Apsolit
Absolute pitch, also known as perfect pitch, is the ability to identify or produce a musical note without any external reference.
The ability to transform into a melody. The stubbornness of life, expressed as a roar. To whom is this stubbornness surrendered? The play tells the story of Ismail, a lively and irrepressible child from a family living in a remote village, and his journey from the East to the streets of the big city.
The constant political violence and tension prevalent in the border region lead the family to migrate to the big city. Through Ismail, who passionately explores the city, its streets, and its life, we are given a glimpse of a changing world through the eyes of a child.
Thanks to İsmail, the popular music teacher, she learns that she is asexual. This revelation has a profound impact on İsmail's family, as he is now perceived as different. İsmail's desire for freedom, his connection to life and colors, represents his greatest act of rebellion; it will lead him to the streets, to corners, to hidden places.
The play, which explores themes such as social inequality, language, justice, and urban development as secondary elements, is fundamentally about children's rights: "No one can violate the dignity of children, humiliate them, or interfere with their privacy." Ismail's story is short, as brief as his childhood. But it is a story that is both short and true. Its truth stems from a universal struggle for "existence" that permeates the ancient history of this land. While a list of five, ten, or fifteen articles outlines children's rights, the weight of these articles often overwhelms human compassion. Ismail's story is a story of migration. It is the story of a journey cut short.
This is the story of a resistance, a name given to the streets of a city that has moved from the countryside. It's the story of İsmail, the bird with henna on its chest. It's a story of a great conscience, filled with a fiery anger that encompasses all living things. When stories are held to our throats, and the voice of the powerful rings in our ears, the sky will fall upon us. How many more stories must we hear before İsmail can protect his wings from the blade of the powerful?
CREDITS/DETAILS/INFORMATION.
Author: İbrahim Barulay.
Director: Onur Yalçınkaya
Actor: İbrahim Barulay.
Assistant Director: Enes Yavuz.
Dramaturgy: Anıl Yıldız.
Text Editing: Burcu Çıtlak
Set Design: İbrahim Barulay, Onur Yalçınkaya, Ferhat Kaya.
Costume Design: Ferhat Kaya.
Motion Design: Ceyda Özcan.
Sound/Effect Design: Yunus Emre.
Music: İbrahim Barulay & Strandom Arthouse.
Music Consultants: Fatih Seyirdalı, Yağmur Uçaner.
Poster Design: Ferhat Kaya.
Translated by: Ayten Çelik.
Game Video Clips: Volkan Yıldız, Ömer Çakan, Ayten Çelik.
Communication Consultant: Burcu Çıtlak.
ORGANIZATION: DEFNE PRODUCTION.
Sadri Alışık Theatre Awards 2025: "Award for the Most Successful Male Actor in the Solo Performance Category."
The Theatre Critics Association (TEB) Awards 2025: "Best Actor of the Year Award in the Solo Performance Category."
Afife Theatre Awards 2025: "Nominee for Best Actor of the Year."
