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After auditioning for the role of a lifetime, eight actors receive a mysterious invitation: Salutations. The Director was so pleased with your work and invites you to dine. Come hungry. They arrive one by one, bringing their hopes, their fears, their dreams, only to discover that there is just one seat at the table - and that they are what's on the menu. Free tickets available at lstfitheinvitation.eventbrite.com.

LSTFI is proud to present the 7th annual Lee Strasberg Film Festival!

LSTFI is proud to present our graduating 2-Year Conservatory students in their final showcase.

Kate’s sister Anne wakes up one morning to discover a sheep’s head between her shoulders. Directed by Lauren Spencer, Kate Crackernuts follows the two sisters on their quest to return Anne’s true head to its proper place. The journey is sidetracked, however, by Kate’s obsession with a slim raver-boy who has a nasty little addiction. Tickets available at katecrackernuts.eventbrite.com.

LSTFI is proud to present our graduating 2-Year Conservatory students in their final showcase.

Four high schoolers grapple with grief and pass the time at their old elementary school's playground the morning of their friend Ben's funeral. Falkland's Law, written and directed by Shira Behore, is a coming-of-age story about grief, friendship, and how life can so easily change in an instance.

Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
Directed by Attilio Rigotti

By Joshua Harmon
Directed by Illana Stein

The Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission is an annual playwriting commission sponsored by The Lee Strasberg Creative Center. This commission invites emerging playwrights to write original works for an ensemble of actors at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.