“Bir Kahramanın Ölümü & Bir Ölümün Kahramanı”
Two Plays in Turkish by 3 Nokta Oyuncuları      

Presented by Güngör Mimaroğlu and Serdar İlhan
Sponsored in part by The American Turkish Society, Anatolianjewelry.com, Beyhan Karahan & Associates, Architects, P.C, Moon and Stars Project, Turkish-American Business Forum

Wednesday-Saturday, December 16-19, 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 20, 3:00 PM

The Producers’ Club
358 West 44th Street
(Between 8th and 9th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $15 (online); $20 (at the box office)

Directed By: Manfred Bormann
Cast: Cem Baza, Fulya Peker
Design: Merve Sıla Karakaya
Choreography: Korhan Başaran

This program will be presented in Turkish. Please call (917) 561-1394 for further information.

3 Nokta Oyunculari present a two-play performance comprising “Bir Kahramanın Ölümü (The Death of a Hero)” by Adalet Ağaoğlu that tackles the issue of heroism, and “Bir Ölümün Kahramanı (The Hero of a Death),” a stage adaptation of the Ağaoğlu novel “Ölmeye Yatmak (In Lying Down to Die)” by Fulya Peker that purports sincerely to transcend the works of the prominent Turkish writer.

Who is a hero? What is heroism? How does one become a hero? What are the internal contradictions behind the societal responsibility stemming from heroism? Does one have to die to become a hero? Aren’t we all the heroes of our lives through memories of our conscience, poems, songs and anthems, our passions? What happens if we are expected to become heroes in other people’s lives as well?

Adalet Ağaoğlu represents an important milestone in the history of Turkish literature, and is an internationally-acclaimed prominent author. Her plays and novels examine the individual from the perspective of societal identity, making sure not to neglect internal conflicts and existential crises and with a style that brings together elements that are absurd, archival and romantic.