As part of its commitment to supporting talented young artists, the Moon and Stars Project is proud to present two plays by the New Repertory Theatre that explore themes surrounding the immigrant experience and inter-ethnic relationships. Founded in January 2003 by Cem Baza, Mehmet Kaya, Gerçek B. Saglar, and Selen Ucer, the New Repertory Theatre focuses on  creating a new approach to the  given and the advancement of the discussion surrounding classic and contemporary theatre.

DREAM' IN NEW YORK
Playwrights: Mehmet Kaya & Selen Uçer
Co-writer/Director: Anna Stumpf
Music: Yasin Uygunca
Poster and Illustrations: Kutlukan Perker
Photography: Sema Sgaier
Production: Esra Aysun, Mert Başaran
Cast: Jessica Alexander, Mehmet Kaya, Laura Taylor, Uzay Tümer, Gerçek B. Sa
lar, Anna Stumpf, Özlem Turhal, Selen Uçer, Sturgis Adams, Irene Alby

Dream in New York, an hour-long comedy about life in the city as told from various foreigners points of view, is a commentary on encountering  real American culture and the mythic  American dream. Expectations versus reality are presented in a thought-provoking satire. The play, which is inspired by Christopher Durang s Laughing Wild, was mainly conceived and written at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, a prestigious developmental off-Broadway theater. An excerpt of Dream'in New York was performed as a part of a showcase with the cast of the Ensemble Studio Theatre intern company this past January.

MAHMUD AND YEZIDA (AN EXCERPT)
Playwright: Murathan Mungan
Translation: Aron Aji
Director: Cem Baza
Cast: Sinem Balk1
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pek Çetinkaya, Funda Erol, Andrew Morris, Gerçek B. Sa
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Photography/Poster/Imaging: Rodney Hurley
Original Music: Emran Kan1
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This excerpt from distinguished Turkish playwright Murathan Mungan s play Mahmud and Yezida explores intolerance between peoples from different religious and cultural groups. Mahmud and Yezida is a love story between a young Muslim man and a Kurdish Yezidi girl who live in Southeastern Turkey. When their families oppose their relationship, their love becomes the emblem of a struggle against narrow-minded traditions, and the couple martyrs for tolerance.