Exiled Kings Of Persia

by Brent Askari

EXILED KINGS OF PERSIA takes place in Texas in the late 1970’s. Fereydun is a recent college graduate who dreams of opening his own night club back home in Tehran. He tries to recruit his friend, Mehdi, to be his business partner; they fly up to New York to check out Studio 54 as research. Fereydun’s hopes shatter because of the Iranian Revolution; when Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran, Fereydun’s final...

EXILED KINGS OF PERSIA takes place in Texas in the late 1970’s. Fereydun is a recent college graduate who dreams of opening his own night club back home in Tehran. He tries to recruit his friend, Mehdi, to be his business partner; they fly up to New York to check out Studio 54 as research. Fereydun’s hopes shatter because of the Iranian Revolution; when Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran, Fereydun’s final illusion implodes. He suffers a mental breakdown where he calls upon the ancient kings of Persia to come save him.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Exiled Kings Of Persia by Brent Askari
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    Playwrights Foundation congratulates EXILED KINGS OF PERSIA as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

    Playwrights Foundation congratulates EXILED KINGS OF PERSIA as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.

    ”

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Playwrights Foundation
    Finalist
    2020