ArchdukeRajiv JosephTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyJeremy Kahn, Stephen Stocking, Scott Coopwood & Adam Shonkwiler One gun shot and its hapless, men-still-boys perpetrators are the unlikely subjects of a laugh-out-loud retelling of one of history’s darkest moments – World War I’s initiating assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand. Pulitzer Prize finalist … [Read more...] about “Archduke”
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“Guards at the Taj”
Guards at the TajRajiv JosephMarin Theatre CompanyJason Kapoor & Rushi KotaInnocence. Naiveté. Duty. Abomination. Denial. Guilt. Duty. Two of the lowest ranked grunts of the Emperor’s Imperial Guard prepare for their first night’s watch at the gate leading to the “most beautiful thing ever built,” about to be revealed to the world … [Read more...] about “Guards at the Taj”
“Gruesome Playground Injuries”
Gruesome Playground InjuriesRajiv JosephMade Up Theatre A boy and girl, each 8 years old and in the nurse's station of their school, begin a 30-year journey, punctuated by infrequent but significant encounters that usually involve one or both of them in life-altering accidents and/or self-induced trauma. Along the way, they will fast develop and long keep … [Read more...] about “Gruesome Playground Injuries”
“The Lake Effect”
The Lake EffectRajiv JosephTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyAs the lights go down and the scene on the stage illuminates, much has already happened involving the threesome we are soon to meet that they themselves do not totally know. Just as the snow-covered ground outside the little Indian, family-owned café before us will get deeper as it snows vigorously for the play’s … [Read more...] about “The Lake Effect”
