March 13, 2026
Take a moment to celebrate with us the life of Jataun Valentine, an excellent human being who passed away on 3/7/2026. Jataun has been a friend to Cornerstone Theater Company since 2015 when we met her as a vital community advocate for Venice, CA. She, along with two other powerhouses, Carmen Navarro & Sue Kaplan,…
February 27, 2026
Dear CTC Community, We’re thrilled to share something exciting that we’ve been working on over the past few months. The California State University, Long Beach, in association with Cornerstone Theater Company, presents THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN co-directed Bonnie Dolan, Drew Kelly and by our Artistic Director, Sunder Ganglani, and adapted by playwright Kate Attwell. THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN is a bold…
December 22, 2025
Dear Friend, Daylight is sneaking back in, gifts are being wrapped or worried about, and amidst the full spectrum of feelings that the holiday season brings about – we’ve been thinking about kitchen tables, dressing rooms, libraries, and gardens. We’ve been asking people – where in your life do you experience equitable, vulnerable, and intimate…
September 24, 2025
For the past few months, Cornerstone has been working on DIRECT ADDRESS, a project that asks how theater can create a space for gathering, discourse, and dreaming at a time when we really need it in Los Angeles. We’re excited to introduce you to the commissioned artists we’re collaborating with on DIRECT ADDRESS. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sending out…
September 8, 2025
For the past few months, Cornerstone has been working on DIRECT ADDRESS, a project that asks how theater can create a space for gathering, discourse, and dreaming at a time when we really need it in Los Angeles. We’re excited to introduce you to the commissioned artists we’re collaborating with on DIRECT ADDRESS. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sending out…
August 12, 2024
August 5, 2024 From Paula Donnelly,Cornerstone’s Director of Engagement, formerly Institute Director We’re putting a sparkly ribbon on the fact that 20 years ago Cornerstone Theater Company did our first Institute Summer Residency in Lost Hills, CA, (pop. 1500-ish). For four weeks some Cornerstoners and 18 other (kind, generous, adventurous, thoughtful, talented) adults from across…
October 13, 2023
One of the many pleasures awaiting audiences who come to see Pedro Play is the chance to see Winston Rocha onstage again. This celebrated stage, television and film actor last appeared in a Cornerstone production back in 2004, when he played Old Victorio in our first Summer Institute production: Waking Up in Lost Hills by…
August 25, 2022
Venice Storytellers: Fence Wars Bruce Lemon: Welcome back to Cornerstone Theater Company On Air, our companion podcast, where we share our work, glimpses behind the curtain, and introduce you to our ensemble in the communities we tell stories with, for, and about. I’m your host, Bruce Lemon and ensemble member of Cornerstone Theater Company. Welcome…
March 14, 2022
On Friday, March 25th at 7:30pm, Ivy Station in Culver City will screen the digital version of What Happens Next outside on their event lawn. The event is free and you can register on Eventbrite HERE. Screening begins at 7:30 p.m. PST Please bring your own chairs or blanket to enjoy the show. The show…
March 10, 2022
Venice Storytellers: Shhh Bruce Lemon, Jr.: Welcome back to Cornerstone Theater Company On Air, a companion podcast, where we share our work glimpses behind the curtain and introduce you to our ensemble and communities we tell stories with, for and about. I’m your host, Bruce Lemon an ensemble member of Cornerstone Theater Company. This is…
