Begüm "Begsy" Inal (they/she) is a gender non-conforming theater artist born and raised in Turkey. Begsy graduated from Columbia University’s Dramaturgy MFA and has been bringing their multi-disciplinary work and Turkish delight into many sides of performance such as stage, props and costume designing to writing and dramaturging arts pieces. Begsy is a Marketing & Development Coordinator at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and is working on different mediums of performance centered with and around marginalized voices. They have been the dramaturg for National Queer Theater’s 4th, 5th and 6th Annual Criminal Queerness Festival at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Perelman Performing Arts Center. Begsy is currently working on their new transformational project “Magic Coffee Shop”. You can find Begsy on instagram: @begum_inal

Accessibility, humor, experimental, Eastern storytelling

English, Turkish