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Women's Project's WE PLAY FOR THE GODS Begins Rehearsals Today, 5/8

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Rehearsals began today (5/8) for Women's Project off-Broadway world premiere play titled from the famous Ellen Stewart quote We Play for The Gods, a the seven-playwright, four-director, three-producer and five-actor collaborative show.

We Play for The Gods stars Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Alexandra Henrikson, Irene Sofia Lucio and Erika Rolfsud. It begins performances Friday, June 1, at 8:00pm, opens Monday, June 11, at 7:30pm for a run through Saturday, June 23, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street.

"We Play for the Gods was prompted by the question 'on whose shoulders do we­ as women theater artists ­stand?'" said Women's Project Producing Artistic Director Julie Crosby. “This question led 14 artists of the Women's Project Lab to Ellen Stewart, the legendary founder of La Mama who in the 1960s blew open the doors of dramatic expression and gave voice to an extraordinary and diverse generation of theater artists. Inspired by her words, 'We play for the Gods and in return, they play for us,'this collaborative play was developed at Women’s Project over eighteen months, three workshops, abundant good humor, and the occasional mojito."

There's a blog reporting on the unique process behind the play's development and other background information at WePlayForTheGods.com.

We Play for the Gods is the tale of four ordinary women working in a research institute­Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Irene Sofia Lucio and Erika Rolfsud­and one trickster goddess, Alexandra Henrikson, who messes around with their lives as only a deity can.

The 14 Lab artists who conceived and created We Play for the Gods are Alexandra Collier, Elizabeth R. English, Charity Ballard, Jessi D. Hill, Andrea Kuchlewska, Manda Martin, Dominique Morisseau, Kristen Palmer, Sarah Rasmussen, Mia Rovegno, Melisa Tien, Nicole A. Watson, Stephanie Ybarra and Stefanie Zadravec. The animating forces behind the Lab are Ms. Crosby and Associate Artistic Director Megan E. Carter.

The designers are Jennifer Moeller, scenery; Moria Sine Clinton, costumes, Scott Bolman, lighting; and Stowe Nelson, sound. Zac Chandler is stage manager, assisted by Julie DeVore.

Annie Golden was seen in Xanadu; created the role of Georgie Bukatinsky in The Full Monty; appeared as Sondheim’s original Squeaky Fromme in Assassins at Playwrights Horizons; was featured with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards in Ah! Wilderness; as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors; and performed in On The Town. Ms. Golden's films include the role of Jeannie in the 1978 Hair, I Love You, Phillip Morris and Twelve Monkeys, among many others. Amber Grey has appeared in recent productions for The TEAM, Hoi Polloi, Ars Nova and Irish Rep. Alexandra Henrikson's recent credits include Taming of the Shrew at California Shakespeare Theater and Hell House atSt Ann's Warehouse. Irene Sofia Lucio's was seen in Wit at Manhattan Theatre Club, Estrella Cruz the Junkyard Queen at Ars Nova, Romeo and Juliet and Master Builder at Yale Rep. Erika Rolfsrud was seen in The Coast of Utopia at Lincoln Center Theater and Exit The King and Rabbit Hole at Manhattan Theatre Club.


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