"To succeed in life you need three things-
a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone."
-Reba McEntire
The Reservoir
WRITTEN BY
Jake Brasch
DIRECTED BY
Glynnis O'Donoghue
NOMINEE - 2026 Outer Critics Circle - Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Dates
May 7-23, 2027
Venue
Arts Factory
run time
Approximately 2 hours, and one 15-minute intermission
content
The production contains mature language, depictions alcoholism and treatment, references to illness, memory loss, and dementia, and emotionally intense conversations about grief and personal struggle. Recommended age 16+
About the Show
The Reservoir is a sharply funny, deeply moving new play by Jake Brasch about family, memory, and the messy work of healing. Fresh out of rehab and back home in Denver, Josh finds himself leaning on the last people he expected—his four aging grandparents, each navigating their own relationship to memory and dementia. What follows is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, as Jazzercise classes, unsolicited advice, and long-buried family history collide. Semi-autobiographical and full of heart, The Reservoir asks what we inherit from the people who raised us, and how we find our way back to ourselves through them.
What People Are Saying
Praise from previous productions
Onstage Colorado
“Funny… a powerful, ultimately optimistic story about addiction, family and the value of seeing – really seeing – the people closest to you.”
Broadway World
“The play is relatable, yet deeply personal… everyone can empathize with Josh.”
Westworld
"A hilarious homecoming.”
Get Tickets
Advance Purchase Online: $30 inclusive of all taxes and fees
Night of Show at the Door: $35 inclusive of all taxes and fees
Students and Educators: $20 inclusive of all taxes and fees
Volunteers: We welcome volunteers to help with ushering and concessions at each performance. Volunteers get to see the show for free. Please visit our Volunteer Registration page to sign up.
Discounted pricing available for groups of 10 or more, contact us at info@threebonetheatre.com to learn more
Individual Tickets and flex passes available now!
Meet the Artists
Jake Brasch
Playwright
Jake Brasch (he/they) is a writer + performer + composer + clown and a recent graduate of The Juilliard School. His play The Reservoir is in co-production between the Geffen Playhouse, Alliance Theatre and Denver Center. They recently won both national awards named for Paula Vogel – from the Kennedy Center and The Vineyard Theatre. Jake is the inaugural recipient of the Terrence McNally Recovery Commission and was recently named a finalist for the Alliance/Kendeda Playwriting Competition. He’s a proud alum of the Page 73 Writers Group and Youngblood at The Ensemble Studio Theatre. Jake is currently developing work with the Manhattan Theatre Club, Alliance Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Denver Center, South Coast Rep, The Acting Company, The Farm Theater and the EST/Sloan Project. With playwright Nadja Leonhard-Hooper, Jake is a co-founder of American Sing-Song, a collective that writes and performs filthy hour-long comedic musicals. Jake has long worked as a birthday party clown in the Tri-State area and is developing a sitcom based on his exploits. He has three brothers, owns 18 pairs of glasses, and lives in Brooklyn with his brilliant husband, Tyler Brasch. BFA: NYU Tisch. jakebrasch.com.
