‘The Reservoir’ at the Alliance Theatre
“The Reservoir,” the 2023/24 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition Finalist, will premiere on the Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre March 29-May 4.
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 with Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Geffen Playhouse.
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. 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.
The cast features Joyce Cohen (Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Benediction) as Irene, Atlanta-based actor Mark Kincaid (Alliance Theatre: Carapace) as Hank, Rodney Lizcano (DCPA: American Mariachi) as Hugo/Others, Vanessa Lock (Signature Theatre: Nest) as Patricia/Others, Philip Schneider (Yale University: Hamlet) as Josh, Lori Wilner (Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic) as Beverly, and Peter Van Wagner (DCPA: Choir Boy) as Shrimpy. Understudies include Mira Hirsch, R. Cameron Lee, Liam McKenna, and Michelle Neil.
Written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler, “The Reservoir” runs on the Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre March 29-May 4. Tickets are available at the Alliance Theatre.
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