Resistance Theater Festival calls for entries

The 20th edition of the International Resistance Theater Festival has officially called for entries.

The event is inviting international artists to collaborate in this edition under the banner “Iran, An Eternal Stage of Resistance.”

The festival aims to expand the discourse of resistance and promote the culture of sacrifice, steadfastness, and justice across Iran.

The event seeks to harness the experience of nineteen previous editions to identify and support talented resistance theater artists nationwide and internationally.

The festival will be held across six main categories, Playwriting Competition, Stage Theater, Street Theater, Scientific-Research Seminar, Workshops and International.

The call emphasizes the creation of artistic works inspired by the Israel and the US’s 12-day aggression against Iran, alongside themes highlighting martyrs and fighters of the Islamic Revolution, the Sacred Defense, the Resistance Axis, nuclear martyrs, the heroic struggles of the Palestinian and Gaza people, and the role of women in resistance.

According to the secretariat, submissions are open until April 2026.

Organized by the Theater of Revolution and Sacred Defense Association and the Cultural Foundation for Revayat-e Fath, the festival is scheduled to be held in Tehran and various cities across the country during the Sacred Defense Week (September 22-29, 2026).

The 20th edition of the International Resistance Theater Festival, directed by Mohammad Kazemtabar, will be hosted throughout Iran, welcoming audiences and artists from across the nation.