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…
February 16, 2022
Venice Storytellers: When The Fences Were Only Three Feet Bruce Lemon, Jr.: Welcome to Cornerstone Theater Company On Air, a 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 I am…
November 3, 2021
In What Happens Next, a naive acting teacher struggles to find common ground with a group of veterans in an online drama therapy class. What Happens Next is a play created with, for, and about veterans and their loved ones, inspired by stories shared by the military community in San Diego. Written by Naomi Iizuka and…
November 1, 2021
Join us in Venice for an informal public reading of three new, short plays at 2pm on Saturday, November 20th. VENICE STORYTELLERS brings together Venice community members and Cornerstone Theater Company artists in conversation about the neighborhood. Over two Saturdays we’ll share stories and perspectives to make some art together that grows from the broad…
October 1, 2021
On Friday, October 15th at 7:30pm, The Wende Museum in Culver City will screen the digital version of What Happens Next outside in their garden. Following the show, some of the cast members will join the audience in conversation around their experience of the show, and the stories shared within it. The event is FREE…
July 6, 2021
We’re celebrating 35 years of Cornerstone Theater Company❗️ Especially appreciating ?the founding members who got in the van and began this long journey, ☀️ especially Lynn & Peter, ?the many staff colleagues over the years digging into the challenges of producing projects with the unpredictable factor of authentically centering community members who are often first-time…
