Ayhan Hulagu

Place of birth:

Turkey:

Biography:

Ayhan Hulagu is a New York–based actor and writer. A former member of Studio Players in Istanbul, he moved to the U.S. in 2017 and founded the US Karagoz Theatre Company and Studio Garage. His shows have toured nearly 40 states across the U.S., and his theatre masterclasses have been hosted by universities such as Cornell, UC Berkeley, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. His projects were featured at international festivals such as the 44th Vancouver Film Festival, the 61st Chicago Film Festival, the 34th Neapolis International Theatre Festival, and the New York Fringe Festival. He is the first artist to bring traditional Turkish theatre’s 700-year legacy to Broadway.