World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on March 27 since 1962 to promote the art form “theatre” across the world, promoted by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) through its centres, and supported by theatre communities all over the world. The theme of 2022 World Theatre Day is ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’.
The day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). Every year the Executive Council of ITI choses an outstanding theatre personality to write the message for World Theatre Day. The author of the Message of World Theatre Day 2022 is: Peter Sellars, United States.