Betrayed

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:58:00

Hope and heartbreak in Iraq's Green Zone. Read the full description.

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Playing: Betrayed
From: L.A. Theatre Works

Betrayed_art_small Journalist George Packer came to Baghdad in 2003 as a staff writer for the New Yorker and, from his experiences there, produced Betrayed, a play based on the real-life struggles of Iraqi interpreters working for American forces. Emboldened by optimism and the promise of a new era in their homeland, the translators, Adnan and Laith, are forced to cross continually between the Green and Red Zones, each time risking their own lives and those of their loved ones. Soon, they find themselves faced with painful and unanswerable questions about faith, honor, and the meaning of home.

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Piece Description

Journalist George Packer came to Baghdad in 2003 as a staff writer for the New Yorker and, from his experiences there, produced Betrayed, a play based on the real-life struggles of Iraqi interpreters working for American forces. Emboldened by optimism and the promise of a new era in their homeland, the translators, Adnan and Laith, are forced to cross continually between the Green and Red Zones, each time risking their own lives and those of their loved ones. Soon, they find themselves faced with painful and unanswerable questions about faith, honor, and the meaning of home.

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