Istanbul City Theatres Announced New Term Application Dates for ÇGSM
Applications have started for the new term of the Contemporary Playwriting Workshop organized by Istanbul City Theatres with the theme 'Here and Now'. The deadline for the 9-week free training has been announced as November 3, 2026.
Istanbul City Theatres has announced the details of the new term for the Contemporary Playwriting Workshop (ÇGSM), which is organized to support new playwrights and bring original texts to theatre. Applications are now open for the workshop, which will be held under the title "Here and Now".
The first phase of the workshop, to be held at the Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage studios, will begin on November 16, 2026, and will last for nine weeks. Sessions will take place every Monday and Tuesday between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Participants will have the opportunity to develop their own play ideas by attending theoretical and practical sessions. Following the initial nine-week period, writers will be given time to complete their texts, and selected texts will be staged as reading theatre by actors in May 2027.
The workshop's tutoring staff includes Aylin Alıveren, Erdem Avşar, Esra Dicle, Eylem Ejder, Beliz Güçbilmez, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, Murat Mahmutyazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Sami Özbudak, and Yeşim Özsoy. Candidates who wish to apply for the workshop, which is limited to twenty people and is free of charge, must submit their brief resume, letter of intent, and a completed theatre play text to cgsm.atolye@ibb.gov.tr by Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
Sources
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