Applaud speaks for itself, showcasing two of Los Angeles County’s most celebrated and nationally acclaimed entertainment venues in Southern California: the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Theatres. Featuring our own Kathline “Kathy” King, Chief of Planning, among others, Applaud highlights the diverse audience that enjoy concerts, plays and musicals at these amazing locations year after year!

Parks Make Life Better!

Campaign

LAUNCHED IN

JULY 2016

July is applaud showcasing the Hollywood Bowl and

the John Anson Ford

Ampitheatres

County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation

KATHLINE KING

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

2301 North Highland Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90068

www.hollywoodbowl.com

For more than 100 years, music and

performance have had a central destination

in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Bowl is a

venue for showcasing artistic greatness and

celebrating our global cultural heritage. It is

also a proving ground for emerging artists

and a living laboratory for experimentation

The Hollywood Bowl Team

and discovery. To explore the Bowl’s vibrant and dynamic past is to have a window on the voices and ideas

that have influenced our history and continue to shape our world. Known as the world’s largest natural

amphitheater, the Hollywood Bowl features some of the finest classical, pops, jazz, opera and ballet

performances in the world. This summer season includes spectacular fireworks, classical jazz, Latin salsa

and modern new age concerts, among others. As part of the ongoing commitment to ensuring quality

entertainment opportunities for everyone to enjoy, $1.00 seats are available for Tuesday Classical,

Wednesday Jazz, and Thursday Classical performances on the 380 top benches. The Bowl also features a

museum, children’s festivals and picnic areas. The Hollywood Bowl is owned and operated by the Los

Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, and is jointly managed with the Los Angeles

Philharmonic Association.

MEET OUR HOLLYWOOD BOWL TEAM

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre was

built in 1920 as the Pilgrimage Theatre.

Christine Wetherill Stevenson, author of The

Pilgrimage Play, for which the theatre was

originally named, believed the rugged

JOHN ANSON FORD THEATRES

2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East

Hollywood, CA 90068

www.fordtheatres.org

beauty of the Cahuenga Pass would provide a dramatic outdoor setting. Together with Chauncey D. Clark,

Stevenson purchased the land and a wooden, outdoor amphitheatre was built on the site. The original

structure was destroyed in 1929, but another theatre built on the same site opened in 1931. In 1941 the land

was deeded to the County of Los Angeles, and in 1976, the Pilgrimage Theatre was renamed the John Anson

Ford Theatre in honor of the late LA County Supervisor John Anson Ford, a great supporter of the arts who

helped found the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Today, the Ford Theatres are dedicated to

presenting a diverse roster of events with music and dance styles reflective of the communities comprising

Los Angeles County as well as interactive participatory arts events. The Ford Theatres is currently undergoing

a multi-million dollar renovation that will rehabilitate and improve the current historic theatre and add new

facilities and amenities within the current boundaries of the property. This work will enhance on-site programs

and spaces, support a broad cross section of artists and arts organizations and ensure the future of the site

as an active and relevant historic community resource. The Ford is owned and operated by the County of Los

Angeles, and run through a three-way partnership between the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the

Department of Parks and Recreation and the Ford Theatre Foundation.

MEET OUR FORD THEATRES TEAM

Counterclockwise, from left: Park Superintendent Michelle Hazlett

(center) with Grounds Maintenance Workers Joe Deadwilder and

Hector Olivas; Max Saucedo and Emiterio Quinones, after

performance custodians; Oscar Ortiz, Maria Villanueva, Delia Garcia,

and Armando Mojarro, during performance custodians

ARE YOU DIALED IN WITH DON?

The Hollywood Bowl and the Ford Theatres are

among Los Angeles County’s treasured cultural

gems, where residents and visitors from all over the

world gather to enjoy great music and arts during

Southern California’s warm summer months. Catch

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association executive

director Gail Samuel and Los Angeles County Arts

Commission executive director Laura Zucker on

Episode 34 of Dialed-In with Don Knabe, where Gail

July 26, Mirga Conducts Beethoven & Ravel

July 28, Copland & Marsalis

July 29-31, A Chorus Line

August 2, Tango Under the Stars with Dudamel

August 3, Gladys Knight & Tower of Power

August 10, 50 Years of Jeff Beck

August 17, The Ultimate Tribute to Ray Charles

August 19, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

August 21, The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

HOLLYWOOD BOWL EVENTS

Parks Make Life Better! and this campaign will help us

show our many facilities and programs that each of you

work so hard to make available for all to enjoy every day!

July 29, Mythili & Aditya Prakash present MARA (A Fantastical

Journey to the Far Edges of the Mind)

July 30, Big World Fun - Kayamanan Ng Lahi

July 30, Fiesta Mexicana XIV Inolvidable

July 31, Element Band Live

August 6, Big World Fun - Cambalache

August 6, 6th Annual Flypoet Under the Stars

August 12-13, Lila Downs with Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Co.

and Laura join host Supervisor Don Knabe to talk about the history of these two venues and the exciting

performances each has in store for the upcoming season. Dialed-In with Don Knabe is available at

Knabe.com or YouTube.com/DKnabe.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FORD THEATRES EVENTS

LEARN THEATRE LINGO Want to learn some theatre lingo?

saying “break a leg!” before a performance means good luck,

a show of support and well-wishing; the Ford Theatre

Foundation’s Adam Davis supports the interpretation that

“breaking a leg” means “bending a knee,” as in during a bow

or curtsy after a good performance

the green room is a room close to the stage for the actors to

meet and relax. According to the 1894 edition of Brewer’s

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the common waiting room for

performers is so called “because at one time the walls were

colored green to relieve the eyes affected by the glare of the

stage lights.” However, the Oxford English Dictionary cites

the earliest usage of the term as 1701, a period when stages

were lighted by candles and oil lamps (the English did not

develop limelight until the late 1830s), so Brewer’s

supposition seems misplaced. The term was also used to

denote a room where undried pottery was stored before

being fired, so it’s also possible that by extension this

meaning was applied to the backstage room for actors

waiting to go onstage. (Source: The American Association of

Community Theatre)

upstage means the part of the stage furthest from the

audience

downstage means the entire front half of the stage or any

part of the stage considered as a position in relation to

something or someone farther back

stage left means an actor’s left when facing the audience

stage right means an actor’s right when facing the

audience

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THEATRE QUIZ Want to test your theatre knowledge?

(Correct responses are below, but don’t peek

behind the curtain before the show starts!)

1. The Hollywood Bowl first opened in:

A) 1898

B) 1901

C) 1922

D) 1989

2. The Ford Theatres first opened in:

A) 1897

B) 1901

C) 1920

D) 1931

3. The Hollywood Bowl seats how many people?

A) 12,460

B) 15,700

C) 15,890

D) 17,380

4. The Ford Theatres seats how many people?

A) 800

B) 1,200

C) 2,400

D) 3,000

Correct Responses: 1. C, 2. C, 3. D, 4., B