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NYC-based actor, playwright, & improviser
Lillian Bornstein
Improv
Upright Citizens Brigade M.A. Acting The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama B.A. Theater & Performance Studies Stanford University |
Recent news & coming soon!
I am co-creating a web series with my brilliant friend, Lili Fox-Lim. Keep in Touch is a dark comedy that follows two long-distance friends struggling to thrive and stay connected in a futuristic society. Creating this with Lili (from NYC and LA!) has been such a spot of light during quarantine and will be released in spring of 2021. Follow our Instagram for updates and read our interview in Comedy Network Live!
On March 5 & 6, I'll be performing in a virtual play festival with Greensboro Creatives - more info coming soon!
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 had the gift of kicking off the hopefully-less-bleak-year by acting in a virtual reading of Stonewallin', a play by Kari Barclay that's near and dear to my heart. The reading was through 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!
Want to stay updated?
You can support my writing and art on Patreon or follow me on Instagram!
I am co-creating a web series with my brilliant friend, Lili Fox-Lim. Keep in Touch is a dark comedy that follows two long-distance friends struggling to thrive and stay connected in a futuristic society. Creating this with Lili (from NYC and LA!) has been such a spot of light during quarantine and will be released in spring of 2021. Follow our Instagram for updates and read our interview in Comedy Network Live!
On March 5 & 6, I'll be performing in a virtual play festival with Greensboro Creatives - more info coming soon!
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 had the gift of kicking off the hopefully-less-bleak-year by acting in a virtual reading of Stonewallin', a play by Kari Barclay that's near and dear to my heart. The reading was through 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!
Want to stay updated?
You can support my writing and art on Patreon or follow me on Instagram!
