TEHRAN The 12th Theater Festival of Khuzestan Province opened in the provincial capital of Ahvaz on Monday night in the presence of a large number of dramatic art experts and artists. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the festival, deputy secretary of the festival Abdolrahim Fazilatpour underlined that the ultimate goal of the festival is to prepare the ground for different theatrical groups to exchange views in this area of art.
Fazilatpour added that the secretariat of the festival has so far received 76 play scripts, 11 of which have been selected to be staged during the festival. He underline that the entries for the festival are from different provincial cities, including Mahshahr, Sousangerd, Khorramshahr, Ramhormoz, Abadan, Ahvaz, Andimeshk and Shoushtar. Fazilatpour added that in addition to the staging of different plays at Aftab, Shahr and Ayneh halls in the city of Ahvaz, several training and review sessions will be held on the sidelines of the festival.
He said that the jury of the festival comprises Tajbakhsh Fanaeian, Esmaeil Hakim-Rabet and Ezatollah Mehravaran. The best works of this festival will also be presented at a regional theater festival that will be held in Zanjan. The play Ma'rekeh in Ma'rekeh was staged at the inaugural ceremony of the festival and was highly welcomed by the audience. The 12th Theater Festival of Khuzestan Province will run through to October 20.