Christine Lahti is stepping into Gloria Steinem’s shoes, and you just might get a chance to chat with her while she’s in character. The Emmy-winning actress has signed on to star in “Gloria: A Life” at the Daryl Roth Theatre, Vulture confirms. The Off-Broadway production boasts an all-female creative team with Diane Paulus (“Waitress”) set to direct, Daryl Roth (“How I Learned to Drive”) producing, and Emily Mann (“Having Our Say”) writing the script.

Focusing on the iconic trailblazer’s “personal life and activism” in its first act, the production then transitions into a Talking Circle “in which the audience will be invited to carry the themes of the play into a conversation of their own” in its second.

“Gloria Steinem helped me find feminism, which has been my life jacket, a way to navigate through a world that doesn’t treat girls and women like full human beings,” said Lahti. “For over 40 years, she has worked tirelessly to enrich, empower, and save women’s lives. To be able to play her and tell her remarkable story is one of the greatest thrills and honors of my life, not to mention my career.”

Steinem herself added, “I’m honored to be represented by Christine, and I know I will learn from her insights, too.”

“Gloria: A Life” kicks off previews October 2 and opens October 18.

Earlier this year Lahti released a book of essays, “True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age.” “I started writing, not knowing what it was going to be,” she told The New York Times. “My daughter was sick of me complaining about, you know, ‘There’s no jobs for women over 50, I didn’t know there was a shelf life for actresses.’ Obviously, I was a little naïve. And she said, ‘Stop complaining, stop being dependent on men hiring you, and write some of your stories down.'”

Lahti won an Emmy in 1998 for her role in medical drama “Chicago Hope.” She took home an Oscar in 1996 for best live-action short film for “Lieberman in Love,” which she directed and starred in. She received a nod in 1985 for her supporting role in “Swing Shift.” “The Good Fight,” “The Blacklist,” and “Hawaii Five-0” are among her recent acting credits.

Julianne Moore and Carey Mulligan are both set to play Steinem in upcoming films. The former stars in Julie Taymor’s adaptation of Steinem’s 2015 memoir  “My Life on the Road,” and the latter plays the famous feminist in Dee Rees’ “An Uncivil War,” a drama based on Steinem and others’ efforts to ratify the ERA.