Discipline: Literature

Tunc Yalman

Discipline: Literature
MacDowell Fellowships: 1956
Tunc Yalman (1925-2006), a theater director and playwright, was born in Istanbul, Turkey. His family moved to New York in 1938 where he attended The Lincoln School. He earned his B.A. at Robert College in Istanbul, and, in 1950, received an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama, where he studied directing and playwriting. His work as an actor and director in Turkey resulted in his appointment as chief assistant to the director of the Istanbul Municipal Theatre, and effectively its artistic director. He was awarded a MacDowell residency as well as two Rockefeller Foundation fellowships to assist with his travels. In 1966, Yalman settled in the U.S. to become the artistic director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater Company. He made his Broadway debut in 1967, directing The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald. Yalman left Milwaukee in 1971 for New York, where he directed Off-Broadway plays, and also worked with regional theatres around the country. In 1976, Yalman joined the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts (now part of the University of North Carolina), where he remained until his retirement.

Studios

Schelling

Tunc Yalman worked in the Schelling studio.

Marian MacDowell funded construction of this studio the year that the organization was established and the first artists arrived for residency. It was called Bark Studio until 1933, when it was renamed in honor of Ernest Schelling, a composer, pianist, and orchestral leader who served as president of what was then called the Edward MacDowell…

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