Girl Play (2004)

The art of the actor is a difficult and emotionally complex way to make a living. The leading ladies of Girl Play (2004) star as a pair of committed thespians who land the primary roles in a play about passion-fueled lesbians. In the course of preparations for the opening-night performance, the onstage girlfriends are naturally required to rehearse the onset and onslaught of their fictional romance. Their groping emoting is hotly applauded as lifelike and convincing. But feelings are funny things. Where does the dramatist’s craft leave off, and where do personal cravings begin? And will the Sapphic shit hit the fan when leading lady number one’s real-life girlfriend divines that leading lady number two has developed into something more than a let’s-pretend lesbian?