Betrayed at Lyric Theatre

Three young Iraqis go to work for the occupying American forces in Baghdad after the overthrow in Saddam. They come to find that some of their Iraqi neighbors consider them traitors because they work for the Americans. They also find that some of their American employers regard them with hostility and contempt. Ultimately, the trio find that their lives are in deadly danger, and their pleas to their American bosses for greater security are being ignored. The threat of sudden, violent death is palpable. They wanted to assist the forces of freedom. What will happen to them now? The play "Betrayed," which debuted in New York in 2008 is based on true events, as reported by George Packer in a non-fiction article appearing in The New Yorker in March, 2007. Packer, a staff writer for the magazine, is also author of the award-winning book "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq." "Betrayed" is his first play.