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Questions for the Corner Stone theater-Joana Knezevic

1) How did you decide to call your theater company "The Cornerstone Theater" and what does that mean to you - what's the secret meaning?

2) How do you target your next community that you will work with? Based on what the Cornerstone chooses one community over another one? How do you choose which story is more urgent to be told?

3) What is the audition process for the professional actors/ actresses?

4) I would like to know more about the methodology of the Cornerstone work?  Also, I am interested in the books that you share with your students during the summer residency? Is it the only way to get those books?

 

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