- AFİFE
“Afife stands as a beacon of hope and a timeless symbol, inspiring generations of theater artists and courageous women, guiding them like a lighthouse through the darkest times. This is a modern interpretation of Afife’s defiance against a system that prohibited women from stepping onto the stage and being seen—a system she challenged with her unwavering passion for theater. Set in occupied Istanbul, it unveils the backstage world of a multicultural theater troupe that views its stage as both a sanctuary and a battleground.”
The play Afife is inspired by the life story of Afife Jale and tells the tale of an imagined theater company.
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
Developed and directed by
Serdar Biliş
Written by
Selin Cankı Ceylan
Music
Tuluğ Tırpan
Movement
Candaş Baş
Set and Costume
Gamze Kuş
Lighting
Cem Yılmazer
Sound
Ozan Yılmaz
Multimedia
Illusionist
Lyrics
Ilgın Kopuz and Sezen Aksu
Musicians
Emre Günay, Sedat Utku Güçoğlu, Ekin Cengizkan, Ayberk Garagon, Emre Türkmen, Yavuz İsa Keskin, İlayda Gülümser, Ezgi Arda, Merve Türkmen, Onur Ermez, Yunus Hugül
Assistant Directors
Hüseyin Tuncel, Serin Öztoprak, Buket Gülbeyaz
Director’s Assistant
Ekin Deniz Görk
Repetiteur
Mert Öztekin
Set and Costume Supervisor
Onur Uğurlu
Camera Operator
Deniz Savaş Ertan
Production Manager
Çağan Öğüt
Stage and Production Manager
Eyüp Çelik (484)
Technical Director
Melisa Yıldız
Technical Assistant
Berkay Özcan
Stage Display Systems Design (Display Team)
İlker Kerem Üstündağ
Video Operators (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 Artists
Çiğdem Ecevit, Burcu Çavdar, Eyüp Ensar Mısır
Chorus Master
Başak Doğan
Armenian Translation Editor
Artun Gebenlioğlu
Dialect Coaches (Hangardz)
Yeğya Akgün, Tara Demircioğlu, Lara Narin
Vocal Coach
Nilüfer Çelik
Sound Engineers
Gürkan Erdem
Sound Operators
Arın Kamiloğlu, Barkın Sarıgül, Defne, Anıl Ulaş Özcan
Audio and Sound FX
Mert Yüksel
Lighting Operators
Coşkun Çağlar Dere, Tolga Erdoğan, Seçkin Ok
Follow Spot Operators
Buket Doğan, Hüseyin Ege Kök, Doğa Çınar, Nilüfer Alptekin Noyan, Yaren Yağmur Şakoğlu, Enes Akyıldız
Set Implementation
Haşim Demir, Aykan Kaynarca, Murat Dereli, Mehmet Fatih Çelik
Set Construction
Zeki Küçük, Mehmet Fatih Çelik, Kamil Vatansever, Özgür Meriç, Akın Güven
Set Production
Antrepo, Hülya Genç, Özgür Genç
Turntable Operator
Onur Erdemir
Production Coordinators
Şevval Remziye Erdinç (484), Şevval Çakır (Zorlu PSM)
Production Supervisor
Betül Sarıkavak (484)
Production Assistants
Berke Şenel, Aren Camgöz, Sıla Doğançay
Prop 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
Press Relations
İletişim Deposu, Özlem Oğuz
Social Media
Mehmet Eroğlu
Legal Advisor
Av. Doğa Can Coşar
Project Design
Serdar Biliş, Demet Evgar
Production
Afife Theater & Zorlu PSM
Executive Producers
Elif Özge Maltepe (484), Cansu Kurada (Zorlu PSM)