EST/Sloan Project presents a Reading of
The Reservoir
written by Jake Brasch
directed by Dara Malina*
featuring AJ Clauss, Gilbert Cruz*, Michael Cullen*, Dawn Evans*, Susan Shaloub Larkin, Yaron Lotan, Carolyn Mignini*, & Martin Shakar*
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.
Traci Bargen, Stage Manager
This virtual reading will be held on the Zoom platform. You can make sure you have the latest version downloaded here.
* indicates EST Member Artist
Jake Brasch is a playwright + lyricist + composer + pianist + performer + clown + baker and a fancy-free queer sober Jew from Colorado. Proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood, The Farm Theater’s Development Workshop, and the LAByrinth 2020 Intensive Ensemble. Jake has worked at The New Ohio, The Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Denver Center Theatre Company, The Farm Theater, Eden Theatre Company, LAByrinth Theatre Company, The Tank, Dixon Place, Curious Theatre Company, DSA at the Edinburgh Fringe, The 14th St Y, Planet Connections, and NYU-Tisch. Currently under commission from the EST/Sloan Project and The Farm Theater. Jake has written music for several films, plays, and podcasts. BFA: NYU-Tisch, Experimental Theatre Wing/New Studio on Broadway. forever seeking the sunlight of the spirit.
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The Reservoir is part of this season's First Light Festival, learn more about the festival and other plays like this here.
We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: Actors’ Equity Association, American Guild of Musical Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists, and SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the artists to appear on this program.