June 19, 2014
KCET’s Artbound created a beautiful video documenting the work of Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras in Guatemala. Watch this amazing video here and please leave feedback in the comment area of the article. Your feedback is important to us. Enjoy!
June 9, 2014
I walk into the vault that is Bliss Point rehearsal headquarters and a sea of new faces greets me. The towering large room buzzes with excitement and so much potential and bundled up enthusiasm that the space almost quivers. Fragments of chitter-chatter—‘pleasure to meechou’s, bubbling laughter, intermingled with familiar schmoozing and dry administrative tidbits like…
May 28, 2014
Our community Production Assistant, Lizzie Cantey, works everyday as a member of the Stage Management team to organize, coordinate and maintain order in a very busy rehearsal room. Lizzie shares her journey with addiction and recovery and about her experience working on Bliss Point. Before the script was written, the venues chosen, the roles cast…
May 14, 2014
Meet Amelia Yokel who plays Lara Lyton in our upcoming production of Bliss Point. Amelia shared with us how she came to be involved in the production and what the process has been like to step into her character. I first heard about Bliss Point when I walked past the Cornerstone office and saw…
March 13, 2014
VIDEO: Cornerstone Theater Company and The California Endowment collaborated with the community of Long Beach to talk about what’s really going on in Long Beach schools. They created a theater piece based on those real stories, Then Long Beach community members, alongside professional actors, performed the play at the Long Beach Art Center. Hear the…
January 7, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cornerstone Theater Company appoints Megan Wanlass as new Managing Director Los Angeles, January 7, 2014 — Cornerstone Theater Company has announced today that Megan Wanlass will join the company as its new Managing Director later this month. Wanlass, who currently serves as the Executive Director of SITI Company in New York, will…
December 16, 2013
We are thrilled to announce that Cornerstone has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation, to be used over a period of 3 years. The grant is part of the New California Arts Fund, which supports arts nonprofits to advance organizational transformation that leads to expanded arts engagement. “We are beyond ecstatic to have received this grant…
November 4, 2013
Cornerstone has partnered with KCET’s Artbound to bring you exclusive coverage of our fourth Hunger Cycle play, Love on San Pedro, a collaboration with the Skid Row Community. Artbound is a transmedia project dedicated to producing an online destination about the arts and culture of Southern and Central California with columns written by over 50 experienced…
October 7, 2013
Join us for Creative Seeds throughout the run of Love on San Pedro! Our community partners are hosting Partner Nights, as an opportunity for you to learn more about their work, meet their community, and enjoy pre- and post-show activities. Everyone is welcome! 11/8 – Downtown Women’s Center (post-show discussion) 11/9 – Skid Row Housing Trust…
September 25, 2013
Skid Row resident and community activist DJ FeelGood has been making waves in Downtown Los Angeles and now she’s hosting Skid Row Internet Radio at Cornerstone! Monica aka DJ FeelGood has been interviewing community members and artists associated with Love on San Pedro and you can listen to these exclusive podcasts now on Skid Row…
