Michael Douglas donates $1 million to father's namesake theater

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Actor Michael Douglas has donated $1 million to the construction of a new theater to be named after his father, Kirk Douglas. <br/><br/>The younger Douglas said he looked forward

Thursday, May 13th 2004, 8:34 am

By: News On 6

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Actor Michael Douglas has donated $1 million to the construction of a new theater to be named after his father, Kirk Douglas.

The younger Douglas said he looked forward to seeing ``exciting new plays and playwrights'' coming from the 320-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre, which will open in October.

``Knowing how much theater means to my father _ as he got his start in the theater _ I was pleased to make this gift in his honor,'' Douglas said Wednesday.

The nonprofit Center Theatre Group, which presents plays at the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the Ivy Substation, will work out of the new Culver City venue.