Photo Flash: First Look at I AND YOU at the Fountain Theatre

On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass - unaware that a much deeper mystery has brought them together. The Los Angeles premiere of I and You byLauren Gunderson, winner of the 2014 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, opens on April 11at the Fountain Theatre, directed by Robin Larsen. Scroll down for a first look at the stars onstage!

Only in high school would two completely unconnected people - feisty, chronically ill Caroline and levelheaded basketball star Anthony - be paired to collaborate on a project to deconstruct a poem about the interconnectivity of everything. Jennifer Finch (7 Redneck Cheerleadersand Hellcab with Elephant Theatre Company) and Matthew Hancock (Oshoosi in The Brothers Size at the Fountain) star as two smart and funny teens who share an unknown and profound bond.

Set design for I and You is by Tom Buderwitz; lighting design is by Jeremy Pivnick; sound design is by John Zalewski; costume design is byJocelyn Hublau Parker; production stage manager is Josephine Austin; associate producer is James Bennett; and Stephen Sachs,Deborah Lawlor and Simon Levy produce for the Fountain Theatre.

I and You opens on Saturday, April 11 and continues through June 14, with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. andSundays at 2 p.m. Preview performances take place on Thursdays, April 2 and April 9; Fridays, April 3 and April 10; and Saturday, April 4, all at 8 p.m. Tickets range from Pay-What-You-Can at every Thursday performance to $15-$34.95 on the weekends. The Fountain Theatre is located at 5060 Fountain Avenue (at Normandie) in Los Angeles. Secure, on-site parking is available for $5. The Fountain Theatre is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. For reservations and information, call (323) 663-1525 or go to www.FountainTheatre.com.

Photo Credit: Ed Krieger