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.
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The Reservoir

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  • Elizabeth A. M. Keel:
    25 Mar. 2024
    What a stunner. The depth and breadth of feeling that was captured in this play was so vast - across time, generations, religions, temperaments, and terrain - that I came up out of the reading startled to have not literally travelled. It was a gift to visit with all of the grandparents in the play, dazzling in their imperfect humanity, and reflect on my own lost four. Congratulations to you, Jake. I hope it has a long, vibrant life in productions around the world.
  • Shara Feit:
    23 Nov. 2023
    I treasure this play! The Reservoir is funny and sad and brave. Baruch Hashem for queer Jewish plays and playwrights <3
  • K.O. Killingsworth:
    27 Oct. 2023
    Beautiful play that hit me right in the grandparent. Soaring familial drama and I love the use of graphics by the writer.

Development History

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

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Denver Center Theatre Company
    ,
    2025
  • Professional
    ,
    Alliance Theatre
    ,
    2025
  • Professional
    ,
    Geffen Playhouse
    ,
    2025

Awards

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