Prof. Dr. Hasibe Kalkan teaches at the Department of Theatre Studies at Istanbul University and heads the Department. She published books about documentary theatre, postmigrant theatre, and theatre semiotics. Kalkan has worked as a dramaturge at the Istanbul State Theater and writes theatre reviews for various daily newspapers and magazines. She is one of the Co- Founders of TheatreIst Showcase.

Handan Salta (PhD) former academic and a current critic, translator and writer. She worked as the Vice President of Turkish Theatre Critics Association. As well as several different texts, she translated many plays from English to Turkish and vice versa. After having worked in different universities she is now developing independent projects in various areas of performance including translation, text development, creative writing, children’s theatre, podcast series etc. She is the co-founder of Kritik Kolektif, an initiative to create collective productions on theatre criticism; the first book of the collective was published in 2022. She co-founded TheatreIST, another collective to make the voices of independent theatres in Istanbul heard internationally. TheatreIST made its first Showcase in 2022 and started a translation project with Slovakian-Turkish playwrights right after the showcase and initiated other translation projects from Turkish to other languages . Another one on the way is an international performance project revolving around the issue of immigrants including immigrant actors from different backgrounds, ethnicities and languages.

Gökay Genç, Born in 1980 in Istanbul. He graduated from Business Administration and Media Communication departments. He prepared and presented the programs "Şehr-i Istanbul", "Steps to the Top" and "From Individual to Society" on Cem TV for four years. Since 2008, he has worked as a reporter and editor in local and national magazines and news portals. His interviews were published in various media. He is currently the culture and arts editor of Kobi Yaşam Magazine. She received training on acting and creative writing. In 2018, he was the general coordinator and design director of REST Theater, which he founded with Ragıp Ertuğrul. In addition to being a creative drama instructor, Genç wrote three theater plays called "Tangopera", "One Person Rematch" and "İnsan Müsveddesi". His play "Human Scrapbook" has been staged by private theaters since the 2021-2022 season, and his musical "Tangopera" has been staged by state theaters since 2023. He is a creative drama instructor in various institutions and continues his theater life.

Senem Cevher, Born in 1982 in Izmir, Turkey. She was educated at Izmir Municipality Theatre and Izmir Youth Theatre when she was in high school. She studied at Yeditepe University Fine Arts Faculty Theatre Acting Department in 2005. After graduation, she worked at Amsterdam Theatre Rast, Istanbul Tiyatro Oyunevi, Ahsap Cerceve Puppet Theatre, Nilufer Municipality Theatre, Istanbul National Theatre, and Bursa National Theatre. In 2011, she graduated from Bahcesehir University Acting Department Master Degree Programme and worked for Bahcesehir University as a lecturer. And also she studied at 9 Eylul University Fine Arts Faculty Theatre Department Ph.D. Program and Sofia National Academy Theatre Film Arts Theatre Directing Department. She translated Jeton Neziraj, Edward Bond, Simona Semevic, Lia Karavia, Stefan Capaliku, Ilir Gjocaj, Neda Nejdana, Olexander Viter, Cevdet Bajraj, Konstantin Iliev, Thornton Wilder, Visar Krusha, Tino Caspanello’s texts from English to Turkish. She founded Bahcesehir University Conservatory Performing Arts Department and she works since 2020 as an Association Professor at this department.

Emre is a generalist with extensive knowledge on many subjects and expertise in a few. He is a culture manager, program curator, community builder, learning designer, facilitator, and author. He runs his cultural management consultancy company, Espas; and he also co-founded Culture Unleashed, an initiative to empower ecosystems, organizations, communities and individuals in the cultural and creative industries. Emre also teaches Arts Marketing and Audience Development at Yeditepe University as a part-time lecturer and continues his community building efforts by hosting CreativeMornings Istanbul. Emre is a member of AICA and ICOM. He also serves as a member of the Specialized Committee on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Sub-Working Group of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO; Arts & Culture Commission of Istanbul Tourism Platform by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; Advisory Board Member of İş Mekan and Quick Art Space; and Executive Board Member at the TheatreIST - International Turkish Theatre Showcase. Description text goes here