Amber Heard has landed her new acting gig; this time, it is a theatre production. The actress is set to make her return to the stage, marking her first acting role since the highly publicised defamation trial involving ex-husband Johnny Depp. Heard has joined the ensemble cast of Spirit of the People, a new play by acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris, premiering at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this July.Confirming the buzz about her new acting stint, she took to her handle to share a selfie with her director and say, “In my theatre era x.”The production brings together a diverse cast that includes ’13 Reasons Why’ star Brandon Flynn, Ato Blankson-Wood, James Cusati-Moyer, Amandla Jahava, Emma Ramos, Julian Sanchez, Zachary Booth, Tonatiuh, and Lío Mehiel.According to Independent, the play explores “uncomfortable truths about land and what it means to destroy it,” according to the official synopsis.Heard’s return to the spotlight comes two years after the conclusion of her widely followed legal battle with Depp. Although the couple finalised their divorce in 2017 after Heard filed for separation citing allegations of domestic abuse, the matter gained renewed attention in 2022 when Depp sued her for defamation over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a survivor of sexual violence. While the article did not name Depp, his legal team argued it implied that he was a ‘wife-beater’.The trial, which lasted six weeks and was live-streamed globally, ended with a jury ruling in favour of Depp, awarding him millions in damages.Heard’s return to acting also comes after she announced the birth of twins. On the occasion of Mother’s Day 2025, Heard sharing a picture of their feet announced that she has welcomed a daughter named Agnes and a son named Ocean. This makes her a mother of three, as she also has a daughter, Oonagh, born in 2021.
