kennicott

ReviewPlays.com - Highly Recommended

"...The standing ovation at the conclusion of the play is ample evidence that the audience believed them and there is no doubt that if they had taken a poll after the show as to how many would root for Maude and how many would side with Percy it would be a hands down tie!"

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- Jose Ruiz

Will Call - Highly Recommended

"...This is another triumph for the Fountain Theatre, written and directed by its very own Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. Theatre buffs from all over the Southland are filling the house of this modest, multi-award winning venue, even Westsiders who hardly ever venture east of La Cienega know a good thing and come to see one."

- Stephen Sachs

Bakersfield Mist at Fountain Theatre