'Treason' at the Perry Street Theatre Note this show has been postponed to 2006

The Perry Street Theatre Company Inc present Treason, by Sallie Bingham, opening at the Perry Street Theatre on the 23 Oct 2005, following previews from the 12 Oct and running through to the 20 Nov 2005.

Treason tells the extraordinary story of the American poet, composer, translator, iconoclast, anti-Semite, racist, and, possibly, traitor Ezra Pound � and five of the most important women in his life. Considered by many to be the most important poet of the 20th Century, Treason takes Pound from his broadcasts for Radio Rome railing against the U.S. involvement in World War II through 1945 when he was arrested and jailed on 19 charges of treason at Pisa. Declared 'mentally unfit for trial' he was remanded to St. Elizabeth�s Hospital in Washington D.C. for 12 years. Pound was released only after a long campaign waged by admires such as Hemingway and Eliot.

Treason's cast, directed by Martin Platt, features Sam Tsoutsouvas as Ezra Pound, Mary Bacon, Kathleen Early, Rodney Hicks, Shannon Koob, Pamela Nyberg, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Jennifer Sternberg.

Treason has set design by Bill Clarke, costumes by Martha Hally, lighting by Jeff Nellis and sound by by Lindsay Jones.

Biographies:

Sallie Bingham (playwright) has written six novels including Transgression, Straight Man, and Passion & Prejudice. Her plays have been produced throughout the country including at NYC�s Women�s Project and Productions and include Milk of Paradise, In the Presence and Hopscotch to name a few.

Martin Platt (director) recently produced The Perry Street Theatre production of Gareth Armstrong�s Award winning show SHYLOCK as well as co-produced Here Lies Jenny starring Bebe Neuwirth at the Zipper Theatre. He is also associate producer of Gumboots, currently running in Paris. Most recently he directed the premiere of Cio Cio San, a new opera which he also co-authored; in January 2006 he will direct the European premiere of John Patrick Shanley�s Doubt, in Vienna. As a partner in Fifth Amendment Ltd (UK) Mr. Platt produced over 60 productions in London and on tour in the UK and US, including the West End productions of Nixon�s Nixon, A Woman in Waiting, and Gumboots as well as the tour of Janet Suzman in The Free State. As a director his recent work includes the acclaimed production of D.H. Lawrence�s The Daughter in Law at the Mint Theatre.