Themes: Looking For Love, Journey of Self-Discovery, Romantic Betrayal
Main Cast: Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom DeLuise, Katherine Randolph
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
Actresses Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon used the ups and downs of their real-life romance as the inspiration for this comedy drama about two performers whose real lives are beginning to mirror their latest roles. Robin (Greenspan) is an actress who has been in a deeply committed relationship with Audrey (Katherine Randolph) for six years, while fellow thespian Lacie (Harmon) is not much on commitment and tends to tire of her lovers once the initial excitement wears off. Robin an Lacie have been cast opposite one another as lesbian lovers in a play directed by the wildly flamboyant Gabriel (Dom DeLuise). While they don't get along well at first, an undeniable chemistry develops between Robin and Lacie, and before long they discover they've fallen in love. However, this doesn't entirely happy news; Robin has to decide if she wants to dump Audrey for Lacie, while Lacie has to choose between the freedom of the single life and her feelings for Robin. Based on the play Real Girls, Girl Play also features Mink Stole as Robin's mother, who has little understanding of her daughter's sexual orientation. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Shawnelle Cherry - Costume Designer, Lee Friedlander - Director, Christian White - Editor, Sean McVity - Executive Producer, Laura Karpman - Composer (Music Score), Dahl Delu - Production Designer, Michael Negrin - Cinematographer, Gina G. Goff - Producer, Laura A. Kellam - Producer, Robin Greenspan - Screenwriter, Lee Friedlander - Screenwriter, Lacie Harmon - Screenwriter, Robin Greenspan - Play Author, Lacie Harmon - Play Author
Robin, who is married to her girlfriend for half a dozen years, and Lacie, someone who never had a lasting relationship, are both cast to play lesbian lovers in a Los Angeles stage play. Innocently, the stage director, Gabriel runs the actresses through a series of rehearsals designed to "bring out the intimacy" in each performer. Soon the two women find themselves increasingly and undeniably attracted to each other and overcome with desire. They must ask themselves whether this relationship is manufactured, created for the sake of the "girl play", or is true love.
Awards
L.A. OutfestAudience Award for Best Lesbian Narrative Feature Film and Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film.
