Due to the reason that conflicts are the fact of life, they present in any organizations and especially in hybrid organizations like international joint ventures (IJVs) where partners are from different backgrounds, cultures, and having different motives in IJVs. In addition, it is noticed in international business literatures that conflicts between partners are one of the main reasons lead to lower IJV performance and even termination of IJV relationship. Therefore, knowing how to manage conflicts between partners becomes crucial in IJV relationship. In this paper, we build up a process model for managing conflicts between partners in IJV relationship by employing theatre metaphor approach. In other words, we discuss in details how conflict between partners can be resolved by going through each step of the process. We conclude the paper by offering both theoretical and managerial implications. also theorists, and by pointing out opportunities for further research. This paper is believed to have significant contributions to IJV theory and conflict management