Rajiv Joseph’s buddy drama ‘King James’ at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley turns out to be a sweeping look at what a true friendship really entails.

Those who have seen Rajiv Joseph’s plays—among several produced in the Bay Area are TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s “The North Pool” and Marin Theatre Company’s 2017 “Guards at the Taj”—know he’s an absolute master at putting just a few characters onstage and bringing audiences to laughter,

Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Describe the Night, Archduke) visited TheatreWorks Silicon Valley for the opening night of his play King James, performing through November 3 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.