Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Lynn Jeffries, Shishir Kurup, Page Leong & Jennifer Li
September 6, 7 & 8, 2007 @ 8:30pm
Joel Bloom Square
Located outside the Cornerstone Theater Company office at 708 Traction Avenue, between East Third and Hewitt Streets in the downtown Arts District, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Come to the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District for a whimsical, multimedia street edition of Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays. Dedicated to late theater artist and community activist Joel Bloom, this event marks Week 43 of the largest theater collaboration in U.S. history.
-Note: Contains adult content. Some of the pieces may not be suitable for children.-
FREE OF CHARGE
No reservations necessary
Huge thanks to Councilwoman Jan Perry for making this event possible!
In November 2002, the Pulitzer prize-winning Suzan-Lori Parks committed
to writing a play every day for a year. The world premiere of the play
cycle is being performed simultaneously in major cities and communities
around the country. From November 13, 2006 to November 12, 2007, over
600 diverse theaters in Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco,
Austin, Washington D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis, the Carolinas,
Mississippi River towns, and here in Los Angeles are participating in
the yearlong national festival. Cornerstone Ensemble members and guest artists are preparing Week 43.
Joel Bloom, to whom our performances are dedicated, was a
celebrated actor, playwright and activist whose work significantly
shaped the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District. The owner of Bloom's
General Store, a community hub two doors down from our
office, Bloom was a long-time Cornerstone friend and supporter. Joel lost his life to cancer this past July, and his presence in the Arts District is deeply missed. By
making 365 Days/365 Plays a neighborhood event, we hope to
honor Bloom?s life and the community he helped build.
How to find us
Performances will take place in Joel Bloom Square, located outside the Cornerstone Theater Company office at 708 Traction Avenue, between East Third and Hewitt Streets in the downtown Arts District, Los Angeles, CA 90013. The Arts District is just east of Alameda, not far from Union Station, the Metro Red Line Civic Center Station, and Little Tokyo. Free street parking will be available.
Click here to see Joel Bloom Square on MapQuest
Click here to visit the Metro Trip Planner
Other links of interest
The National 365 Days/365 Plays project
365 Days/365 Plays in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Downtown Arts District (LADAD) website
Joel Bloom profile, memories & links to articles on the LADAD website
Joel Bloom obituary in the Los Angeles Times
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