AURORA THEATRE IN THE NEWS

Betrayed

“Betrayed takes a story you think you already know and, by embodying it in flesh and blood, makes it memorably immediate.”
- Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle (read complete review)

“In an interview, Packer said the reason he wanted to turn the piece into a play was to bring his subject's voices to life. And he did that beautifully with Robin Stanton's direction of the cast of excellent performers”
- Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times (read complete review)

“Packer's highly poetic blend of literature and journalism captures the inner lives of his characters with such depth and clarity that you feel as if you were there in the trenches yourself.”
- Karen D'Souza, San Jose Mercury News (read complete review)

“Packer has cleverly added a touch of humor to his powerful script. The excellent cast of seven provides a non-stop-roller-coaster-ride performance to this poignant drama.”
- Jerry Friedman, KGO Entertainment (read complete review)

“Aurora has put on a timely spectacle, one volatilized by its committed actors... those living presences onstage that enable the audience to crack the shell of cultural self-absorption. ”
- Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet (read complete review)

“Compelling...the show is a must!”
- Jeffrey R. Smith, SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (read complete review)

“Betrayed is a powerful play, beautifully acted by Aurora Theatre Company's talented ensemble under Robin Stanton's perceptive direction . . . a most satisfying dramatic experience.”
- George Heymont, My Cultural Landscape (read complete review)

“Riveting... essential theater”
- Tim Bauer, Direct Address (read complete review)

“Robin Stanton directs a story of urgency and chaos in a confined space.”
- Patsy K. Eagan, Oaklander Online (read complete review)

“Director Robin Stanton has selected a cast and crew that together have brought to audiences an exquisite and powerful work of art, education and entertainment. She has produced many plays around the Bay Area that I have reviewed and praised, but this accomplishment has to be the pinnacle of her local accomplishments.”
- Charles Jarrett, For All Events (read complete review)

““Betrayed” packs a punch – the kind that carries the undeniable force and weight of truth. ”
- Georgia Rowe, Arts SF (read complete review)

Feature Articles

“Adaptations of war reportage are usually found on the movie screen - and they tend to make real events larger and more explosive. But in the case of "Betrayed," Packer found the lives of the interpreters he interviewed became smaller, more claustrophobic.”
- Justin Berton, San Francisco Chronicle (read complete article)