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CHESTER — Humayun is an Imperial Guard, the lowest rung of the professional ladder in the emperor’s court in 1648 Agra, India. “We are grunts of the Imperial Force until that day new appointments are ...

Amy Morton directs this idiosyncratic two-hander from Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph, set in 17th century India around the unveiling of the Taj Mahal. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic As the audience ...

If you were to reverse-engineer “Guards at the Taj,” Rajiv Joseph’s play now in its Bay Area premiere at Marin Theatre Company, you can see why the show seemed like a great idea. It has just two ...

For centuries, the Taj Mahal has loomed over Agra, India, as a symbol of beauty and power, a tribute to both romance and ruthlessness. While the love story behind the white marble monument, built ...

It cannot be said that Rajiv Joseph’s West Coast premiere play “Guards at the Taj” is entertaining. Neither is it cheering, inspiring nor pleasantly distracting. But it thoroughly provokes thoughts ...

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CHESTER — Legend has it that upon completion of the Taj Mahal in 1653, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ordered that the hands of each of the 20,000 laborers and craftsmen who worked on the mammoth mausoleum ...

Stars shimmer behind the gate where a sentinel stands facing the audience at the start of “Guards at the Taj,” at the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company through Feb 18. Another guard soon joins him in ...