Girl Play
Directed by Lee Friedlander
USA, 2004, Beta SP, 80 minutes

Past Screening

SHOWTIMES:
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 4, 2005
8:00PM
Main Art Theatre Royal Oak

Closing Night Extravaganza!
Join the stars of Girl Play, Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon, at the Closing Night Afterparty immediately following the 8:00PM viewing. Jim Fresard Automotive Dealerships @ 400 North Main St., Royal Oak, Michigan. Catering and support by: Absolute Vodka and Triangle Foundation

Girl Play

What happens when true love comes and you’re already in “The Relationship?” Girl Play raises that complicated question with compassion, drama, and a good dash of dyke humor. Based on the lives of writers/actors Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon, the story begins as Robin, who is essentially married to her girlfriend of a half dozen years, and Lacie, who has never had a relationship last past sunrise, are cast to play lesbian lovers in a Los Angeles stage play.

The play’s director, Gabriel (played with flamboyant brilliance by Dom Deluise), directs the actresses through a series of rehearsals designed to “ensure intimacy in performance.” But it doesn’t take long for life to imitate art. Soon, the actresses are overcome with desire on stage and off. Yet, is it really love? Or are they just damn fine actresses? They must decide whether their relationship is manufactured, created for the sake of the “girl play,” or true love.

Director Lee Friedlander keeps the audience guessing with clever flashbacks to both women at earlier ages. We see adult Robin coming out of the closet to her mother (Mink Stole, a John Waters favorite), and Lacie’s trials and errors in the dating world along with her ultimate inability to perform sexually once the honeymoon is over. Girl Play incorporates elements of stage and film, moving back and forth through time and place to explore the sometimes-painful neuroses that accompany major life choices. It is not hard to see why this award-winning film is one of the most talked about lesbian flicks since Go Fish or Bar Girls.

Playing with Girl Play: Breaking Up Really Sucks
Directed by Jennifer McGloneUSA, 2001, video, 11 minutes
What happens to a woman coping with the loss of the love of her life? We’ve all been there.

Closing Night Extravaganza!
Join the stars of Girl Play, Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon, at the Closing Night Afterparty immediately following the 8:00PM viewing. Jim Fresard Automotive Dealerships @ 400 North Main St., Royal Oak, Michigan. Catering and support by: Absolute Vodka and Triangle Foundation