Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Professional Directions: Journeyman of Storytelling with Lee Sternthal, Writer/Director of TRON: Legacy (2010) and The Words (2012) on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 5:00 PM in Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. 

In this session, Sternthal will offer wisdom, insights, and lessons from his time as a working creative in Hollywood. The guest will join virtually on Zoom. This event is moderated by PMA Associate Professor Kristen Warner and is free and open to the public. 

Lee Sternthal is a screenwriter, director and photographer who co-wrote and co-directed, The Words with Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana, which closed the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Lee has written screenplays for every major studio, including Tron: Legacy for Disney. Lee has also worked as a photo journalist for Vice.

The Professional Directions series brings industry experts to campus to speak about their career journeys as screenwriters, playwrights, editors, producers, directors, theatre critics, dramaturgs, and more.