Amber Heard Joins Jeremy O. Harris Play Spirit of the People at Williamstown Festival

Amber Heard will return to acting in the world premiere of Jeremy O. Harris' new play, Spirit of the People, set to debut at the 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival. Directed by Katina Medina Mora, the play features a star-studded cast including Brandon Flynn, Lío Mehiel, Tony Award nominees Ato Blankson-Wood and James Cusati-Moyer, and others. The festival, now in its 71st year and led by a newly formed Creative Collective, aims to create a multidisciplinary theatrical experience inspired by the community energy of music festivals like Coachella. Harris describes Spirit of the People as a bold creative departure, noting that half the play is in Spanish—a language he does not speak—and it contains a significant amount of prose, which is new for him. The production joins a lineup that honors Tennessee Williams’ legacy alongside other diverse theatrical and dance works. Heard, who recently became a mother of twins and lives in Madrid, has not commented publicly on the role but is poised for a notable return to the stage.