THE FIG TREE, AND THE PHOENIX, AND THE DESIRE TO BE REBORN
by Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
In the Iranian province of Zanjan, in an orchard where all the trees have gone to sleep, one remains ripe with fruit. Under its fig-studded branches, on the chilliest August night of 1988, eight-year-olds Mandana and Javeed meet for the first time—except somehow, it doesn’t feel like the first time.
A story of what the world has been, what it is now, and what it could be.
Creative Team
Director: Nikta Sabouri
Scenic Designer: Cleo Brooks
Lighting Designer: Grant Powicki
Original Music & Sound Designer: Arshan Gailus
Costume Designer: Jez Insalaco
Properties Designer: Courtney Licata
Production Stage Manager: Jenna Worden
February 20 – March 9, 2026
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre — Snodgrass Stage