Cornerstone Theater Preparation

In reading about “Urban Rez” and “Love in San Pedro” I truly found what the Cornerstone Theater’s mission is.  They strive to bring about change and bring issues to the attention of its audience.  The main topic being hunger, “Love in San Pedro” speaks to this through the stories of the homeless and impoverished in L.A.’s Skid Row.  Likewise, “Urban Rez” speaks about the issue of recognition in a Native American tribe.  These two pieces really make a statement about America today, Cornerstone’s mission, and the things we should be talking about changing in our world as a whole.

Some questions I have are:

1) How does Cornerstone pick their plays/writers?2) When they pick their plays do they go for a specific statement each time?3) How do they hold auditions/choose the cast?4) Does Cornerstone prefer to cast people of the community around them or use actors/actresses from else where?