The Reservoir

A lost, queer, neurotic mess of a twenty-something moves home to get sober. Struggling with memory loss, he finds unlikely allies in his four unpredictable grandparents.

A lost, queer, neurotic mess of a twenty-something moves home to get sober. Struggling with memory loss, he finds unlikely allies in his four unpredictable grandparents.

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The Reservoir

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  • Kaily Anderson: The Reservoir

    This is a very special play. It manages to balance so many big themes: sobriety, aging, family, faith, and making amends, but it's just a joyful journey through them all. It is funny and cleverly theatrical. Every character is a delight, and the time we spend with them earns the deeply personal and tender moments of this script.

    This is a very special play. It manages to balance so many big themes: sobriety, aging, family, faith, and making amends, but it's just a joyful journey through them all. It is funny and cleverly theatrical. Every character is a delight, and the time we spend with them earns the deeply personal and tender moments of this script.

  • Phanésia Pharel: The Reservoir

    I love this play. I love the writer. The two cannot be separated. Jake is a charismatic star. He is a fantastic performer - singer and writer. In the reservoir he masters many traditional genres: family, greek chorus and the forever redemption story. He does this in a way you wouldn't know that he is literally also a master musical theatre writer. I don't know how he does it.

    I saw the ATLANTIC production. Gorgeous!

    I love this play. I love the writer. The two cannot be separated. Jake is a charismatic star. He is a fantastic performer - singer and writer. In the reservoir he masters many traditional genres: family, greek chorus and the forever redemption story. He does this in a way you wouldn't know that he is literally also a master musical theatre writer. I don't know how he does it.

    I saw the ATLANTIC production. Gorgeous!

  • Jess Eichen: The Reservoir

    Wow wow wow. This play is like a piece of gooey hot fudge. I wanted to live in this world that Brasch has created forever. It is sunny, dreamy, and bright. Also, There were genuine tears rolling down my face at the end. An unapologetically gay, Jewish, funny, and loving play.

    Wow wow wow. This play is like a piece of gooey hot fudge. I wanted to live in this world that Brasch has created forever. It is sunny, dreamy, and bright. Also, There were genuine tears rolling down my face at the end. An unapologetically gay, Jewish, funny, and loving play.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Alliance Theatre, Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization Denver Center Theatre Company, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization The Juilliard School, Year 2022
  • Type Commission, Organization Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Project, Year 2020

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Atlantic Theatre Company, Year 2026
  • Type Professional, Organization Alliance Theatre, Year 2025
  • Type Professional, Organization Berkeley Rep, Year 2025
  • Type Professional, Organization Denver Center Theatre Company, Year 2025
  • Type Professional, Organization Geffen Playhouse, Year 2025

Awards

  • Premiere Stages
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • The O'Neill Playwriting Conference
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • The Alliance/Kendeda National Playwriting Competition
    Finalist
    2023
  • Jewish Plays Project
    Semi-Finalist
    2023