Betrayal at Falcon Theatre

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The play begins in the present, with the meeting of Emma and Jerry, whose adulterous affair of seven years ended two years earlier. Emmas marriage to Robert, Jerrys best friend, is now breaking up, and she needs someone to talk to. Their reminiscences reveal that Robert knew of their affair all along and, to Jerrys dismay, regarded it with total nonchalance. Thereafter, in a series of contiguous scenes, the play moves backward in time, from the end of the Emma-Jerry affair to its beginning, throwing into relief the little lies and oblique remarks that, in this time-reverse, reveal more than direct statements, or overt actions, ever could.

Authors

• Harold Pinter

Tony Awards and Nominations for Betrayal

Samantha Joy Luhn and Aaron Whitehead. Photo by Kristy Rucker

Samantha Joy Luhn and David Derringer. Photo by Kristy Rucker

David Derringer and Aaron Whitehead. Photo by Kristy Rucker

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