The Arts Are Basic to Life
What happened to Stage East after Pier Gynt? In the conclusion to Setting the Stage, we dive into the arc of the last three decades of art and theater...
Setting the Stage
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In 1990, a group of idealistic theater majors arrived in a sleepy fishing village with one lofty goal: to create theater that could sustain itself in a rural, economically disadvantaged, and socially divided community. This is the story of Eastport, Maine, Cornerstone Theater Company, and the decades that followed.
Theater in a Place Like This
When you’re trying to put on a five-act play from 1867 in a tiny island town that’s never had a full theater program before, what does it mean to succ...
In the Bars and the Churches
The tagline for Cornerstone Theater's Eastport residency is that they bridged the neighboring communities of Eastport and Pleasant Point with their pr...
On the Edge of the Earth
Eastport, Maine is on the edge of the earth. This episode explores the history of this city and the beginning of organized arts in the community.
Eastport, Maine
This is a story about Eastport, Maine, and the Cornerstone Theater Company. It's also a story about theater, art, community, and rural America.