India, 1648: two imperial guards watch as the sun rises over the newly-completed Taj Mahal, an awe-inspiring monument to the emperor’s dead queen. But awe gives way to terror when the guards are given a new assignment: to perform a bloody task whose grisly aftermath will force them to question the very ideas of beauty, responsibility, and friendship. Guards at the Taj—from playwright Rajiv Joseph and director John Vreeke, the team that brought us Gruesome Playground Injuries—

So damn excited to be back at Ensemble Studio Theatre for their December brunch, Sunday the 6th at 1pm. If you've never been to an EST/Youngblood brunch, this is how it works: $18 ticket gets you access to an all you can eat buffet of eggs, bacon, pancakes, muffins, and coffee, plus an open bar of bottomless bloody marys and mimosas. And - as if that wasn't already the best brunch deal ever - you also get to see 5 or 6 short plays by our generations' brightest playwrights. It