Aclan Bates is an American film and theatre director who divides his time between Los Angeles and

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. He is a working actor/director in the

Turkish State Theatres The Turkish State Theatres ( tr, Devlet Tiyatroları - DT) is the official directorate of the national theatre companies in Turkey. It is bound to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and financed by the state to promote performed arts and enhance t ...

Stage and Film work

Director/Actor

*2019 Directed

Sarah Ruhl Sarah Ruhl (born January 24, 1974) is an American playwright, professor, and essayist. Among her most popular plays are ''Eurydice'' (2003), '' The Clean House'' (2004), and ''In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)'' (2009). She has been the rec ...

's ''

The Clean House ''The Clean House'' is a play by Sarah Ruhl, which premiered in 2004 at Yale Repertory Theatre, was produced Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater in 2006, and has since been produced in many theaters. The play is a whimsical romantic comedy c ...

'' for the

, Ankara *2015 Directed the feature-length fil
''Antikaci''
*2014 Directed

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

's The Swan Song /A Marriage Proposal for the Turkish State Theatres, Ankara *2013 Performed in ''Unutma Beni'' as Cevher *2012 Performed in '' Taken 2'' *2012 Directed ''Pinedus Affair'' *2011 Directed ''A War Story at the Realto'' *2009 A Taxi to Jannas *2009 ''Josephine, Studio 52'' as "Pepito" and "Juan Perón" Los Angeles *2008 Directed ''Melegin Sırları'' ( ''Broken Angel'') and performed as "Hakan" *2008 Lincoln Heights "lead" Los Angeles *2007 Directed ''Standing By'' at the Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles *2006 ''Agır Roman (East Side Story)''
Istanbul National Ballet
Los Angeles Production at the Ford Amphitheatre, Production Supervisor *2005 Directed '' The Trial'' for Write Act Repertory Theatre: Los Angeles *2004 Produced and Directed Cesar Chavez Documentary *2004 Directed George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' *2000–02 American Film Institute Hollywood, California Writer/Director *1991–2009 Turkish National Theatre, Ankara, Turkey

Actor/Director

*1998–99 Jules Feiffer's '' Little Murders'' as "Kenny" *1996–98

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...

's ''Liola'' as "Liola" *1997–98 Directed

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...

's ''

The Flies ''The Flies'' (french: Les Mouches) is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre, produced in 1943. It is an adaptation of the Electra myth, previously used by the Greek playwrights Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides. The play recounts the story of Orestes an ...

'' *1996–98

David Hare David Hare may refer to: *David Hare (philanthropist) (1775–1842), Scottish philanthropist *David Hare (artist) (1917–1992), American sculptor and photographer *David Hare (playwright) (born 1947), English playwright and theatre and film direc ...

's ''

Skylight A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes. History Open ...

'' as "Edward" *1995–97

's ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'' as "Treplev" *1994–95 Victor Haim's ''The Visitor'' as "Mataresco *1994–95 Directed Bertolt Brecht's ''The Good Person of Szechuan'' *1993–94

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

's '' Woyzeck'' as Charlatan *1992–93 Necip Fazıl Kısakürek's ''Bir Adam Yaratmak'' (The Making of a Man) as "Mansur" *1991–92 One-man play, ''Kus'' by Coskun Irmak, ''Karalarin Memetleri'' as "Ali" by Cahit Atay, ''Ay Isiginda Samata'' as "Erol" by

Haldun Taner Haldun Taner (March 16, 1915 – May 7, 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer. Biography He was born on March 16, 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and ec ...

, Genc Osman in various roles *1995–96 Turkish Radio and Television Ankara, Turkey

Actor

*Prime Time TV series Ferhunde Hanimlar as "Tayfun" *1991–99

TRT The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish : ) is the national public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio provider in Turkey. Before the introduction of commercial radio i ...

and Private Stations Ankara, Turkey

Education

*2000—2002 American Film Institute, Directing. Hollywood, California. Masters of Fine Arts. Thesis Film: Condemned *1995–1999

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

, Education Sciences Faculty. Education Programs & Training. Ankara, Turkey Masters of Arts. Thesis: Problems of Training Actors in Theatre Education Institutions *1991–1995 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey Masters of Fine Arts Emphasis in Theatre Education and Directing *1987–1991 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey. Bachelor of Arts

Translations

*Beth Henley, ''Crimes of the Heart'' * David Mamet, ''

Sexual Perversity in Chicago ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. The c ...

'' *George Orwell, ''Animal Farm'' (

Nelson Bond Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was an American writer. His works included books, magazine articles, and scripts used in radio, for television and on the stage. The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award ...

's stage adaptation) *

, ''Eurydice'' *

, ''

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, Late, A cowboy Song *

Joe Masteroff Joe Masteroff (December 11, 1919 – September 28, 2018) was an American playwright. Early life Masteroff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jewish parents Louis Masteroff from Korsun, Russia (now Ukraine) and to the former Rose Pogost f ...

, ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

'' * Alan Ball, ''Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'' *

Sarah Kane Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological� ...

, 4:48 Psychosis

References

External links

*202
Anadolu Ajans syndicated review
of Sarah Ruhl's ''

'' (in Turkish) *202
Milliyet Newspaper review
of Sarah Ruhl's ''

'' Turkish National Theatre, Ankara (in Turkish) *
Aclan Bates bio on aktuelsinema.com
(in Turkish)
2017 Haberaks TV interview (in Turkish) - Haber Media Group
*201
Anadolu Ajans article on the making of ''Antikaci''
''(in Turkish)'' *2011 article on Aclan Bates in Hurriyet Newspaper (in Turkis

*2009
nterview about Aclan Bates' Filmstar Performing Arts Center
(in Turkish) *200
Sinemalar.com interview with Aclan Bates
about the making of ''Broken Angel'' (in Turkish) *200
Article in ''Turks of America'' Magazine (v.5 issue 24)
about Aclan Bates and ''Broken Angel'' (in English and Turkish)
2002 InterSinema.com Article/Interview "A Turk in Hollywood"
(in Turkish) *2002 InterSinema.com article
Warner Bros. in contract with a Turk
(in Turkish) *200
Cumhuriyet Newspaper article about Aclan Bates' thesis film for AFI, ''Condemned''
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