New Plays, Good Food, Great Plains: A Proven Recipe
While other new-work development hubs have dried up, the Great Plains Theatre Commons continues its convivial creative tradition with local and national support.
All Stories About Michael John Garces
Superheroes on Native Land, Part 3
In the series’ final installment, Cornerstone tours Larissa FastHorse’s play through the D/N/Lakota nations, with quietly, joyously transformative results—and learns to say goodbye.
Superheroes on Native Land, Part I
How a Lakota playwright, 7 Indigenous actors, and an L.A.-based ensemble survived a pandemic, crossed thousands of prairie miles, and confronted centuries of history to make a play.
Cornerstone Artistic Director Michael John Garcés to Step Down
Succeeding the theatre’s founding artistic director, he will have led the company through nearly 17 years and several cycles of community-collaborative shows.
Dael Orlandersmith, Michael John Garcés Receive Doris Duke Artist Awards
The award includes a $275,000 prize for each artist.
How an ‘Urban Rez’ Grew Into a ‘Native Nation’
Larissa FastHorse’s Cornerstone piece about L.A. County’s Native peoples wasn’t just adapted for Arizona—it was rebuilt from the ground up.
A ‘Cardinal’ Grows in Queens: Cornerstone’s Teachable Moments
The community-engaged theatre troupe and institute, long based in California, recently touched down in NYC’s most diverse borough for a new adventure in art-making.
The State of Cornerstone Theater’s Art
With “California: The Tempest,” the pioneering community-focused company is showcasing its influential methodology, as well as the institute it’s created to teach it to others.
The Garcés Ultimatum
Authenticity and connection were elusive goals for Michael John Garcés. Then he landed at the helm of Cornerstone.
