Betrayal
by Harold Pinter
September - October 2017 at the Santa Cruz Studio Theatre, Austin TX
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Included in Austin's 10 Most Memorable Theatre Productions of 2017
In the Press:
"...Director Elizabeth V. Newman's studied and steady cast delivers a solid performance, exploring the toll on the human psyche born of illicit choices... As Emma, gallery owner and other half of the longtime tryst, Emily Rankin is quiet but pointed; an aura of crisp dignity surrounds her as she negotiates her feelings in a refined manner. There's an agency to this Emma not often found."
--Austin Chronicle
"To play these deliciously layered levels of text and subtext requires extremely nuanced performances, and all three actors are more than up to the task. The subtle gestures, facial tics and posture changes of the characters speak volumes amid the famous “Pinter pauses” that litter the text, revealing as much through what remains unsaid as is told in the dialogue... The simmering sexuality of the scenes between Jerry and Emma is matched by the quiet resentments of Emma’s relationship with Robert, and Robert’s dual jealousy and deep love of Jerry. Each relationship in this love triangle has its own tragic implications and secret possibilities."
--Austin360
"Rankin gives Emma rather a standoffish air that hides the character's pain quite well..."
--Broadway World
"David Moxham, Emily Rankin and J. Kevin Smith simmered with sensuality, stolen glances and mysteries kept even from the audience. At the end of the show, I was left with the feeling of provocative textual undercurrents and hidden possibilities that can be found in the best productions of Pinter..."
--Austin American Statesman Top 10 Plays of 2017
Austin360 2nd Feature
Tribeza
"...Director Elizabeth V. Newman's studied and steady cast delivers a solid performance, exploring the toll on the human psyche born of illicit choices... As Emma, gallery owner and other half of the longtime tryst, Emily Rankin is quiet but pointed; an aura of crisp dignity surrounds her as she negotiates her feelings in a refined manner. There's an agency to this Emma not often found."
--Austin Chronicle
"To play these deliciously layered levels of text and subtext requires extremely nuanced performances, and all three actors are more than up to the task. The subtle gestures, facial tics and posture changes of the characters speak volumes amid the famous “Pinter pauses” that litter the text, revealing as much through what remains unsaid as is told in the dialogue... The simmering sexuality of the scenes between Jerry and Emma is matched by the quiet resentments of Emma’s relationship with Robert, and Robert’s dual jealousy and deep love of Jerry. Each relationship in this love triangle has its own tragic implications and secret possibilities."
--Austin360
"Rankin gives Emma rather a standoffish air that hides the character's pain quite well..."
--Broadway World
"David Moxham, Emily Rankin and J. Kevin Smith simmered with sensuality, stolen glances and mysteries kept even from the audience. At the end of the show, I was left with the feeling of provocative textual undercurrents and hidden possibilities that can be found in the best productions of Pinter..."
--Austin American Statesman Top 10 Plays of 2017
Austin360 2nd Feature
Tribeza
Cast
Emily Rankin - Emma
David Moxham - Jerry
Kevin J. Smith - Robert
Felix Alonzo - Waiter
Production Staff
Elizabeth Newman - Director, Set + Props Designer
Keli Wood Pollarine - Costume + Makeup Designer, Stage Manager
Miguel Salazar - Assistant Stage Manager
Ryan Salinas - Lighting Designer
Produced by Stephanie Moore, Filigree Theatre
Photo credit: Joshua Scott, Elizabeth Newman
Emily Rankin - Emma
David Moxham - Jerry
Kevin J. Smith - Robert
Felix Alonzo - Waiter
Production Staff
Elizabeth Newman - Director, Set + Props Designer
Keli Wood Pollarine - Costume + Makeup Designer, Stage Manager
Miguel Salazar - Assistant Stage Manager
Ryan Salinas - Lighting Designer
Produced by Stephanie Moore, Filigree Theatre
Photo credit: Joshua Scott, Elizabeth Newman