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      A raw, work in progress sharing of a new play by two-time Fringe First 
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      Part satire, part fictional documentary, part surreal journey through 
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      A raw, work in progress sharing of a new play by two-time Fringe First 
      award winner Javaad Alipoor, America&#8217;s Kingdom is his first return to 
      the Fringe, since 2023&#8217;s multi-media smash Things Hidden Since the 
      Foundation of the World.
    </p>
    <p>
      Part satire, part fictional documentary, part surreal journey through 
      the oil fields of Latin America and the Middle East, America&#8217;s Kingdom 
      is a show about the oil industry, emergent technology and what it might 
      mean to escape the past.
    </p>"
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      Commissioned and development support provided by The Democracy Cycle, a 
      program of Perelman Performing Arts Center | PAC NYC and Civis Foundation
    </p>
    <p>
      A raw, work in progress sharing of a new play by two-time Fringe First 
      award winner Javaad Alipoor, America&#8217;s Kingdom is his first return to 
      the Fringe, since 2023&#8217;s multi-media smash Things Hidden Since the 
      Foundation of the World.
    </p>
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      Part satire, part fictional documentary, part surreal journey through 
      the oil fields of Latin America and the Middle East, America&#8217;s Kingdom 
      is a show about the oil industry, emergent technology and what it might 
      mean to escape the past.
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# AMERICA'S KINGDOMS (WIP)

Commissioned and development support provided by The Democracy Cycle, a program of Perelman Performing Arts Center | PAC NYC and Civis Foundation

A raw, work in progress sharing of a new play by two-time Fringe First award winner Javaad Alipoor, America’s Kingdom is his first return to the Fringe, since 2023’s multi-media smash Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World.

Part satire, part fictional documentary, part surreal journey through the oil fields of Latin America and the Middle East, America’s Kingdom is a show about the oil industry, emergent technology and what it might mean to escape the past.

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