Playback

A Superman with a gut, a pretentious Cleopatra, an activist Native American, an extremely rational academician and a tough guy stuck in the 80s perform in the play which was written by Ms Y, directed by Ms P, as a playback on a generously illuminated and a small stage for them.

We don’t know how much of the roles that were dictated as playbacks to them are theirs or how much of it is the playwright’s fantasy. Is a playback of our life possible? How real are we in these roles that were dictated to us? Can we find the answers to these in 7 questions and 7 scenes?

The play, written and directed by Yeşim Özsoy, is based on the lives of the actors

Based on the lives of the actors and being performed as a playback, the play which was written and directed by Yeşim Özsoy, met with the audience in 2006-2007 and in 2007-2008 at GalataPerform.  “Playback” was also performed at the 0090 Kunstenfestival in Anvers, Belgium in 2006.

“Playback”, a technique that we come across on TV, stage or movies, has been in our lives for a long time. “Playback” is actually the story of a lie. Most importantly it is the perfect blend of lies and reality, in addition to being a manifestation of the guaranteed choices and an endless play.

The five characters in the play go back and forth through reality and artificiality. While testing the limits of their lives they present their own personal history to the audience. The play which went through a particular writing phase with the actors and writer, makes the audience ask this fundamental question: “Where is reality? How much of what you hear is real or fake? Can even our own stories lose their realities?”

The actors present the playback stage and their stories of surviving with 7 scenes of “Childhood”, “Bomb”, “Faith”, “Decision”, “Politics”, Sexuality”, and “Death” while the play continues as a playback for the audience. Up until they lash out to the limits of the playback’s direction determined by the writer and which they cannot get out of.

Behind the Scenes
Writer: Yeşim Özsoy and VeDST actors
Director: Yeşim Özsoy
Sound Design: Korhan Erel
Set and Costume Design: Başak Özdoğan Pirim
Light Desing: Cem Yılmazer
Song Director: Onur Orkut

Actors

Nükhet Akkaya
Sanem Öge
Özlem Saraö
Batur Belirdi
Yaman Ceri
Burcu Tekin
Yeşim Özsoy