Berlin-based Interkunst e.V. is looking for young performing artists for their upcoming theatre and music tour “INSTANT ACTS against violence and racism”.

Mikaeel Shahrestani will direct “Melodi-e Shahr-e Barani (Melody of a Rainy City)” from May 2 in Mehr Theater. “Melodi-e Shahr-e Barani” is written by later Iranian playwright Akbar Radi.

Maryam Kazemi says Independent Theater Group has begun rehearsing a play for the adults.

Following the death of later actor Naqi Seif Jamali, deputy culture minister, Ali Moradkhani, expressed condolences in a message on Tuesday.

Mahdi Shafiee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, expressed condolences on the death of theater actor Naqi Seif Jamali.

Naqi Seif Jamali, veteran theater, cinema and television, died on Monday, April 25 at the age of 59 of heart attack.

Funeral of Dr Miham Bahrami will take place in Iran Artists Forum at 9:30 am on Tuesday.

The jury of the stage section of the 20th Iran International Festival of University Theater has introduced 24 plays.

Jalal Tehrani, Ali Abedi, Javad Khoursha, Shahram Alidi, Bahman Roozbehani and Ali Asghari watched “A Man’s a Man” as guest audience on Saturday.

Jiroft in southern province of Kerman will have a theater venue after the project to construct the theater space was opened by director general of Dramatic Arts Center.

Amir Reza Koohestani, noted Iranian director, will stage "Hearing" and "Among Clouds" in July and August in Independent Theater of Tehran.

Baran Theater Company will hold a photo competition on the first day of show of "Sakura" from Japan and "Suspended Thread" from Italy.

"Varliq", a work from Onvan Theater Group from northwestern city of Ardebil, will take part in the youth international festival in Azerbaijan Republic.

Mahdi Shafiee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, said that opening of Mashhad Independent Theater was positive, stressing that such venues could make up for shortage of performing arts spaces in the short run.

Rooberoo Mansion and Bohemi Theater Group join hands to organize an international event titled Theatricultural Exchange Program.

A memorial service to pay tribute to late playwright Parviz Bashardoust titled "The Fall of the Garden of Wishes" will be held on April 29 in Sangelaj Theater Complex of Tehran.

Mashahd Independent Theater Complex will open by Mahdi Shafiee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, in Mashahd on Wednesday.

"Hamlet", which is directed by Arash Dadgar, hosted the memebers of press while the cast of the play dedicated their piece to the relatives of those who lost their lives in flood in northwestern provinces of Azarbaijan, Kurdistan and Ardebil.

Fanaeiyan, Aqakhani and Boroujerdi were introduced as jury members of the 12th National Children of Mosque Theater Festival.

The press conference of the 12th National Children of Mosques Theater Festival took place on Monday in Amir Hall of the Hoze Honari. Kourosh Zarei, director of Dramatic Arts Center of the Hoze Honari and Hamid Nili, secretary of the festival, replied to the questions of the media members.

Baran Theater Company will hold 1st Intercultural Festival with the cooperation of Teatro Potlach from April 23 to May 5 in Tehran.

Sina Rastgou will direct "An Enemy of the People", an 1882 play Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.

The poster of "Fatherless", the latest play directed by Mohammad Mosavat, is unveiled.

The body of Aref Lorestani, beloved actor of theater and television, will be carried to western city of Kermanshah, his hometown, after his fans and colleagues paid farewell to him in the capital Tehran on Sunday.

The members of the review board of the 20th Iran International University Theater Festival (IIUTF) have started evaluation of 78 admitted plays of the event on April 15.

The actor of "Jonge 77", "Excuse Me You?" and "Bitter Coffee" passed away on Saturday morning.

"The First 100 Years of Edith Piaff" will be performed by an Italian actress exclusively for women in Baran Theater.

Davoud Kianian believes drafting a history of theater of children and adolescents, which dates back to 100 years, is a necessity for the theater community.

The first three shows of "…and a Few More Stories" hosted cinema, theater and television artists.

Women-exclusive play of “Ganjour-e Mowlanad”, which is written and choreographed by Elnaz Mirza Abdolhosseini, will be performed on Friday, April 14 in Niavaran Cultural Complex.

Iran Artists Forum will host a week of programs to World Theater Day (March 27) in late April-early May.

Director of "The Blind Owl" writes about his motivation of staging it as the piece is on stage in Charsou Hall of the City Theater Complex.

Deputy culture minister for artistic affairs visited the Puppet Museum in Ferdowsi Hall in Tehran on Monday.

"Karname-ye Bondar-e Bidakhsh", which is written by internationally-acclaimed Iranian playwright and director Bahram Beyzai, will be performed in Arghanoun Theater. Arash Arshadad will direct the piece. It is the second time Mr Arshadad will stage the play in Arghanoun Theater.

The Selection Board of the stage section of the 18th Ritual/Traditional Theater Festival has chosen 41 plays for the review stage.

The 6th City Theater Festival, which is organized by the Cultural and Artistic Organization of Tehran Municipality, will adopt a new approach in the current Iranian year (started on March 21).