Stonzek Studio Theatre

September 16 – 20, 2026

Wednesday, September 16 | 1:00 pm (with a post-screening discussion)
Friday, September 18 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, September 19 | 3:00 pm | 5:30 pm
Sunday, September 20 | 2:00 pm

Navigating through the twists & turns of the 1960’s fight for racial equality, exploring Nina’s artistry and intentions, and answers long-held questions behind Nina’s most beloved songs.

“This is a large part of the appeal of the documentary, which features more than 50 interviews with Simone’s family, associates & academics.” – The New York Times

“The Nina Simone Film We Should All Be Watching!” – BLAVITY

“Lieberman is solid on chronology & facts, with the help of interviewees like Simone’s longtime guitarist Al Shackman, he gets plenty of behind-the-scenes color.” – The Hollywood Reporter

ABOUT

In the Stonzek Studio Theater – Film Series

Director Jeff L. Lieberman; Biographical Documentary/History/Inspirational; Not Rated; United States, English, 2015, 2hrs

TICKETS:

• $9 General Admission
• $6 Film Society Member
• (+$2 processing fee per order)

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October 9 – 11, 2026

Friday, October 9 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, October 10 | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 11 | 2:00 pm (with a post-screening discussion)

 When clumsy Seymour Krelborn spoils two of a client’s flowers, his boss Gravis Mushnick is ready to fire him from his flower shop until Seymour says he has mixed two different breeds of plant at home to create the “Audrey Jr.” hybrid. Mushnick agrees to give Seymour another chance, and the next day Seymour brings in Audrey Jr., which becomes Mushnick’s pride and joy and draws interest from his other employee Audrey Fulquard and more and more of their clients. Suddenly the plant ails, and Seymour accidentally learns that she likes blood. Upset because he doesn’t know how to feed her, he walks along the railroad track and throws a stone that accidentally hits the head of a man who falls on the track and a train runs over him. Seymour takes pieces of the body back to the shop and discovers that the plant likes human flesh. The next morning, Audrey Jr. has grown and become the attraction of the shop. But how will Seymour feed his plant again?

–This cult movie was famously shot in two days by low-budget horror director Roger Corman and includes an early role for Jack Nicholson as a masochistic dental patient.

REVIEWS:

“The acting is pleasantly preposterous. Mel Welles, as the proprietor, and Jonathan Haze, as the budding Luther Burbank, are particularly capable, and Jackie Joseph is decorative as the latter’s girl. Horticulturalists and vegetarians will love it.” –Variety

“Before inspiring all of the catchy musical numbers, Corman’s film remains an absurd, slapstick comedy with a sharp mix of stark depression.” –Rotten Tomatoes

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In the Stonzek Studio Theater – Film Series

Director Roger Corman; Comedy/Horror; Not Rated; United States, English, 1960, 1hr 12mins

TICKETS:

• $9 General Admission
• (+$2 processing fee per order)

October 23 – 25, 2026

Friday, October 23 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, October 24 | 3:00 pm | 5:30 pm
Sunday, October 25 | 2:00 pm (with a post-screening discussion)

Chris Hansen, host of “To Catch a Predator,” sets out to make television history in 2006.

REVIEWS:

“But the brilliance of Pattinson’s performance is how otherwise vacant and devoid of humanity it is. At one point in the picture, the character boasts he is not an actor; he’s a journalist. And yet, never once does this man seem genuine or capable of stopping what is obviously performative play-pretend. When left alone in his hotel room, Pattinson’s Hansen still puts on a hell of a show for his mirror, spitting out his mouthwash with the vigor and indignation of Atticus Finch.” –Den Of Geek

“Inspired by a 2007 magazine article about the series’ grisly conclusion the previous year, it is the best and nastiest film of its type since 2014’s Nightcrawler: it leaves its audience simultaneously appalled and thrilled, and thereby grubbily complicit.” –Rotten Tomatoes

TRAILER

In the Stonzek Studio Theater – Film Series

Director Lance Oppenheim; Drama/Mystery/Thriller; Rated R; United States, English, 2026, 1hr 50mins

TICKETS:

• $9 General Admission
• (+$2 processing fee per order)

Presented By: Subtropic Film Festival

November 7, 2026 | 5:30 PM

This November, experience Subtropic Film Festival 2026. We’re all about good stories, fresh voices, and films that hit close to home. Join us in West Palm Beach at the Norton Museum of Art, Afflux Studios at Gstar Studios, and Lake Worth Playhouse for a weekend of film screenings, panels, and community.  Come as you are; we can’t wait to see you!

Please note: All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued.

FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE 

RT: 105 min (+15 min for QA) 

Patrick Bresnan (Grand Jury Award winner for The Rabbit Hunt, FFF 2017; Naked Gardens, FFF 2023) turns his camera on Sarasota, where New College of Florida, the state’s honors college, becomes the center of a much bigger story about who gets to teach, learn, and speak freely. Through the voices of students, professors, and organizers living it in real time, the film traces how quiet policy changes can snowball into something much larger, self-censorship, surveillance, and the slow erosion of trust. Told through vérité footage, archival news, and deeply personal interviews, it captures fear and courage sitting side by side, communities figuring out what to hold onto and what they’re willing to fight for. This isn’t a film interested in taking sides. It’s interested in what gets lost when fear replaces curiosity, and what that might mean for all of us, not just for one campus.

 Director Bio: Patrick Bresnan (First They Came for My College) makes verité stories that counter the mythic concepts of America. He directed and shot The Rabbit Hunt which premiered in the US at Sundance and in Europe at the Berlinale. The film won over 20 awards including the Cinema Eye Honor. He co-directed the short “Skip Day” which won the grand jury prize at The Directors Fortnight at Cannes. He co-directed, shot, and produced the feature film Pahokee, which premiered in competition in 2019 at Sundance. The following year he was a cinematographer on the Sundance winning feature Boys State. His most recent feature Naked Gardens premiered in the 2022 documentary competition at Tribeca and in Europe at IDFA. His new short “The Passing” won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival

On the Stephanie Smith Main Stage – Limited Engagement Series

The show is approximately 120 minutes.

TICKETS:  $12

Please Note: This event is the sole responsibility of the outside presenter who has privately leased the Lake Worth Playhouse. The management of the Lake Worth Playhouse is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or quality of the program.

Presented By: Subtropic Film Festival

November 7, 2026 | 8:15 PM

This November, experience Subtropic Film Festival 2026. We’re all about good stories, fresh voices, and films that hit close to home. Join us in West Palm Beach at the Norton Museum of Art, Afflux Studios at Gstar Studios, and Lake Worth Playhouse for a weekend of film screenings, panels, and community.  Come as you are, we can’t wait to see you!

Please note: All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued.

 JUNKIE

RT: 105 min (+15min for QA) 

Junkie follows Stevie Chapman through 72 chaotic hours of trying to get it right, one more time. She’s run from rehab again, and this time she’s chasing something bigger than an escape, a chance to make things right with the son she’s spent years pushing away. Writer-director William Means doesn’t flinch from the mess of it. And Rocky Shay, a real-life recovering addict, brings Stevie to life with a rawness that feels less like acting and more like truth. Funny, heartbreaking, sometimes both in the same breath. Underneath the chaos, this is a story about a mother and son trying to find their way back to each other. About dignity. About how hope survives even when everything else falls apart.

Director Bio William Means (Junkie) (he/him) is a Los Angeles-based writer and director who earned his MFA in directing at the AFI Conservatory in 2021. Since AFI, William worked alongside cinematographer Lawrence Sher as well as director Patty Jenkins. His most recent short, “Blue Square Heart,” qualified for the 2024 Oscars®.

On the Stephanie Smith Main Stage – Limited Engagement Series

The show is approximately 120 minutes.

TICKETS:  $12

Please Note: This event is the sole responsibility of the outside presenter who has privately leased the Lake Worth Playhouse. The management of the Lake Worth Playhouse is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or quality of the program.

November 27 – 29, 2026

Friday, November 27 | 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 28 | 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 29 | 2:00 pm (with a post-screening discussion)

Deep in the heart of New York’s notoriously secretive Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store clerk, struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife passes away.

REVIEWS:

“The film balances gentle humor with profound sadness, raising quiet questions about conformity, change, and religious tradition.” –New York Times

“Apart from a few lines of English, and a few more in Spanish, the vast majority of the dialogue is in Yiddish, as spoken by the Orthodox Jewish community the movie depicts… Rather than suggesting that the Hasidim must adapt to Menashe, the film offers its protagonist a more realistic choice: He must either agree to conform or leave the culture to which he somewhat defiantly belongs.” –Variety

TRAILER

In the Stonzek Studio Theater – Film Series

Director Joshua Z. Weinstein; Drama/Comedy; PG; United States, English/Yiddish, 2017, 1hr 21mins

TICKETS:

• $9 General Admission
• (+$2 processing fee per order)