Don Quixote (Don Kişot)

Cervantes’ classic masterpiece Don Quixote is on stage for its 2nd season with a stellar cast!

Bringing Selçuk Yöntem and Zuhal Olcay together on stage for the first time, Don Quixote comes to life under the direction of Işıl Kasapoğlu and musical direction of Volkan Akkoç.

A Feast in West End and Broadway Standards

Don Quixote offers a production of a rare scale on stage with its giant crew of 80 people, live orchestra, impressive music, and striking stage world.

A Timeless Story

Cervantes’ immortal work Don Quixote is not just a novel; it is a unique classic that has been rediscovered, brought to the stage, and gained new meanings across centuries.

Sold Out

Staged to sold-out audiences since its premiere in September, the production reached over 70,000 spectators in its first season.

An Unforgettable Experience

As audiences frequently emphasize, Don Quixote appeals to the eyes, ears, and emotions, leaving a lasting impression. A magical 150-minute journey between musical reality and dreams.

Dazzling Costumes

The costume world, signed by İnci Kangal Özgür, came to life with over 400 costumes, shoes, and accessories produced for 80 combinations. More than 2,000 meters of fabric and intense handcraft create a rich, original, and impressive atmosphere on stage.

Completely Live Music

The music performed by a 15-piece orchestra and a 20-person choir on stage is performed entirely live.

To strengthen the soul of Spanish music, a special orchestration performed with wind instruments and guitars with no string instruments used, along with impressive solo and choir performances, adds even more power to the play.

Giant Set Design

The Don Quixote set, standing as tall as a 3-story building, creates an impressive world on stage with tons of metal, a specially designed moving windmill system, and giant puppets. Distilled from 5 separate sketches prepared by Hakan Dündar, this design makes the grandeur of the production felt at first sight.

The story of a knight defying reality!

CREDITS

Producer: Çolpan İlhan & Sadri Alışık Theatre and Piu Entertainment
Written by: Dale Wasserman
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe Darion
Translated by: Güngör Dilmen
Directed by: Işıl Kasapoğlu
Music Director – Conductor: Volkan Akkoç
Design: Hakan Dündar
Costume Design: İnci Kangal Özgür
Lighting Design: Cem Yılmazer
Choreographer: Canberk Yıldız
Dramaturg: Zeynep Avcı
Assistant Director: Volkan Sarıöz
Creative Agency: Happy People Project
Photography: Levent Özdemir
Assistant Choreographer: Ece Nur Ateş
Correpetiteur: Ozan Zencir – Gökhan Arslan
Vocal Coach: Ceren Aydın
Orchestra Score – Part Arrangement: Mesruh Savaş
Hair – Makeup: Neriman Eröz
Stage Manager: Emir Furkan Çavdar
Sound Design: Efekt Team
Set Implementation: TRN Stage
Directing Assistant: Elif Özdemir – Senanur Belma Ağcabay
Set Design Assistant: Nur Sinem – Mete Güler
Costume Assistants: Berna Uygunoğlu – Şule Ergün – Ayşenur Zaim
Hair – Makeup Assistants: Tuba Çolakoğlu Yıldız – Ayşe Sıla Kütük – Hayal Gülay

CAST:

Don Quixote: Selçuk Yöntem
Aldonza: Zuhal Olcay
Sancho Panza: Sabri Özmener
Innkeeper: Kevork Türker
Dr. Carrasso: Yiğit Pakmen
Priest: Şahin Dedemen / Devrim Sarıca
Antonia: Ceren Aydın / Pelin Ölüç / Halise Eryılmaz
Barber: Buğra Uğur / Uğur Etiler
Woman: Günselin Seda Çetinkaya / Irmak Doğan
Inquisition Officer: Ömür Kurşun
Buğra Üstün
Erdem Muallaoğlu
Abdurrahman Kaya
Ada Yarar
Berfin Ayna
Elif Özdemir
Emre Peynircioğlu
Nazlı Uğurtaş
Zeynep İpek
Aslı Çalı
Senanur Belma Ağcabay
Deniz Cömertpay
Doğa Kılınçcı
Hasan Özperçin
Levent İçmeli
Tolgahan Kocaman

ORCHESTRA:

Flute: Gizem Çevik
Oboe: Ayşe Melis Demir / Melis Kocaoğlu
Clarinet: Orkun Uyar / Bekir Yağmur
Bassoon: Banu Kara / Ceylin Naz Saygılı / Deniz Ersoy
Horn: Okan Akbaş – Cenk Kemal Karaca / Yaman Çaynak
Trumpet: Eldar Aliyev – Oğuz Can Bilgin / Emre Kadıoğlu
Trombone: Tolga Akkaya – Ozan Öder / Üveyz Akçaylı – Ali Ulusoy
Percussion: Ayberk Garagon – Bekir Önal / Cem Utku – İrem Dinçer
Guitar: Gökhan Arslan
Piano: Ozan Zencir
Double Bass: Barış Çelik / Senanur Bayrak

Duration: 2 Acts – 125 Minutes (Including Intermission)