On Sunday 15/4/2018, the activities of the second school theater festival held by the Department of Art Education were launched on the blessing of God Almighty, in the presence of Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Abdul-Hussein Al-Hamdani, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, and teacher Dr. Firas Jamil Al-Shabibi, Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs and Assistant Professor Dr. Al-Wadud, Head of the Department of Art Education, Teachers and Students, and the opening ceremony of the festival was organized in the hall of the Central Library, where the celebration began with the reading of fragrant verses from the Holy Quran, followed by the student Alaa Saad Al-Kaabi, then the attendees stopped to read Surat Al-Fatiha as a mercy for the souls of the martyrs of Iraq after the national anthem was played, then the Dean of the College directed And the Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Festival gave a speech on this occasion in which he thanked the organizers of this festival from the department's teachers and their pioneering role in establishing distinctive artistic activities that enhance artistic activity in the community. Education through such artistic and educational activities. Then the head of the Art Education Department introduced the professor in charge of Festival activities, then the festival activities began with the play of the arrogant peacock, which is represented by the students (Bayader Ahmed, Zainab Yaqoub, Zainab, Wissam and Zain Al-Abidin Muhammad), after which a group of students of the second stage presented a silent theater scene entitled Execution under the direct supervision of Dr. Abd al-Latif Hashem and then concluded the opening activities with a play The Fish House, represented by (Bayader Ahmed, Zainab Yaqoub, Zainab, Wissam and Zain Al-Abidin Muhammad)