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 \nThere is,however,another more sinister side to The Gift.Withoutdeparting from the realms of realism—there are no ghosts or restlessspirits here—the events and characters on stage are all choreo-graphed by a character who,having died before the events of theplay,is completely absent,yet whose writ continues to control theliving from beyond the grave.  \nArion Publishing  \nCharacters  \nAhmet Gür,28 years old,the owner of Gür Textiles.  \nAyse,22 years old,works in a hotel.  \nSelcuk Ak,one of Ahmet Gür's employees.  \nOperator  \nJapanese Businessman  \nAhmet Gür's Mother  \nEnis Cam,General Manager of Gür Textiles.  \nACT ONE  \nThe action unfolds in the suite of a five-star hotel.There may ormay not be a door between the two connecting rooms.There shouldbe be a desk,a computer,a fax and a photocopier in one of therooms.In the other one,there is a double bed and of course all theother furniture that you would expect to find.  \nAhmet Gür,a twenty-eight-year-old man,is dressed very smartlyand pacing from room to room.He looks nervous and lost in thought.It is as if his mood is changing from one moment to the next.Heturns to the audience.  \nI suppose now you'll be asking what's thisman doing,pacing through the rooms.To-day's a very important day,for me and mycompany.Business hasn't been too good forthe last year.If I don't get an order today,I′m going to have to lay off two hundredworkers at the end of the month.  \nAhmet Gür:  \nBut what does that mean?It means falling;it means plunging head first...First it meansdownsizing;then it means sliding down theslippery slope to bankruptcy.What am I going to do?  \n(The phone rings.He answers.)  \nHello,I'd asked for an assistant,she was go-ing to wait on us and stay until my guest left.Look,I spoke to your boss about this yes-terday for the umpteenth time,so now if you′reasking me why,it's for the same reason!(An-grily.)Send her here immediately,and do me  \na favour:go and ask your boss for all the de-tails,OK?  \n(He hangs up.)  \n(He takes a few deep breaths and does a few stretches,moving hisarms to the left and to the right,up and down,and then turns tothe audience once again.)  \nI′m in a very difficult situation.My fatherpassed away three months ago.You want toknow how?Some drunken bastard had gonejoy-riding in his mum's car and he hit my fa-ther...and my whole world came crashingdown.He was killed.I was in Am","cbCaikSQXW4EUQH8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikSQXW4EUQH8","pdf",3608984,112,"English","# Characters\n## Operator\n## Ahmet Gür's Mother\n## Enis Cam\n## Ahmet Gür\n## Ayse\n## Selcuk Ak\n# ACT ONE\n## Hotel suite and setting\n## Ahmet Gür's crisis and background","[{\"question\":\"Where does the play The Gift (Yakup Almelek) take place in Act One?\",\"answer\":\"Act One unfolds in the suite of a five-star hotel, with connecting rooms and typical furnishings like a desk, computer, fax, and photocopier, plus a double bed in the other room.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Ahmet Gür pacing and nervous at the start?\",\"answer\":\"He is facing serious business trouble. 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