In Bliss Point, the fifth play in Cornerstone’s Hunger Cycle, a community of Angelenos grapples with a seemingly uncontrollable whirlwind of substance abuse – and an aftermath of loss, hope and reconciliation. Inspired by Cornerstone’s collaboration with addiction & recovery communities in Los Angeles, Bliss Point takes us into the sometimes frightening realm of the hunger of addiction, where the need for emotional fulfillment – love, respect, connection, spirituality – is “fed” through substance abuse. Our culture’s complicated relationship with drugs is unmasked in Bliss Point, an emotionally griping exploration of how we use substances to either manage or escape our realities.
The Hunger Cycle is a series of nine world premiere plays exploring hunger, justice, and food equity issues. Community partners for Bliss Point include: Beit T’Shuvah, The Hills Treatment Center and United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance.
Cornerstone Theater Company is a participant in the Audience R(E)volution Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the progressional not-for-profit American theatre.
Bliss Point is made possible in part by Annenberg Foundation, CAA Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The National Cummings Foundation, Ford Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The LIA Fund, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, S. Mark Taper Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Theatre Communications Group, W.R. Hearst Foundation, US Bank, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts.
