Asst. Prof. Jason Hale, chair of the Department of Performing Arts, is directing the play “Aşk Aptalı” (Fool for Love) at the Tatbikat Sahnesi in Ankara.
The cast includes Bilkent Department of Performing Arts graduates Aytek Şayan and Melih Efeçınar. The production premiered on October 8, with additional performances to take place on October 19 and 20. The general artistic director of the play is Erdal Beşikçioğlu.
“Aşk Aptalı” is a translation of “Fool for Love” by American playwright and actor Sam Shepard. The play focuses on May and Eddie, who used to be lovers and have met again in a motel in the desert.
“‘Fool for Love’ is a complex story about two former lovers,” noted Mr. Hale. “Reality and dream, truth and lies, past and present mingle in an explosive, emotional experience.”
Jason Hale is an American actor, international theater director, and professor of theater. He spent over a decade working as a professional actor, performing at many New York and regional ensemble theaters and acting in several independent and feature films.
In addition to directing many plays in the US, he directed the award-winning 2011 production of Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie” (Sırça Kümes) at the Turkish State Theater in Ankara. The production toured Turkey for two years and was selected to perform at the International Sabancı Theater Festival in Adana and Istanbul, Turkey, and at the Cyprus Theater Festival. The production garnered three Best Actress Awards from the Ankara Arts Council and the Baykal Saran Theater Awards’ “Best Theater Artist of the Year” prize.