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World Premiere

The Reservoir

06.18 – 07.20.2025

Written By
Jake Brasch
Directed By
Shelley Butler
In Partnership with
Denver Center for the Performing Arts & Alliance Theatre
Featuring
Adrián González, Marin Hinkle, Jake Horowitz, Liz Larsen, Carolyn Mignini, Geoffrey Wade & Lee Wilkof

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OVERVIEW

Josh’s life is spiraling, but luckily, his grandparents are here to help. And by help, we mean offering unsolicited advice, relentlessly judging his life choices, bringing up their own mortality over coffee, and dragging him to Jazzercise class at the JCC. From Bev’s no-nonsense tough love to Shrimpy’s wildly inappropriate jokes, these grandparents steal the show—and maybe, just maybe, help Josh find his way. The Reservoir is a sharply funny and deeply heartfelt new play by Jake Brasch about family, memory, and healing.

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Performance Information

Running Time
2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission.
Warnings

Strobe Lighting Effects • Loud Sound Effects

Content Advisory: This production contains mature content and profanity.

Age Recommendation: 12+
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.

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“The Reservoir delivers a fanciful dramedy for the intellect and heart”

— 1 MInute Critic

“The best play I have seen in 2025”

— The Hollywood Times

“The Reservoir surprised me, and that’s rare in theater today.”

— Larchmont Buzz

“THE RESERVOIR is a charming – and intense – must-see production.”

— Splash Magazines

“this amazing work of incredibly personal art is a gift for us all”

— Ticket Holders LA

“the show's a hit”

— Broadway World

“as comic as it is crushing”

— Indulge Magazine

“sure to bring both major laughs and tears to your eyes”

— Just Jared

“refreshing”

— LA Theatrix

“one of the year’s most captivating performances.””

— Stage Scene LA

“one you should go see with your family”

— WFMU

“heart-warming and heartbreaking”

— Stage and Cinema

Cast

Hugo / Others
Actor

Adrián González

Hugo / Others

Patricia / Others
Actor

Marin Hinkle

Patricia / Others

Josh
Actor

Jake Horowitz

Josh

Beverly
Actor

Liz Larsen

Beverly

Irene
Actor

Carolyn Mignini

Irene

Hank
Actor

Geoffrey Wade

Hank

Shrimpy
Actor

Lee Wilkof

Shrimpy

Understudies

u/s Patricia / Others
Actor

Marwa Bernstein

u/s Patricia / Others

u/s Hank / Shrimpy
Actor

Henry LeBlanc

u/s Hank / Shrimpy

u/s Beverly / Irene
Actor

Nancy Linari

u/s Beverly / Irene

u/s Josh / Hugo / Others
Actor

Tirosh Schneider

u/s Josh / Hugo / Others

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