LILLIAN BORNSTEIN
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NYC-based actor, writer, & improviser
Lillian Bornstein

(they/she)
M.A. Acting (Distinction)
The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
​​B.A. Theater & Performance Studies (Distinction)
Stanford University
​Improv
Upright Citizens Brigade
Landon and I were just in a CVS vaccination spot!
Recent news & coming soon:

I'm in Dallas acting in Fair Assembly's Macbeth, running May 5-15, 2022.

I just played Maria in the world premiere of Nancy Shank's This Mortal Life Also.

I've been doing *a lot* of knitting recently. Check it out here!

I co-created and starred in a web series with my brilliant friend, Lili Fox-Lim. Keep in Touch is a queer, sci-fi series that follows two long-distance friends struggling to thrive and stay connected in a futuristic dystopia. Watch episodes here
. You can also follow our Instagram for updates, read our interview in Entertainment Network Live, subscribe on YouTube, and support on Patreon!

I'm in the midst of revising and workshopping a play I wrote, ​Meat Suit. Meat Suit is an absurdist comedy exploring embodiment in relation to gender dysphoria and chronic pain, as portrayed by an evil clown and giant teddy bear respectively. When two people meet at a body struggles support group, they start a relationship and try to evade the clown and bear that torment them. Eventually, the couple tries to escape their bodies entirely through the art of astral projection. Meat Suit offers an absurdist take on how we are to treat this meat suit we drag around with us every day.

I'm currently practicing my editing chops on
Jo & Floyd, a short film I wrote and acted in. Jo & Floyd follows two neighbors who develop a strange infatuation with each other; the film is in post-production.

I played a lead in The Modern Woman's Guide to Pastry-Making, a gorgeous short film directed by Lauren Jevnikar, which is currently being submitted to festivals.

I recently acted in Summer Is for Sandcastles, a short directed by Harris Gurny, which is currently in post-production.


In January 2021, I kicked off the hopefully-less-bleak-year by acting in a virtual reading of Stonewallin', a play by Kari Barclay, in the So.Queer Playwriting Festival with Richmond Triangle Players. It was incredible to work with such a talented, thoughtful team and be in an intentionally queer and magical space. Stonewallin' won the audience vote and will receive a full production!

In March 2021, I performed in a 
virtual play festival with Greensboro Creatives. Watch a replay of the super fun talk/game show I did with rileyLive! right beforehand (and see if I win our game of Draw, Punk!).
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