The Reservoir @ THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

Lee Wilkof, Carolyn Mignini, Jake Horowitz, Geoffrey Wade, and Liz Larsen appear in Jake Brasch’s The Reservoir, directed by Shelley Butler, at Geffen Playhouse. (© Jeff Lorch)

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA

This world premiere heralds the auspicious professional playwrighting debut of Jake Brasch, someone with a unique ability to reveal more autobiographical shit about himself than even Jonathan Safran Foer could call forth—and who with this play instantly emerges as a major dramatist with a career to watch as it rockets to the heights. Read more…

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move

“Well, the Geffen sure knows their audience,” remarked my guest at the media preview of, THE RESERVOIR. And I’d have to agree. Between the spontaneous audience call backs, guffaws, tears, and chant-alongs that happened much in the second act, it’s probably safe to say, the show’s a hit. Read more…

Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania

Josh, the protagonist of Jake Brasch’s The Reservoir, is a screw-up—a hopeless alcoholic man-child without drive or self-respect. Yet it’s hard to not want him to succeed, even if it seems unfathomable. That makes The Reservoir—having its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse—a quirky but poignant dramedy that could nevertheless use a few fixes. Read more…

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix
Though Josh narrates vividly from his own internal perspective, he remains as distant from us as he may be from himself. The narrative structure is reminiscent of Michael R. Jackson’s musical “A Strange Loop,” which also features a young, gay male interacting with his own thoughts, though in a way being trapped by them. Read more…
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