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Şirin Devrim

Şirin Devrim

First female play director at Istanbul Municipal Theatre
"You're also going to direct the play yourself," he said. I turned to ice when I heard those words."

Date of Birth: 03/03/1926 1926

Place of Birth: Istanbul

Date of Death: 08/03/2011 08/03/2011

Place of Death: New York

Burial Site: Cemetery of Büyükada, Istanbul

Topics

Gallery

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Field of Activity

"Muhsin Ertuğrul had heard about my success at the 'Küçük Sahne,' the 'Little Stage,' and from Tunç Yalman he had heard about my studies and works at Yale University…. He asked me: 'Would you like to work at the City Theatre?' I answered"Of course, I'd love to.' 'So, then you're going to start at the season opening 1960. Well, which part would you like to play?' he asked. After a few seconds of thinking, I suggested the role of Kate in Shakespeare's play 'The Taming of the Shrew' … Muhsin Ertugrul said OK and he told me, 'You're also going to direct the play yourself. I just turned to ice when I heard those words."
ŞİRİN DEVRİM
Şirin Devrim, Şirin, İstanbul, 2013

From 1960 until 1966 Şirin Devrim has directed and played in plays at the Istanbul Municipal Theatre. After leaving the Istanbul City Theatre in 1966 she has performed as an actress in the U.S. and became a drama teacher at the Carnegie-Mellon and the University of Wisconsin,

Kitapları
  • Şirin Devrim, Şirin, İstanbul, 2009.
  • Şirin Devrim, A Turkish Tapestry - The Shakirs of Istanbul, Londra, 1996.
  • Şirin Devrim, Şakir Paşa Ailesi, translated from English by Semra Karamürsel, İstanbul, 1997.

Awards

Memberships

Education

Yale University, Theatre Studies 1948 - 1954

Contributions to Society

Family and Friends

  • Mother: Fahrelnisa Zeyd (painter)
  • Father: İzzet Melih Devrim (writer)
  • Brother: Nejad Devrim (Painter)
  • Nephews/Nieces: Cevat Şakir Kabaağaç (writer), Aliye Berger (woman gravur artist), Füreya Koral (woman ceramic artist)
  • Marriage:Şehsuvar Menemencioğlu(first spouse), Mücap Ofluoğlu (second spouse, theater acteur), Robert Treir(thırd spouse)
  • Friends:Zeynep Oral (writer, journalist), Tunç Yalman (theater acteur, theater regisseur, translater), Mücap Ofluoğlu (theater acteur), Haldun Dormen (theater acteur)

Further Reading

Sources

Quoted sources:
  • See the "Further Reading" section
  • Şirin Devrim, Şirin, İstanbul, 2013, p. 137-138.
  • Şirin Devrim, Şakir Paşa Ailesi, İngilizce'den çeviren Semra Karamürsel, İstanbul, 1997.
Source for visual images:
Translation into English: Judith Cederblom, Seattle, Washington, USA
©2012 Meral Akkent
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