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Through Sun., May 4CRITIC’S PICK: The Reservoir, Alliance Theatre - “I set out to write a drama about dementia science and ended up with a semi-autobiographical comedy about recovery, family, memory, and Jazzercise,” says playwright Jake Brasch, adding that the piece “functions like a dance piece, mirroring the protagonist’s strange train of thought.” The central character is sad-sack Josh, played by Philip Schneider. Returning to Denver from NYU, Josh tries to get his act together and sober up with the precarious assistance of various relatives. The play’s world-premiere on the Hertz Stage is a co-production between the Alliance, the Denver Center Theatre Company and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. The Denver Post called it “a remarkably layered and intricate work from a young playwright who is already being recognized for his gifts of timing, wit, and emotional frankness.” - Kevin C. Madigan
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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.
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