The Lyric Stage, a popular local theater, on Monday hosts a 7 p.m. screening of the short film “East of Hollywood.’’ It’s billed as “a mockumentary that exposes the stereotypes Asian-American actors are forced to deal with throughout the audition process.’’ Winner of best narrative short at last year’s Boston Asian American Film Festival, “East of Hollywood’’ is directed by Chris Caccioppoli and stars Michael Tow, who drew on real experiences that he and fellow Asian-American actors encountered over their careers. Tow plays Ken Chang, a fourth-generation American who enrolls in “Orientalification’’ classes to secure a spot on a network TV series. Tow, whose credits include the play “Chinglish’’ at the Lyric Stage, shares the screen with Celeste Oliva, who appeared in “Chinglish,’’ “Becky’s New Car,’’ and “Rich Girl’’ at the Lyric Stage; and Theresa Nguyen, of the Lyric productions “Fast Company’’ and “Water by the Spoonful.’’ Following the screening, Caccioppoli, Tow, Oliva, and Nguyen will engage in a discussion moderated by Jeannie Suk, professor at Harvard Law School. Tickets are $5; free to students.

For more information go to www.lyricstage.com.

Loren King can be reached at loren.king@comcast.net.