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Set centuries ago, yet piercingly relevant today, Guards at the Taj follows two low-ranking imperial guards stationed outside the Taj Mahal before its grand unveiling. An impossible task tests their lifelong friendship, shakes their faith, and shatters their lives forever. This darkly funny and deeply moving play asks us: follow duty or follow beauty?
Join us for our one-month run at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood this February!
Visit the link in bio to get your tickets and GuardsPlayLA.com for more information about our independent production.
Directed by Behzad Dabu
Starring @kausartheperson and @behzaddabu
Poster Artwork by @mao_orsini
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Your guide to attending, we can’t wait to see you there LA! Follow @guardsplayla for updates on special nights throughout February.
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“Wow.”
That’s the last line of the show, and also how we’re feeling. Almost 1200 people came out to see our independent, self-funded, historic and limited run production of Guards at the Taj.
Our mission was to invite Los Angeles’ diverse community to feel the pulse of live theatre during a moment of widespread disconnection. We aimed for our audience to experience art in an intimate setting, where shared reactions connected strangers in a room…even if just for a moment. And we did that. We’re so proud. We’re so grateful.
After exploring the option of extending our run, we made the decision to close out the show and pay attention to our other pursuits…for now. Watch this space though, because we’re not done yet.
“Beauty shall live.”
This is just our beginning, we’re so glad you’ve been a part of it. Sign up in our link above to continue on our journey with us and be the first to know what’s next…
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We Sold Out. All four shows for our closing weekend! We can’t believe it. Thank you LA. Cannot wait to see everyone who bought tickets to close out with us this weekend, see you soon!!!
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We have one weekend left of our independent limited-run production of Guards at the Taj. Don’t miss your chance to see us before we close! We’re selling out fast. See you there! Just a few tickets left at .
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A snapshot of our first show with family and friends. We wish we could post every single one of your beautiful faces that have come out to see us over the last two weekends. This little carousel doesn’t do justice to the love we’ve received and the people we’ve met during our run. Instagram won’t let us post you all at once. We need like 30 more posts. We love you LA, thank you for coming to our production, staying for the post-show discussions and sharing your experiences with us. We cannot believe we’re at closing weekend already. Just 3 more shows with limited tickets available, Friday is sold out! ♥️🙌🏽
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To say working on @guardsplayla has been transformative would be putting it lightly. Over the past couple months being able to work with this team, bring this story to life, and then pairing it with my first trip to Pakistan over the holiday break (since I was two!) has made me appreciate our muslim history, artistry, and impact in a completely different way. Grateful to be able to tell these stories. One weekend left: Feb 20-22nd. Shows are selling out. Come catch it while ya can LA 💙🧿
Guards friends, we’ve heard you’ve been ruminating... which line stuck with you the most?
If you can’t answer this poll, it’s fiiiine. You have one last chance to join us this weekend! Tickets for closing weekend are selling out “Tuff-tuff! Tuff-
tuff! Fast!”…
The endlessly talented @tazzystar joins GuardsPlayLA for a special post show discussion today!
Every show is followed by a 15 min post-show discussion with the cast, don’t miss it! It’s one of the most loved features about our production according to our attendees!
Meet our incredible design team. The vision they brought to life is an integral part of the experience. Come see it!
Learn more about the team at
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