Nationwide theater event honors Minab students
A nationwide children’s theater initiative titled ‘For What Sin?’ has been staged across 21 provinces since April 3 to commemorate students from Minab, as coordinated performances bring artists together in a display of cultural solidarity.
The performances coincide with the 40th day since the students were killed in an airstrike on February 28, 2026, at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in the southern city of Minab, ISNA reported.
Mounted under the ‘Empathetic Iran’ cultural campaign, the program brings together youth theater troupes to perform a single script in a coordinated run lasting through April 20. Around 220 shows by 21 selected groups are being staged in cities nationwide, including at public gathering points during evening hours, translating collective grief into a shared artistic narrative.
The productions frame the “innocence” of the victims while amplifying public solidarity with their families. Turnout has been robust, with audiences gathering in large numbers and engaging with the performances in what organizers describe as a “unifying” atmosphere.