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S/HE by Tammy Ryan & Zeynep Kacar
May 4 - 15, 2011 a new work

American playwright Tammy Ryan and Turkish playwright Zeynep Kaçar explore the female body as battleground from two unique cultural perspectives.  With an ensemble of 3 Turkish and 3 American actors, International Culture Lab's creative team has woven their new plays together, juxtaposing the tribulations in the lives of American and Turkish women within an integrated landscape. S/HE is a collaboration between the Kitchen Theatre Company, International Culture Lab, and Cornell University.

Directed by Melanie Dreyer
Featuring Elif Akbaydogan, Cem Baza, Duygu Erdogan, Nick Fracaro*, Julie Reed, Gabriele Schafer*		 *Member Actors’ Equity Association

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Sponsor: CORNELL UNIVERSITY

She actors
Elif Akbaydogan • Cem Baza • Duygu Erdogan • Nick Fracaro • Julie Reed • Gabriele Schafer


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S/he Satellite Events
Free opportunities for audience enrichment
All events at the Kitchen Theatre unless otherwise noted

Thurs, Apr 28 Head Scarf Harassment Hearing, Moot Court Room –Cornell Law School, 5-6:30 p.m.
Wed, May 4 Nilüfer Göle 9-9:30 p.m. post-show discussion
Thurs, May 5 Nilüfer Göle lecture, “Islamic Visibility in European Publics: Secularism, Culture, and the Sacred,” Film Forum, Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 4:30-6 p.m. (lecture), University lecture co-sponsored with Cornell’s Institutes for German Cultural Studies, Comparative Modernities and European Studies
Wed, May 11 How They See Us *CULTURE CAMP - Charlotte Jirousek, Cornell University: “Introduction to Historic Turkish Apparel,” 6:45-7:15pm *LOCAL EXPERTS – Elif Akbaydogan, Cem Baza and Duygu Erdo?an, Turkish theater artists, 9-9:30 p.m.
Thurs, May 12 Being Female *CULTURE CAMP - Dr. Ayfer Karakaya Stump, Cornell University: “Being a Woman in Turkey: Past and Present,” 6:45-7:15 p.m. *LOCAL EXPERT – Alison Bliss, adult assault counselor/ advocate. The Advocacy Center, 9-9:30 p.m.
Fri, May 13 The Teenage Mind *CULTURE CAMP - Lee Humphreys, Cornell University: “How Comunication Has Changed for the Younger Generation,” 7:15-7:45 p.m. *LOCAL EXPERTS – Ithaca High School AVID students, 9:30-10 p.m.
Sat, May 14 Controlling Our Bodies *CULTURE CAMP - Noor Hashem, Cornell University: “Covering Muslims: On Representations of Gendered Bodies,” 7:15-7:45 p.m. *LOCAL EXPERT – Carol Oddy, co-owner, Medusa Tattoo Studio, 9:30-10 p.m.
Sun, May 15 Negotiating the Unexpected *CULTURE CAMP – Alice Wu: “Learning to Speak Redundancia,” 3:15-3:45 p.m. *LOCAL EXPERT – Joan Adler, Planned Parenthood, 5:30-6 p.m.