Around 25 groups from across the state will converge in Mansa for the two-day festival, that will see staging of plays, seminars and workshops throughout the day. Theatre personalities like J N Kaushal of the National School of Drama and Atamjit are scheduled to conduct the talks. According to the council, the village theatre with a seating capacity for 500 and all the required facilities can be realised with monetary help from the panchayat. ``We intend to initiate a movement through this as with regular shows, the groups slowly will be able to sustain themselves,'' H.S. Bhatti, the secretary general of the council said.