Michael John Garcés

Michael John Garcés…is the artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company, a community-engaged ensemble based in Los Angeles.  His most recent productions with the company include Highland Park is Here by Mark Valdez and Native Nationby Larissa FastHorise.  Michael has written two plays for GPTC’s Neighborhood Tapestries: south, directed by Scott Working, and a one act, A Parable, directed by M. Michele Phillips; and directed Epic by Ellen Struve, produced in partnership with the Comunidad Maya Pixam Ixim.  Michael is the recipient of a 2020 Doris Duke Artist Award.

Role with GPTC: Responder, Instructor