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Amber Heard has been cast in Jeremy O. Harris’ new play Spirit of the People, which will make its debut performances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts between July 17 and Aug. 3
Heard, who welcomed twins Agnes and Ocean to her family in May, last appeared in a feature film in 2023
Brandon Flynn, Lío Mehiel, Tonatiuh, Zachary Booth, Ato Blankson-Wood and more will costar with Heard on the stage in Spirit of the People
Amber Heard is stepping back onto the stage.
Heard, 39, has been cast alongside actors Brandon Flynn and Lío Mehiel in the world premiere production of playwright Jeremy O. Harris’ new play Spirit of the People, directed by Katina Medina Mora, Variety reported on Monday, June 23. The play is expected to debut as part of the 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival, which runs in Williamstown, Ma., between July 17 and Aug. 3.
According to the theatre festival’s official website, the new play also features actors Ato Blankson-Wood, Zachary Booth, James Cusati-Moyer, Amandla Jahava, Emma Ramos, Julian Sanchez and Tonatiuh, the latter of whom most recently starred with Jennifer Lopez in the upcoming movie Kiss of the Spider Woman.
A representative for Heard did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Amber Heard via Instagram
The production will mark Heard’s first acting role since 2023, when she starred in the movie In the Fire and made an appearance in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom to reprise her role as the character Mera opposite Jason Momoa’s Aquaman.
Heard, who moved overseas to live in Madrid after her legal battles with ex-husband Johnny Depp concluded in 2022, announced on May 11 that she had welcomed twins. The actress was already a mother to daughter Oonagh Paige, who turned 4 in April.
Heard shared a photo of her children’s feet to Instagram on May 11 as she announced her twins Agnes and Ocean’s births.
“When I had my first baby girl Oonagh four years ago, my world changed forever. I thought I couldn’t possibly burst with more joy,” she wrote in a caption at that time. “Well, now I am bursting times three!!! Becoming a mother by myself and on my own terms despite my own fertility challenges has been the most humbling experience of my life. I am eternally grateful that I was able to choose this responsibly and thoughtfully.”
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Amber Heard on June 24, 2023
According to a description of Spirit of the People obtained by Variety, the play “confronts uncomfortable truths about land and what it means to destroy it.”
Harris, 36, told the outlet the production was meant to “challenge” himself after he broke out with Slave Play, which received 12 nominations at the 2021 Tony Awards.
“The play is half in Spanish, and I don’t speak Spanish. The play has a significant level of prose within it,” Harris told the outlet. “I’m not a prose writer. I’m trying a lot of different things.”
Heard’s new play Spirit of the People will be performed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival at all three of the festival’s weekends; the festival runs between July 17 and Aug. 3.
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