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Danny Bryck (left) and Minou Pourshariati (right) in a performance of “The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn.” The show, which was written by Boston University master’s student Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens, will run at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre from Feb. 20 to March 9. COURTESY OF BENJAMIN ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY

‘The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to be Reborn’ reimagines what has been into what could be

Ellen Dong February 26, 2025
A story of history and mythology meets 1980’s Iran in Boston University playwright Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens’ latest play “The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to be Reborn,” which is showing at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Bracket Breakdown: Figuring out the Final Four

Owen Nizolek April 4, 2024
The men’s NCAA tournament has advanced into its climactic closing weekend with the Final Four and national championship just days away. Stakes have reached an all-time high, as four formidable teams gear up for Saturday’s semifinals in Phoenix.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Amtrak expansions provide new opportunity to boost economy, eco-friendly travel

Editors April 4, 2021
Amtrak’s plan and new funds from Biden will benefit the entire country, especially college students.
Rita Ora on tour at the O2 Academy Glasgow on May 11. The British singer-songwriter’s second studio album “Phoenix” released Friday. COURTESY OF MARCEN27/FLICKR

REVIEW: Rita Ora’s ‘Phoenix’ features her journey to becoming chart-topper

Lizzee Harrison November 25, 2018
Six years after releasing her debut album, Rita Ora is back with a powerful anthology, “Phoenix.”
BERMAN: The truth: Trump’s greatest enemy

BERMAN: The truth: Trump’s greatest enemy

Max Berman September 7, 2017

What a summer. The weather wasn’t too shabby. The Game of Thrones finale had more viewers than the population of Greece and Ireland combined. Hints of trigonometry were discovered in a 3,700-year-old...

Lorde performs at the main stage Friday night. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Governors Ball Music Festival 2017 lineup attracts wide range of music lovers

Daily Free Press Staff June 9, 2017

[mediagrid cat="41081"] By Alyssa Meyers and Anna Whitelaw Over 50 artists from practically every music category came together for an epic three-day festival at Randall’s Island Park in New York....

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