Tarkmanças celebrates its 240Th anniversary with a theater play

The play, to be staged under the sponsorship of the Ortaköy Meryem Ana Church Foundation and in cooperation with the Tarkmanças School Alumni and Friends Association and Tarkmanças School, was written under the title ‘Baronyan Reloaded’ by Yeğya Akgün, an actor from the Hangardz Theater Group, and editor Altuğ Yılmaz. It was inspired by the text ‘Baronyan is Back,’ written by Rober Haddeciyan—one of the important writers of Armenian literature—for Hagop Baronyan. Originally written in Turkish, the play was translated into Armenian by Armenian teacher Mari Kalaycı. The theater play will be performed by the Ganç Theater Group, which was established last year.

The vast majority of the actors in the group are alumni of Tarkmanças School. Directed by Yeğya Akgün from Hangardz, with Diana Chilingaryan as assistant director, the cast includes Arpen Çınar, Aksel Cavak, Lara Danacıoğlu, Süzan Pırnalyan, and Talar Köseoğlu, as well as Antranik Bakırcıoğlu, Tvin Zeytunyan, and Sevada Demirci from Hangardz. Tarkmançats School Principal Diruhi Berin, Tarkmançats Association President Aras Alakuş, and Talar Köseoğlu, one of the actors, visited Agos to provide information about the play.

Stating that they want to revive the theater tradition in Ortaköy, Berin mentioned that they founded the Ganç Theater Group and want it to be permanent. Talar Köseoğlu, noting that they used artificial intelligence for the play, provided the following information:

“The play takes place in the digital world. It compares the past with the present. Hagop Baronyan is important to us, and other characters like Tovmas Fasulyeciyan, Mardiros Mınakyan, and Arusyak Papazyan are also important. We will be showing this to young people as well.”