Ekin Tunçay Turan


Ekin Tunçay Turan, is a Turkish actress and translator. She has been working in Turkish State Theatre since 1993.

Biography

Turan attended high school in Ankara, where she began to act. While still a student, she appeared on Turkish Radio Television in various TV series. She graduated in 1992 from the Ankara Conservatory Theatre Department of Hacettepe University. In 1993, she joined Trabzon State Theatre. Seven years later, she was engaged by the Ankara State Theatre. She appeared in the television series "Blood Wedding" and "The Fake Princess" in 2005–2006.
Turan started translating plays and TV films from English to Turkish in the year 2005. She is also currently working with TRT, translating various films and documentaries.
In 2007, she took a course on camera acting from New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. The following year, Turkish State Theatre in Ankara released her for six months to appear with the Open Fist Theatre in Los Angeles and to study and conduct research. During this period, she took part in various projects and events of the Open Fist Theatre. Some of the workshops she attended include "Mask Making", "Suzuki and Viewpoints" organised by New York-based SITI Company and Eric Morris's acting course. She also took private lessons in Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Acting Studio and in Susan Batson's Black Nexxus and received on-camera training from Batson's son Carl Ford.
She is currently working as an actress in Ankara State Theatres.

Stage performances

The Woman in Black: Susan Hill / Stephen Mallatratt – Ankara State TheatreThe Winter’s Tale: William Shakespeare – Ankara State TheatreJake's Women: Neil Simon – Ankara State Theatre Dog Woman Man: Sibylle Berg – Ankara State Theatre Love Is Far From Here: Özen Yula – Ankara State TheatreKomşu Köyün Delisi: Üstün Dökmen – Ankara State TheatreBir Varmış İki de Varmış: Ali Meriç – Ankara State Theatre Ah, Wilderness: Eugene O'Neill – Ankara State Theatre King Richard III: William Shakespeare – Ankara State TheatreThe Prisoner of Second Avenue: Neil Simon – Trabzon State Theatre Fermanlı Deli Hazretleri: Müsahipzade Celâl – Trabzon State Theatre Çok Yaşa Sağlık: Volker Ludwig & Christian Veit – Trabzon State Theatre The Crafty Wife Of The Silly Husband: Haldun Taner – Trabzon State Theatre Hurmuz With Seven Husbands: Sadık Şendil – Trabzon State Theatre Tartuffe: Molière – Trabzon State Theatre Yaşasın Gökkuşağı: Ülkü Ayvaz – Trabzon State Theatre The Condolence: Murathan Mungan – Trabzon State Theatre Legend Of Kesanlı Ali: Haldun Taner – Trabzon State Theatre Master Of Istanbul: Müsahipzade Celâl – Trabzon State Theatre The Merchant Of Venice: William Shakespeare – Trabzon State Theatre How Would Asiye Be Saved ?: Vasıf Öngören – Trabzon State Theatre

Translated plays

Mosquitoes: Sivrisinekler: Lucy Kirkwood – 2021Holmes and Watson: Holmes Ve Watson: Jeffrey Hatcher – 2020The Girl on the Train: Trendeki Kız: Paula Hawkins / Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel – 2019Mom, Dad and a Bad Idea: Anne, Baba Ve Kötü Bir Fikir: Sam Bobrick & Joey Bobrick – 2019Quietly: Sessizce: Owen McCafferty – 2019The Children: Çocuklar: Lucy Kirkwood – 2018It's Only Murder: Sırf Cinayet: Sam Bobrick – 2018Murder at the Howard Johnson's: Otelde Cinayet: Sam Bobrick & Ron Clark – 2018Goodbye Letters: Veda Mektupları: Sam Bobrick – 2018Things I Know to Be True: Doğru Bildiğim Şeyler: Andrew Bovell – 2018Waiting for Waiting for Godot: Godot'yu Beklerken'i Beklerken: Dave Hanson – 2017Johnny Got His Gun: Johnny Askere Gitti: Dalton Trumbo / Bradley Rand Smith – 2016Welcome To My Head: Aklıma Hoş Geldiniz: Sam Bobrick – 2016The Humans: İnsanlar: Stephen Karam – 2016Hangmen: Cellâtlar: Martin McDonagh – 2016The Flick: Sinema: Annie Baker – 2016The Other Place: Öteki Yer: Sharr White – 2014Lunch with Mrs. Baskin: Bayan Baskin'le Öğle Yemeği: Sam Bobrick – 2014Bang! You're Dead!: Bam! Sen Öldün!: Lori Donner – 2014Curiosity Cat: Meraklı Kedi: Chris Grabenstein – 2014Scenes from a Separation: Bir Ayrılıktan Sahneler: Andrew Bovell & Hannie Rayson – 2013Last Lists of My Mad Mother: Annemin Son Çılgınlıkları: Julie Jensen – 2012Collaborators: İşbirlikçiler: John Hodge – 2012Kafka's Monkey: Kafka'nın Maymunu: Franz Kafka / Colin Teevan – 2012A Behanding in Spokane: Kayıp El "Spokane'de El(e)veda": Martin McDonagh – 2012Alice in Wonderland: Alice Harikalar Diyarında: Lewis Carroll / Tim Kane – 2012Freud's Last Session: Freud'un Son Seansı: Mark St. Germain – 2011Shrek the Musical: Shrek Müzikali: David Lindsay-Abaire – 2011Faith, Hope and Charity: İnanç, Umut Ve İyilik: Ödön von Horváth – 2011Judgment Day: Hesap Günü: Ödön von Horváth – 2011Speaking in Tongues: Anlaşılmaz Konuşmalar: Andrew Bovell – 2011Reader: Sansürcü: Ariel Dorfman – 2010Two Single People: İki Bekâr: Sam Bobrick – 2010Travis Pine (A Man of the People): Halktan Biri (Travis Pine): Sam Bobrick – 2010Leading Ladies: Başroldeki Kadınlar: Ken Ludwig – 2010How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients: Akıl Hastalarına Komünizmin Tarihi Nasıl Anlatılır ?: Matei Vișniec – 2010A Second of Pleasure: Bir Mutluluk Ânı: Neil LaBute – 2010Land of the Dead: Ölüler Diyarı: Neil LaBute – 2010Fuddy Meers : Konik Annalar (Komik Aynalar): David Lindsay-Abaire – 2010In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms: Rosenblooms'da Bir Gün: Ludmilla Bollow – 2009Helter Skelter: Karmakarışık: Neil LaBute – 200933 Variations: 33 Varyasyon: Moisés Kaufman – 2009Half and Half: Yarı Yarıya: James Sherman – 2009Cookin' with Gus: Gus İle Yemek Saati: Jim Brochu – 2009Tuesdays with Morrie: Morrie İle Her Salı: Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom – 2009Books : Kitaplar: Stuart M. Kaminsky – 2009Passengers: Yolcular: Sam Bobrick – 2009Baggage: Bavul: Sam Bobrick – 2009Still Life: Yine de Yaşamak: Alexander Dinelaris – 2008The Chaos Theories: Kaos Teorileri: Alexander Dinelaris – 2008Annoyance: Baş Belâsı: Sam Bobrick – 2007Kiss Me Like You Mean It: Beni Gerçekten Öp: Chris Chibnall – 2005

TV series

Sahte Prenses: Show TV – 2006 Kanlı Düğün: Show TV – 2005