The Reservoir

An award-winning new play about loss, love, and the fight to remember.
Written by Jake Brasch 
Directed by Shelley Butler 
In Partnership with Denver Center for the Performing Arts & Geffen Playhouse 
 

Following an acclaimed presentation as a finalist for the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, The Reservoir will have its fully staged world premiere in a three-theater co-production. Josh’s life is a mess. He’s come home to Denver from NYU to get his life together but can’t manage to stay sober. Desperate for camaraderie, he decides to bring his four loveable grandparents on his road to recovery. He drags them to Jazzercise class at the JCC. He pressures them into playing memory games. He forces them to eat spinach by the handful. And eventually, when he can no longer help his grandparents, they begin to help him. Served up with outrageous humor and truth, The Reservoir reminds us that sometimes the path forward isn’t the one we expect.  

Ticket prices start at $25.

 

 

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Kendeda Finalist
World Premiere

Hertz Stage

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Served up with outrageous humor and truth, The Reservoir reminds us that sometimes the path forward isn’t the one we expect.

Mar 29 – May 4, 2025

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An award-winning new play about loss, love, and the fight to remember.
Written by Jake Brasch 
Directed by Shelley Butler 
In Partnership with Denver Center for the Performing Arts & Geffen Playhouse 
 

Following an acclaimed presentation as a finalist for the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, The Reservoir will have its fully staged world premiere in a three-theater co-production. Josh’s life is a mess. He’s come home to Denver from NYU to get his life together but can’t manage to stay sober. Desperate for camaraderie, he decides to bring his four loveable grandparents on his road to recovery. He drags them to Jazzercise class at the JCC. He pressures them into playing memory games. He forces them to eat spinach by the handful. And eventually, when he can no longer help his grandparents, they begin to help him. Served up with outrageous humor and truth, The Reservoir reminds us that sometimes the path forward isn’t the one we expect.  

Ticket prices start at $25.

 

 

Explore the Program

 

Creative Team

Director

Shelley Butler

Shelley Butler

Director
Jayla Dyas

Jayla Dyas

Assistant Director

Writer

Jake Brasch

Jake Brasch

Playwright

Creative

Takeshi Kata

Takeshi Kata

Scenic Design
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Sara Ryung Clement

Costume Design
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Jeanette Oi-suk Yew

Lighting Design
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Michael Costagliola

Sound Design/Composer
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Olivia O’Connor

Dramaturg
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Jake Eisner

Associate Sound Designer

Cast

Joyce Cohen

Joyce Cohen

Irene
Mark Kincaid

Mark Kincaid

Hank
Rodney Lizcano

Rodney Lizcano

Hugo/Others
Vanessa Lock

Vanessa Lock

Patricia/Others
Philip Schneider

Philip Schneider

Josh
Lori Wilner

Lori Wilner

Beverly
Peter Van Wagner

Peter Van Wagner

Shrimpy

Crew

Liz Campbell

Liz Campbell

Stage Manager
Samantha Honeycutt

Samantha Honeycutt

Stage Management Production Assistant

Understudies

Liam McKenna

Liam McKenna

Josh/Hugo/Others
R. Cameron Lee

R. Cameron Lee

Shrimpy/Hank
Mira Hirsch

Mira Hirsch

Beverly
Michelle Neil

Michelle Neil

Irene/Patricia/Others
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