The play by Harold Pinter is a reverse chronology that begins at the end of the affair and usually has a young cast. There’s a lot more depth in casting older actors, she says.

Hunt plays Emma in a story examining the end of her marriage to her husband, Robert, and the beginning of a new relationship with her former lover, and her husband's best friend, Jerry.

“Betrayal” runs through March 30 at Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn. Showtimes vary; tickets begin at $40 and are available by calling the Goodman box office at (312)443-3800 or visiting goodmantheatre.org/betrayal.