In partnership with Afife Theatre, the new season will be presented at the Zorlu PSM Turkcell Stage.

"In this world, being a woman means that if you want to exist, you must be willing to sacrifice yourself. You must burn brightly, illuminating the path for those who follow, and be willing to give yourself completely."

"Afife is a beacon of light, an icon that has inspired generations of actors and courageous women, guiding them through dark times. She represents a modern interpretation of a woman's desire to be on stage, her rebellion against a system that forbade women from performing and being in the public eye. It's a glimpse behind the scenes of a multicultural theater troupe operating in Istanbul under occupation, where the stage becomes their battleground..."

Duration: 120 minutes, one act.

"Afife" is a play that tells the story of a fictional theater troupe, inspired by the life story of Afife Jale.

CREDITS/DETAILS/INFORMATION.

Directed by: Serdar Biliş Written by: Selin Cankı Ceylan

Music: Tuluğ Tırpan Movement Design: Candaş Baş Set and Costume Design: Gamze Kuş Lighting Design: Cem Yılmazer Sound Design: Ozan Yılmaz Multimedia Design and Production: Illusionist Lyrics: Ilgın Kopuz and Sezen Aksu

Cast: Demet Evgar, Tilbe Saran, Necip Memili, Bora Akkaş, İdil Sivritepe, Bedir Bedir, Atılgan Gümüş, Orkuncan, İzan Ekremcan Arslandağ, Öykü Su Okur, Bilge Çınar, Basma Seiba. Ensemble, Dance, and Chorus: Dila Yağcı, Alize Çalık, Begüm Canbulatoğlu, Mert Aksu, Gökçe Aksu, İlayda Evgin, Hilal Sibel Pekel, Şiva Canbazoğlu, İsmet Köroğlu, Hande Ömürlü, Bengi Şiir Umutlu, Feride Hakim, Nilay Çelebi, Ahmet Kahvecioğlu. Musicians: Emre Günay, Sedat Utku Güçoğlu, Ekin Cengizkan, Ayberk Garagon, Emre Türkmen, Yavuz İsa Keskin, İlayda Gülümser, Ezgi Arda, Merve Türkmen, Yunus Hugül, Onur Ermez.

Assistant Director: Hüseyin Tuncel, Serin Öztoprak, Buket Gülbeyaz Assistant to the Director: Ekin Deniz Görk Rehearsal Director: Mert Öztekin Stage and Costume Manager: Onur Uğurlu Camera Operator: Deniz Savaş Ertan Production Manager: Çağan Öğüt Stage and Production Manager: Eyüp Çelik Technical Manager: Melisa Yıldız Technical Assistant: Berkay Özcan

Stage Visual Systems Design (Display Team): İlker Kerem Üstündağ Video Operator (Display Team): Alper Veli Sapaz, Emre Akın Neptun, Umut Batuhan Konan Illusionist Team - VFX Supervisor: Kutbettin Ecevit 3D Animation Supervisor: Furkan Alabaş Project Coordinator: Oya Zehra Erben CG Artist: Çiğdem Ecevit, Burcu Çavdar, Eyüp Ensar Mısır

Chorus Director: Başak Doğan.

Armenian Translation Editor:Artun Gebenlioğlu

Dialogue Coaches (Hangardz): Yeğya Akgün, Tara Demircioğlu, Lara Narin Voice Coach: Nilüfer Çelik Sound Designer: Gürkan Erdem Sound Operators: Arın Kamiloğlu, Barkın Sarıgül, Defne, Anıl Ulaş Özcan Sound Design and Sound Effects: Mert Yüksel Lighting Operators: Coşkun Çağlar Dere, Tolga Erdoğan, Seçkin Ok

Tracking Light Operators: Buket Doğan, Hüseyin Ege Kök, Doğa Çınar, Nilüfer Alptekin Noyan, Yaren, Yağmur Şakoğlu, Enes Akyıldız Decoration Installation: Haşim Demir, Aykan Kaynarca, Murat Dereli, Mehmet Fatih Çelik Decoration Setup: Zeki Küçük, Mehmet Fatih Çelik, Kamil Vatansever, Özgür Meriç, Akın Güven Decoration Production: Antrepo, Hülya Genç, Özgür Genç Rotating Stage Operator: Onur Erdemir

Production Coordinators: Şevval Remziye Erdinç (484), Şevval Çakır (Zorlu PSM) Production Manager: Betül Sarıkavak (484) Production Assistants: Berke Şenel, Aren Camgöz, Sıla Doğançay Props Assistants: Havva Şahin, Derin Tuncel Costume Assistants: Gurbet Bayram, Nagehan Yıldırım, Mert Topal, Belce Şerifoğlu, Seval İşgören Physiotherapist: Habil Yenici

Makeup Team (Kryolan Professional Makeup): Senem Sena İnanır, Buse Serdar, Gizem Akosman, Rahşan Acar, Nilay Demir, Doğukan Aygıran, Başak Aslanhan Hair Team: Çağla Hazırcı, Çiğdem Sönmez, Öykü Özdoğan

Visual Communication Design: Özge Güven Public Relations: İletişim Deposu, Özlem Oğuz Social Media: Mehmet Eroğlu Legal Advisor: Attorney Doğa Can Coşar Project Design: Serdar Biliş, Demet Evgar Production: Afife Theatre & Zorlu PSM Executive Producers: Elif Özge Maltepe (484), Cansu Kurada (Zorlu PSM)

"Afife" is a play that tells the story of a fictional theater troupe, inspired by the life story of Afife Jale.

Thank you to: Armenian Dialect Consultant, Bercuhi Berberyan; History Consultant, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ö. Alkan; and Prof. Dr. Seza Sinanlar Uslu.