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Performing Communities
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About Performing Communities

 
 
Cornerstone Theater Company

Cornerstone Gallery - Page 1

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"Medea/Macbeth/Cinderalla" with Actor's Gang. Photo credit: Ed Krieger/Back Stage West "Body of Faith," written by Luis Alfaro, is a docu-drama featuring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people of faith. Photo by Craig Schwartz
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"Broken Hearts: A B.H. Mystery," written by Lisa Loomer, was a "Bridge Show" that brought together four Los Angeles communities for an original noir comedy. Photo by Lynn Jeffries Cornerstone collaborated with civil servants citywide to create "Candude, or the Optimistic Civil Servant," adapted by Tracy Young, and performed in and around the Los Angeles Public Library. Photo by Lynn Jeffries
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"The Central Avenue Chalk Circle," adapted by Eric Bentley and Lynn Manning, brought together African American and Latino residents of Watts. The show received Theater LA's Ovation Award for Production of the Year. Photo by Lynn Jeffries "The Central Avenue Chalk Circle," adapted by Eric Bentley and Lynn Manning, brought together African American and Latino residents of Watts. The show received Theater LA's Ovation Award for Production of the Year. Photo by Lynn Jeffries
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"The Central Avenue Chalk Circle," adapted by Eric Bentley and Lynn Manning, brought together African American and Latino residents of Watts. The show received Theater LA's Ovation Award for Production of the Year. Photo by Lynn Jeffries Community participants from five diverse parishes appeared in "Crossings, journeys of Catholic Immigrants," part of Cornerstone's four-year "Faith Based Theater Cycle." Photo by Craig Schwartz
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The first Los Angeles "Bridge Show" told the story of diverse residents of a local apartment building. “L.A. Building” was adapted by Alison Carey from a story by Hsai Yen. Photo by Lynn Jeffries "Love of the Nightingale," by Timberlake Wertenbaker, was an adaptation of a Greek myth that was staged at the Watts Towers Art Center. Photo by Lynn Jeffries
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Angelus Plaza, the nation's largest housing project for low-income senior citizens, was the stage for "The Toy Truck." This tale of inter-generational love was performed in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and Korean. Photo by Lynn Jeffries "ZONES" Photo credit: Gary Leonard/Back Stage West

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AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK FROM NEW VILLAGE PRESS! Performing Communities
Performing Communities
Grassroots Ensemble Theaters Deeply Rooted in Eight U.S. Communities

By Robert H. Leonard
and Ann Kilkelly
Edited by
Linda Frye Burnham
with an introduction by
Jan Cohen-Cruz
Published by
New Village Press
Paperback: $15.00

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