# Event Details - **Event Name**: Turkey - “First Lady” - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: IVP is a translation festival of staged readings from different countries throughout the world.About this EventWelcome to the International Voices Project Fall Festival 2026 for our 16th year!In collaboration with Instituto Cervantes ChicagoStart time 6pmFree Event!“First Lady” | TurkeyOctober 6th, 2026Written by Sedef EcerTranslated by Amelia ParenteauDirected by Anna BahowSynopsisFirst Lady is a satirical romp through the last vestiges of power for a dictator’s wife in a crumbling banana republic. Originally written in French by Sedef Ecer, First Lady premiered in 2016 in France as a coproduction between the Théâtre du Peuple and the Opéra de Metz, directed by Vincent Goethals, and was published in French in 2016 in L’Avant-Scène Magazine. Amelia Parenteau translated First Lady into English in 2019, and Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre (PICT) produced its English-language premiere in Pittsburgh in October 2025.First Lady takes place in an imaginary country run by an old, cowardly dictator. The titular First Lady is on vacation in her summer palace, far from the capital and her husband, the President, when protests take over the streets and spread throughout the country. As the situation worsens, the President escapes, so the Minister of Propaganda decides the First Lady will have to reassure the public. Live on national television, she speaks about her fight for human rights, her luxurious lifestyle, and her palace’s zoo, which shelters rare animals. Gradually, as the protests near the summer palace, the First Lady becomes obsessed with finding a way to escape while still saving her gold bars, master paintings, precious jewelry, and compromising documents. Only her Chief of Staff, Personal Advisor, and the animals in the zoo remain at the palace with her to witness her demise. This tragically timely play speaks to the delusive nature of power, corruption, and cronyism in a scathing, hilarious critique of this liminal moment in global politics. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/turkey-first-lady/100001998019600410 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Festivals, Theatre, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chicago - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Instituto Cervantes - **lat**: 41.8923312 - **long**: -87.6291698 - **full address**: Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Turkey - “First Lady” - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/36d1e852e369a3d659873d909036ccf593c79bfb2caa0ae197ba2f1cfc98ff26-rimg-w1170-h624-dcc89878-gmir.jpg?v=1787696191 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Turkey - First Lady being held? - **A:** Turkey - First Lady takes place on Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Turkey - First Lady ? - **A:** Turkey - First Lady is organized by International Voices Project (IVP). ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Turkey - “First Lady”", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/36d1e852e369a3d659873d909036ccf593c79bfb2caa0ae197ba2f1cfc98ff26-rimg-w1170-h624-dcc89878-gmir.jpg?v=1787696191", "startDate": "2026-10-06T18:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-10-06T21:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/turkey-first-lady/100001998019600410", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Instituto Cervantes", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "31 West Ohio Street", "postalCode": "60654", "addressLocality": "Chicago", "addressRegion": "IL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.8923312", "longitude": "-87.6291698" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "IVP is a translation festival of staged readings from different countries throughout the world.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-06T21:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/turkey-first-lady/100001998019600410" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/turkey-first-lady/100001998019600410", "price": 0, "name": "Donation" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/turkey-first-lady/100001998019600410", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "International Voices Project (IVP)", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/international-voices-project-ivp/24788341", "description": "Tell the story. Change the world.“From its earliest days, Chicago has been the North American gateway for trade and transportation. That legacy lives on today, as Chicago creates and defines its international gateways- in business, in trade, and in the arts. The City we are building celebrates international art and is eager to explore and collaborate with its global partners. It is our belief that IVP is one more bridge to that present-and-future Chicago, by creating opportunities for conversation and connection among diverse urban voices. Where might this symphony of voices lead? What opportunities for playwrights and producers might we create? That conversation might be the most exciting of all.”~Patrizia Acerra, Executive Director" } ] } ] ```