Ayfer Sen, an actress in the Arslankoy Theater Group, dressed as a grandfather, performs on stage a make-shift stage outside a school for villagers, some of whom have never seen a play before, in the village of Civanyaylagi, southern Turkey.

Cennet Sener, an actress in the Arslankoy Theater Group, dressed as a farmer, waits to perform villagers, some of whom have never seen a play before, in the village of Civanyaylagi, southern Turkey.

Women from the Arslankoy Theater Group, get into costume before the start of their play at a school on the outskirts of Adana, southern Turkey.

Villagers, some of whom have never seen a play before, watch a performance of the Arslankoy Theater Group, in the village of Civanyaylagi, southern Turkey.

Ummiye Kocak, left, the founder and director of the Arslankoy Theater Group, gives a hug to a local woman before a performance of the Arslankoy Theater Group, in the village of Civanyaylagi, southern Turkey.

Women from the Arslankoy Theater Group, make lunch as they read over a new script at the home of Ummiye Kocak, the founder and director, left, at her home in the village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Ayfer Sen, an actresses in the Arslankoy Theater Group, waits to go on stage at a school on the outskirts of Adana, southern Turkey.

Women from the Arslankoy Theater Group perform a scene in a play where the husband comes home drunk and hits his wife and daughter, at a school on the outskirts of Adana, southern Turkey.

Seher Cuhadar, right, and Ayfer Sen, actresses in the Arslankoy Theater Group, hang a makeshift curtain before their perfomance at a school in Adana, southern Turkey.

Ummiye Kocak, the founder and director of the Arslankoy Theater Group, laughs after making a mistake during a performance at a school on the outskirts of Adana.

Women from the Arslankoy Theater Group, read lines during a dress rehearsal at the local school, in her home village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Cennet Sener, center, an actress in the Arslankoy Theater Group, dressed as a farmer, gets into character before the start of the play, in the village of Civanyaylagi, southern Turkey.

Ummiye Kocak, the director and founder of the Arslankoy Theater Group, right, sits with members of her group and children, during lunch at her in her home village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Ummiye Kocak, the director and founder of the Arslankoy Theater Group, picks greens for her cooking, while working as a farm hand near her home village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Seher Cuhadar, plays on a makeshift swing as the members of the Arslankoy Theater Group take a break from reading a new script in the village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Cennet Sener, right, an actress in the Arslankoy Theater Group, playfully kisses another member of their troupe before their show, in a small village outside of Adana, southern Turkey.

Women from the Arslankoy Theater Group, come back to the home of Ummiye Kocak, the director and founder, after a dress rehearsal at the local school, in her home village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

Ummiye Kocak, right, the founder and director of the Arslankoy Theater Group, walks home with a friend after a dress rehearsal at the local school, in her village of Arslankoy, southern Turkey.

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