Sachs co-founded the Fountain Theatre in 1990 with Deborah Lawlor. For twenty years, Sachs has guided the Fountain Theatre as Co-Artistic Director and has directed and written many of their acclaimed productions. Over two decades, The Fountain Theatre has won 200 awards for theatre excellence and has been honored by the Los Angeles City Council for "enhancing the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles." It is the only intimate theatre in Los Angeles to have won the Ovation Award (L.A.'s version of the Tony Award) for "Best Production of a Play" four times. For the 2009 Ovation Awards, the Fountain has again been nominated for "Best Production of a Play", and for the newly added category of "Best Season".