Photographs from Cornerstone Institute, July 2005
Grayson/Westley and Yosemite, CA

Here are a few candid photos I snapped during rehearsals of a community theater production I worked on with the Cornerstone Theater Company in Grayson, California last month. -- Alexandra Bradbury

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Grayson resident Danny Polk and other local and visiting actors participate in a rehearsal of the opening number in Boda de Luna Nueva/New Moon Wedding.



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New York University student Mieke Duffly laughs as local resident Juana Hernandez recounts a story between rehearsals. Both are acting in the play, to be staged August 4-6 in the park across from Grayson's new United Community Center.



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Young local actor Ismael Contreras practices his movie-star cool look.



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Luanne Poh, Assistant Stage Manager, pauses for a moment during a rehearsal of Boda de Luna Nueva/New Moon Wedding. As ASM, Poh helps keep track of props, blocking, rehearsal schedules, and seemingly a thousand other technical details.



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Theater artists from around the world, visiting Stanislaus County to study community-based performance with the Cornerstone Theater Company, watch the sun set in Yosemite National Park on their day off.



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Cornerstone Theater Company Education Director Debra Piver and young local actor Vanessa Lopez enjoy a moment together during an evening rehearsal.