🇷🇺🎭 Applications Now Open for the 27th International Melikhovo Spring Theater Festival The 27th International Melikhovo Spring Theater Festival will take place on May 21–30, 2027, at the Anton Chekhov Melikhovo State Literary and Memorial Museum-Reserve, Moscow region. 🎬 Professional theaters and performing arts groups from Russia and other countries are invited to apply with productions based on the life and works of Anton Chekhov. As part of the special “Chekhov+” program, the 2027 festival will also feature productions based on the works of Alexander Vampilov, a Soviet prose writer and playwright whose 90th birth anniversary will be celebrated next year. 📩 Applications are accepted by email at mel-vesna@mail.ru through November 15, 2026. Applicants should submit a video recording of their production along with a completed application form containing all the information required by the organizers. 🔗 Application form and detailed participation guidelines. 🎥 Learn more about the festival by watching the documentary film