“Chairs take your strength.” My grandmother often quoted this mysterious saying to me when I was young. When she said it, I was always sitting and usually without strength. Chased by bullies, terrorized by summer storms, I was a tired, often sad kid. And that exhaustion drove me into some bad habits: habits of isolation, secrecy, and self-doubt.
My grandparents decided to teach me how to garden. By which I mean they allowed me to dig huge holes in the ground of their city lot yard and irrigate a man-made pond. Whenever I started feeling awkward about being a 14-year-old gardener, my grandmother would remark how pretty my garden was and how her father had had a green thumb, too. This always got me off my butt and back out into the yard. I developed new patterns for my life, those of a laser-focused, detail-oriented
tender of (plant) life. Without pushing me, my grandmother helped me forge new habits.
The Reservoir is an ode to the generational relationships that shape us. While my grandmother, now deceased, found the world I live in mysterious and dangerous, I marvel at how she survived her world without the all-knowing internet thrashing information into her palms every 30 seconds. This beautiful play reminds us that if we let them tell it, our grandparents are guides who understand that, at every age, this life is confusing, funny, and sometimes hilariously unfair.
If indeed chairs take your strength, then grandparents, in their mysterious ways, give it.
Tarell Alvin McCraney Artistic Director
PHOTO BY JEFF LORCH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adi Greenberg CHAIR
Gil Cates, Jr.
Executive Director / CEO
Mary Ann Cloyd
Vice Chair
Merle Dandridge
Dr. Brad Edgerton
Bonnie E. Eskenazi
Mark Fleischer
Susan Nahley Fleishman
Dr. Julio Frenk
Brenda Garcia
Patricia L. Glaser
Noble M. Hansen III
Eric Heer
John Horn
Carla Malden
Brian Mann
Tiffany Mayberry
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Artistic Director
Mary Osako
Danny Passman
Holly Rice
Linda Bernstein Rubin
Matt Shakman
Richard Sherman
Cynthia P. Stafford
Howard Tenenbaum
Chair Emeritus
Miranda Tollman
JaHan Wang
Marc Weinstock
FOUNDING TRUSTEES
Harold A. Brown
Kirsten Combs
Robert A. Daly
David Geffen
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Glorya Kaufman
Frank G. Mancuso Chair Emeritus
Ron Meyer
Bruce M. Ramer Founding Chair
Victoria Mann Simms
Andy Spahn
Steven Spielberg
Steve Tisch IN MEMORIAM
Gilbert Cates Founder
Marcia Israel-Curley
Herbert M. Gelfand
Quincy Jones
Audrey Skirball Kenis
Charles Kenis
Karl Malden
Ginny Mancini
Jerry Moss
Jerry Perenchio
Edie Wasserman
Lew Wasserman
Dr. Charles E. Young
LEGAL COUNSEL
Nikki Kerman
Venable LLP
As our 2024/2025 Season closes with the world premiere of The Reservoir, we mark the first full season under Tarell Alvin McCraney’s visionary artistic leadership. It’s been a year of bold undertakings, boundary-pushing storytelling, and impactful moments that remind us why we love the theater. This season has pulsed with creativity, courage, and a deep sense of audience connection.
Throughout the season, we have inspired each other to dream big and work with intention towards the future. This same spirit guides us as we look ahead to one of the most exciting chapters yet to come: being part of the cultural fabric of the 2028 Olympic Games here in Los Angeles. Like the athletes preparing to take the world stage, we’re committed to excellence and the power of shared experience and are in active planning to collaborate on this historic event.
None of this happens without you. Your presence, your belief in our work, your generosity—both tangible and intangible—fuel everything we do. You are the heartbeat of the Geffen.
As we take a bow on this current season, we look forward with joy, determination, and profound gratitude to what the next chapter will be in our collective story.
Thank you for being on the journey with us!
Gil Cates, Jr. Executive Director / CEO
BY JEFF LORCH
PHOTO
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & ALLIANCE THEATRE PRESENTS
The Reservoir was originally produced and featured in the 2022 Colorado New Play Summit at the Denver Center Theatre Company, Chris Coleman, Artistic Director.
The Reservoir was originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project.
The production of The Reservoir at Denver Center for the Performing Arts was a recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and a Social Impact Theatre Grant from The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation.
THE RESERVOIR
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Hugo / Others ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ
Patricia / Others MARIN HINKLE
Josh JAKE HOROWITZ
Beverly LIZ LARSEN
Irene CAROLYN MIGNINI
Hank GEOFFREY WADE
Shrimpy ........................................................................................ LEE WILKOF
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless specified.
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
TIME/SETTING 2013-2015, Denver, CO.
RUNNING TIME 2 hours, including one intermission.
PLEASE NOTE
There is no photography or filming of any kind allowed during the performance. Please turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones. Thank you!
ADRIÁN
GONZÁLEZ (he/him)
Hugo / Others
Adrián González is thrilled to make his Geffen Playhouse debut with The Reservoir. Select Los Angeles theatre credits include The Very Best People and Arrowhead (IAMA Theatre Company); Psycho Beach Party (Horse Chart Theatre Company); Kiss of the Spider Woman, Othello, and Argonautika (A Noise Within); TAR (Playwrights’ Arena); Fixed (The Echo Theater Company); and Lorca in a Green Dress (Casa 0101). His most recent television work includes Lopez vs Lopez (NBC), With Love (Amazon Prime Video), The Garcias (Max), Vida (Starz), and Superstore (NBC) to name a few. Adrián is a graduate of the Northwestern University Theatre Program. He is deeply grateful to his family, friends, manager, agents, teachers, and the team at the Geffen for the opportunity to help bring this beautiful new story to life.
MARIN HINKLE
Patricia / Others
Marin Hinkle is thrilled to return to the Geffen where her past credits include Extraordinary Chambers, Rose and Walsh, and Rabbit Hole. Her Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Electra, A Thousand Clowns, Dinner with Friends, The Tempest, Luce, Graceland, Miss Julie, The Dybbuk, Blue Window, Sabina. Marin has worked in dozens of regional theaters across the country collaborating with such artists as Annie Baker, George C. Wolfe, Sam Gold, Pam MacKinnon, Tony Kushner, Craig Lucas, among others. On television Marin was twice nominated for an Emmy Award as “Rose” on the awardwinning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She played “Judith” on 12 seasons of Two and a Half Men, “Judy” on Once and Again, and has appeared in dozens of recurring and guest starring roles. Recent film credits include The Electric State, both Jumanji films, and the upcoming Løvset’s Manoeuvre, Under the Lights, and Welcome to the Fishbowl. Graduate of Brown and New York University.
JAKE HOROWITZ (he/him)
Josh
Off-Broadway includes Dutch Masters (Partial Comfort Productions), Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre for a New Audience), King Lear (Theatre for a New Audience), Our Town (Barrow Street Theatre), and The Sensuality Party (The New Group). Regional: Hester Street (Theater J), “Romeo” in Romeo and Juliet at Dallas Theater Center, and King Richard II at The Old Globe in San Diego. He stars in the upcoming Andrew Patterson film The Rivals of Amziah King, the film A Blind Bargain, as well as the upcoming Peacock series John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise. Other film credits include The Vast of Night and Bones and All directed by Luca Guadagnino. Training: Juilliard.
LIZ LARSEN (she/her)
Beverly
Liz Larsen is a Tony Award nominee for her performance in The Most Happy Fella. Recently,
TIROSH SCHNEIDER (he/they)
u/s Josh / Hugo / Others
Tirosh Schneider is thrilled to be making his Geffen debut with this remarkable play. Off-Broadway: The ShowOff (The Peccadillo Theater Company). Regional: The King of Chelm (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); Charlotte’s Web, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Because of Winn-Dixie: The Musical (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Mostly Midsummer (Chaotique Company). TV: American Auto (NBC), High Fidelity (Hulu), Little America (Apple TV+). As a writer, their plays have been performed around New York and LA, and their play Daniel: The He/ They Play won the 2022 NYU Goldberg Playwriting Prize. They perform monthly with the sketch team Lasers as part of UCB Maude Night, and recently directed their debut short, Off-Brand. Training: NYU Dramatic Writing; Tom Todoroff Acting Conservatory. They are endlessly grateful to family, friends, teachers, collaborators, and their team for everything. www.tiroshschneider.com
JAKE BRASCH (he/they) Playwright
Jake Brasch is a writer + performer + composer + clown and a recent graduate of The Juilliard School. The Reservoir marks his professional playwriting debut. Jake recently received both national awards named in honor of Paula Vogel— one from The Kennedy Center and the other from the Vineyard Theatre. They are the inaugural recipient of the Terrence McNally Recovery Commission and were recently named a finalist for the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. He’s a proud alum of Youngblood at the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Page 73 Writers Group, and is currently developing work with Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, South Coast Repertory, 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 duo 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 currently developing a sitcom
based on his exploits. He has three brothers, 24 pairs of glasses, and lives in Brooklyn with his brilliant husband, Tyler. B.F.A.: NYU Tisch School of the Arts. www.jakebrasch.com
Shelley Butler has worked extensively with writers on new plays and musicals at theaters across the country and has over forty Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional credits to date. Notable productions include: the world premiere of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 at South Coast Repertory, the world premiere of Kate Hamill’s The Scarlet Letter for Two River Theater, and The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company. Shelley spent two seasons as artistic associate in charge of new play development for Hartford Stage, three seasons as artistic associate for Great Lakes Theater Festival, and currently serves as Artistic Director for the newly created South Carolina New Play Festival. Shelley has directed and developed work nationwide for companies including: Ars Nova, Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, WP Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe,
SHELLEY BUTLER (she/her) Director
Milwaukee Rep, Hartford Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, Contemporary American Theater Festival, New York Stage and Film, Partial Comfort Productions, New Georges, The Playwrights Realm, Keen Company, and New Dramatists. Shelley is the recipient of a Drama League Fall Directing Fellowship, a 2018 Drama League Directing Resident, a 2005 Director’s Guild of America Trainee, and a proud member of SDC. Upcoming: Liz Duffy Adams’ Dear Alien at the Alley Theatre. www.shelleybutler.com
TAKESHI KATA
Scenic Designer
Geffen Playhouse: The Night Alive, Death of the Author, The Seafarer, Boston Marriage, Ruth Draper’s Monologues, Slowgirl, and Reasons to Be Pretty. Broadway: Water for Elephants (Imperial Theatre, Tony Award nomination); Prayer for the French Republic (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre); Clyde’s (Helen Hayes Theatre, Drama Desk Award); Derren Brown: Secret (Cort Theatre). Off-Broadway: Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, Rattlestick Theater, Second Stage Theater, Signature Theatre, Vineyard Theatre. Regional: Until the Flood (Festival International New
Drama, Schaubühne, Berlin); La bohème (Opera Theatre of St. Louis); The Reservoir (Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Alliance Theatre); Bug (Steppenwolf Theater Company), among others. Awards: Drama Desk, Obie, Michael Merritt, Suzi Bass, and Jeff. Teaching: Associate Professor at University of Southern California, School of Dramatic Arts. Other: Proud father of two beautiful humans, Emma and Kai.
SARA RYUNG CLEMENT
(she/her)
Costume Designer
Off-Broadway: Golden Shield (Manhattan Theatre Club); Somebody’s Daughter (Second Stage Uptown); Fruiting Bodies (Ma-Yi Theater Company). Regional: Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, Center Theatre Group, Arena Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Geffen Playhouse, Alley Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Pasadena Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Folger Theatre, Seattle Rep, Mixed Blood Theatre, East West Players, Cornerstone Theater Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, and others. Set design faculty at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; A.B. Princeton University. www.sararyungclement.com Instagram @sararyung
JEANETTE OI-SUK YEW (she/her)
Lighting Designer
Award-winning designer for theatre, dance, opera, musicals, music performances, and largescale immersive installation.
The New York Times described her designs as “clever” and “inventive.” She is excited to bring The Reservoir to Geffen Playhouse. Broadway: Kimberly Akimbo, The Thanksgiving Play. Off-Broadway: The Connector (MCC Theater), Manahatta (The Public Theater), Golden Shield (Manhattan Theatre Club), cullud wattah (The Public Theater), The Nosebleed (LCT3), Wine in the Wilderness (Classic Stage Company), Gloria: A Life (Daryl Roth Theatre). Regional: King Lear (Shakespeare Theatre Company), The Odyssey (A.R.T.), Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard (Ford’s Theatre). Other: Oratorio for Living Things (Ars Nova), Madame Butterfly (Boston Lyric Opera), An American Soldier (Perelman Performing Arts Center), The March (Annie-B Parson and Big Dance Theater), and David Byrne’s immersive Theater of the Mind. Awards: Obie for Sustained Achievement in Design, Henry Hewes Lighting Design Award, LIT Design Award, NEA/TCG Career Development Program recipient. Arts Professor/Head of Lighting Design with NYU Tisch School of Drama’s Production & Design Studio. www.jeanetteyew.com
MICHAEL COSTAGLIOLA (he/him)
Sound Designer & Composer
Michael Costagliola is a New York-based sound designer and composer. His work has been has been heard in productions in NY at The Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, The Shed, Rattlestick Theater, Little Island, Ars Nova, and Page 73, among others, as well as regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, Two River Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and at various other theaters across the U.S. and abroad. A.B. in Music from Brown University, M.F.A. in Sound Design from Yale School of Drama. www.michaelcostagliola.com
KARIMA KARKORI (she/her) Associate Director
Karima Karkori is a director and creative producer based in CA and NY. Credits include Once Upon a Mattress (Broadway), South Pacific (Goodspeed Opera House), and New York City Center Encores! (Dear World, Oliver!, The Light in the Piazza) where she was the inaugural Directing Apprentice. Karima is also the executive producer of All Things Considered (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), and has produced and creatively collaborated on several short films, including JUNE (LA Shorts International Film Festival). A first-generation artist, Karima is committed to accessibility,
inclusiveness, and amplifying underrepresented voices. UCLA alum. Go Bruins! Love you Mom, Wendy, and Laila! www.karimakarkori.com
OLIVIA O’CONNOR (she/her) Dramaturg
Olivia O’Connor joined the Geffen as Literary Manager & Dramaturg in 2022. Her previous creative development experience includes staff positions at Pittsburgh CLO (Manager of New Work Development) and Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Associate), as well as dramaturgy and/or selection committee work with Pacific Playwrights Festival, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Ojai Playwrights Conference, City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Bricolage Production Company, and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. www.oliviaannoconnor.com
LIZ BROHM HANRAHAN (she/her) Production Stage Manager
Liz is always happy to be back at the Geffen Playhouse where she is currently serving as the Associate Production Manager and Resident Production Stage Manager. Her affiliation with the theater goes back to 1999 with the company of Merton of the Movies. Other highlights include: Man of God; Underneath the Lintel; Thom Pain (based on nothing); Bad Jews; Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress; Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks; Looking for Normal; The Weir; and Wit. She is a
lecturer in Stage Management at UCLA and holds an M.F.A. from UCSD.
REBECCA K. HSIA (she/her) Assistant Stage Manager
Rebecca is an LA and Seattle-based multi-hyphenate artist who has worked all over the world. She holds an M.F.A. in Stage Management from CalArts. Select Stage Manager credits: Geffen Playhouse (Dragon Lady); IAMA Theatre Company (RADICAL or, are you gonna miss me?); ArtsWest (Athena); 5th Avenue Theatre (Production Assistant for Rock of Ages, West Side Story, First Draft); Intiman Theatre (Caught, Intiman Emerging Artist Program 2018); Annex Theatre (Silhouette—2018 Gregory Award winner, Best New Play); Centerstage Theatre (Pajama Game, Rapunzel: A Holiday Pantomime). She would like to send love and thanks to her family (especially MP, K9 Max, & Mila) and friends for their endless love and support.
GRADY SOAPES, CSA (he/him) Casting
Grady Soapes, CSA is the Director of Casting and Artistic Producer with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Grady has cast over 50 DCPA productions including Rattlesnake Kate, Theater of the Mind, The Chinese Lady, The Who’s Tommy, and The Wild Party. Choreography credits include A Christmas Carol (three seasons), Twelfth Night, Goodnight Moon, Anna Karenina, As You Like It, Drag Machine, Lord of
the Butterflies, DragON (Denver Center); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812; Into the Woods; The Liar (Arvada Center); The Comedy of Errors (Colorado Shakespeare Festival). Grady also works as a Casting Director for Sylvia Gregory Casting where he has cast multiple commercials, TV, film and video game projects.
JODY FELDMAN
Casting
Jody Feldman started her career at the Alliance Theatre as casting director in 1991 and added producer to her title and responsibilities in 2001. She has cast and produced more than 250 productions at the Alliance, encompassing a range of world premieres that include The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, The Geller Girls by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, more than 20 years of Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition–winning plays, such world and regional premiere musicals as Aida; The Color Purple; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring It On: The Musical; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Harmony—A New Musical; The Prom; Trading Places; and Maybe Happy Ending.
PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA (she/her)
Casting
Phyllis is an Artistic Associate and the Casting Director for Geffen Playhouse. Recent produc-
tions include: The Inheritance: Part 1 & Part 2 (Artios Award), Every Brilliant Thing, The Power of Sail, Witch, and Barbecue. Before joining the Geffen, she cast for Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago where her favorites include Frank Galati’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath (also La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre in London, and Broadway, where it received the Tony Award for Best Play) and the original production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Broadway transfers include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award for Best Revival), The Song of Jacob Zulu, and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Producing Partner
The non-profit Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is the Rocky Mountain region’s premier performing arts organization—and we’re on a mission to engage and inspire one million people per year through the transformative power of live theatre. Opening its doors on New Years Eve 1979 in downtown Denver’s Arts Complex, the DCPA consists of six programming lines that place our guests at the center of everything we do. We bring Broadway’s hottest touring shows to the Mile High City and our Tony Award–winning Theatre Company produces handcrafted classics, world premieres, and modern hits with help from local artisans. We are an incubator for new play development, honing works that have been produced in regional
theatres, on Broadway, and on the big screen. DCPA Off-Center is an industry leader in immersive theatrical experiences, constantly pushing the limits of our artform. Our theatrically trained Event Services staff collaborates with clients to host unforgettable events in dramatic spaces. At the DCPA, we go way beyond the stage, nurturing a lifelong love for theatre in students of all ages through DCPA Education classes and plays. Together, we’re engaging with people from every corner of our community to build a more inclusive home for all artistic voices. Visit us at denvercenter.org to learn more.
ALLIANCE THEATRE
Producing Partner
Founded in 1968, Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance is led by Jennings Hertz Artistic Directors Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses, and Managing Director Mike Schleifer. The Alliance is a recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. In January 2019, the Alliance opened its new, state-of-the-art performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. In January 2026, the Alliance will open the new Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families, a transformative space for Atlanta’s youngest patrons, featuring thoughtfully curated programming. Known
for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 140 productions including eleven that have transferred to Broadway. The Alliance education department reaches more than 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps, and in-school initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning. The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration, and excellence, and is dedicated to representing Atlanta’s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve. www.alliancetheatre.org
TARELL ALVIN M c CRANEY (he/him)
Artistic Director
Tarell Alvin McCraney is Artistic Director of Geffen Playhouse. In this role, he is responsible for identifying, developing, and programming new works and re-envisioned classics. He sets the strategic artistic course for the Geffen’s Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis Theaters. McCraney is an award-winning writer, producer, and educator, best known for his acclaimed trilogy, The Brother/Sister Plays. His script
In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is the basis for the Oscar–winning film Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, for which McCraney and Jenkins also won a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. He is an ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre and a member of Teo Castellanos D-Projects in Miami, a graduate of New World School of the Arts, The Theatre School at DePaul University, and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Warwick. He was recently Co-Chair of Playwriting at the David Geffen School of Drama, where he remains on faculty. He is an associate at the Royal Shakespeare Company, London, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Writers Branch).
GIL CATES, JR. Executive Director / CEO
Gil Cates, Jr. is Executive Director / CEO of Geffen Playhouse. In this role, he is responsible for managing the Geffen’s dayto-day operations; developing new, ongoing theater partnerships and leading its mission to inform, entertain and inspire diverse audiences with live theater of the highest caliber. Prior to being named Executive Director in 2015, Cates served
as Geffen Playhouse Board Vice Chairman since 2012 and served as a producer and director in theater, film and television. His theater credits include the award-winning Names (Matrix Theatre Company) and Three Sisters and David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre (both at Syracuse Stage). Cates’ film credits include The Surface (starring Sean Astin and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Chris Mulkey), Jobs (starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, as well as Geffen Playhouse alumni Matthew Modine and Ron Eldard) and the 2011 feature film Lucky (starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor and Ann-Margret). In addition, Cates co-produced and co-directed the critically acclaimed Life After Tomorrow, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, which premiered on Showtime. His other films include Deal (starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Charles Durning) and The Mesmerist (starring Jessica Capshaw and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Neil Patrick Harris). Cates’ television directorial debut was an episode of the NBC comedy Joey, starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc. He recently directed Displaced, a documentary short chronicling the journey of one of the first refugee families to flee Ukraine and arrive in the U.S. after escaping the Russian invasion. He studied at the National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, and holds a B.F.A. in Drama from Syracuse University.
THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Supporting artists is central to the mission of the Geffen Playhouse, and play commissions are a cornerstone of that support. To commission a playwright to write a play means making a commitment to their voice, craft, and vision, with the hope of sharing the fruits of their work on our stage.
We are proud to have the following artists under commission:
LUIS ALFARO
COLMAN DOMINGO
MICHAEL GOLAMCO
MEGHAN KENNEDY
KATIE LINDSAY, TOVA KATZ & ALEXANDRA KALINOWSKI
MATTHEW LÓPEZ
MARTYNA MAJOK
Co-Commission with Atlantic Theater Company
TARELL ALVIN M c CRANEY
QUI NGUYEN
Co-Commission with Manhattan Theatre Club
STACY OSEI-KUFFOUR
JIEHAE PARK
SARA PORKALOB & BRIAN QUIJADA
JEN SILVERMAN
N’YOMI ALLURE STEWART
Co-Commission with New York Theatre Workshop, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
YORK WALKER
DAVID WIENER
CRAIG WRIGHT
LAUREN YEE
For more information on this program, please visit geffenplayhouse.org/newplays.
THE WRITERS’ ROOM
A group for Los Angeles-based playwrights, The Writers’ Room is a product of the Geffen’s deep commitment to supporting new plays and specifically to fostering bold, relevant work by the vibrant artistic community of this city. During this one-year residency, playwright members gather monthly at the Geffen to share their work and receive feedback from their peers and the Geffen’s artistic staff, culminating in a play reading series.
We are proud to have the following artists in the 2024/2025 Writers’ Room:
SUNNY DRAKE
KEIKO GREEN
ANDREW ZEPEDA KLEIN
MAATIN
SAMAH MEGHJEE
JAMES ANTHONY TYLER
The Writers’ Room is made possible through the generous support of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
For more information on this program, please visit geffenplayhouse.org/thewritersroom.
GEFFEN AT A GLANCE
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ACCESSIBILITY
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LATE SEATING
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NO PHOTOGRAPHY
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UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION
Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.
CALL YOUR GRANDMA
THE RESERVOIR IS A LOVE LETTER TO MY GRANDPARENTS. I owe so much to them—including my passion for the theatre. When I was four, my Grandma Beryl took me to my first play: a high school production of Oklahoma! Grandma had notes, but I was transfixed. From that moment on, she considered my passion her responsibility. At seven, Grandma took me on a theatre trip to London. On arrival, I suggested we see a revival of Grease—a huge mistake. Grandma dressed me down, explaining why Grease was childish and sexist. She insisted we attend Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw instead. And that is why, for better or worse, I am the person I am today.
One of the joys of working on this play has been getting to hear grandparent memories. Below are some stories from our glorious cast and team. I hope they might help you jog memories of your own. And for the young folk out there, I hope this play and these memories inspire you to call your grandma. I promise she has all of your answers.
JAKE BRASCH Playwright
My grandpa Thomas was an insurance salesman, an Elks Lodge member, a lover of eggs Benedict and bacon. He campaigned shamelessly for a namesake —when my parents arrived home with his first grandchild (me), they were greeted by a giant banner proclaiming “WELCOME HOME SARA THOMAS!” His cribbage winnings went into my college fund, and I loved him dearly.
SARA RYUNG CLEMENT Costume Designer
When I was ten, Grandma Margaret came to live with us. She was an excellent seamstress, knitting me colorful hats, sweaters and comfy yet embarrassing underwear. When my Raggedy Ann lost her leg, Grandma sewed it back on. The only problem was she did it backwards. My mom quickly took me aside and whispered, “Don’t say anything!” For months I played with my beloved backwards leg doll, until I returned home from school to find Raggedy’s leg oriented correctly again. Grandma met me at the door, laughing, holding her. “It’s crazy! Her leg was on backwards!”
MARIN HINKLE Patricia / Others
When I was 16, I had a punk rock band that booked this gig in New York that was a huge deal to us at the time, and my Italian grandma Camille insisted on hosting the band in her little apartment in Chelsea for lunch beforehand, which I remember was cold rotisserie chicken. And she came to the show of course—we had video of it, and she features prominently, dancing alongside the teenagers with a big grin on her face.
MICHAEL COSTAGLIOLA Sound Designer & Composer
My main memory of my Grandpa Jerome is him singing “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof. He sometimes would change the lyrics or add sounds to get me to laugh.
REBECCA K. HSIA Assistant Stage Manager
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When my sister and I stayed at our grandparents’ house, our Grandma would lie in bed with us telling stories about her childhood late into the night… usually late enough that at some point, we would claim we were hungry. No matter what time it was, Gram would take us downstairs for late-night cereal. She is still a night owl: if I call at 9pm from LA, she’ll pick up the phone in Pennsylvania—at midnight—like it’s the middle of the afternoon.
OLIVIA O’CONNOR Dramaturg
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My love for storytelling began in my Abuelita Nena’s living room, in front of a wooden cabinet filled with VHS tapes. Opening it always felt like unlocking a little world of magic. We’d watch The Sound of Music, Funny Girl, Doctor Zhivago—her favorites. Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif became part of my childhood. But what I really fell in love with was the way she lit up during every scene. That cabinet was our theater, and she was my guide.
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ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ Hugo / Others
My Grandma Joyce—which I could not pronounce and so has always been known as Grandma Juice—is a passionate proponent of traveling and exploring and passed that down to me, particularly when she took me to Buenos Aires. It was the furthest I’d been from home, and it’s one of my fondest memories with her, sitting at a mesmerizing Tango performance thousands of miles from Brooklyn, eating steak.
JAKE HOROWITZ Josh
My grandfather, Frank: a genuinely elegant man. Lived well, yet modestly. Loved the outdoors and gardening, always in a coat and tie. Smoked Chesterfields with a discreet tortoise-shell holder. Dress impeccable, never self-conscious. Took his heart medication with champagne. Shared his amateur geologist’s exquisite treasure trove of rock samples with a small grandson far more interested in their weighty shine than the mighty forces which produced them. Rose from humble chemist to company president. Laughed; never belittled.
GEOFFREY WADE Hank
At about eleven, I was sent to my Italian Grandmom to be taught to make “sauce.” She was small, fierce and had the most amazing hands. She measured only by the pinch or handful. I said, “But how will I know exactly how much?” With her low, throaty laugh, she said, “Caroleeneh, lookeh…” She opened her hand, displayed the ingredient, tossed it in sideways, brushed both hands over the pot and said, “Now you tryah.” I did. She nodded slowly and something passed between us; we really saw each other—maybe for the first time. I’ll never forget it. Or her.
CAROLYN MIGNINI Irene
My grandpa Joe was a true family man and a hard worker who immigrated from Russia at the age of 17 and loved to bring joy to others. He owned a furniture store in Brooklyn, and he gifted my parents their most beloved possession, a 1942 Steinway (that is still in their living room today). I remember sitting on his lap while he proudly watched my dad play that piano and serenade us all with “Autumn Leaves.”
SHELLEY BUTLER Director
Every Friday evening from the day I was brought home from the hospital when I was born, until the summer of my 18th year, in which they passed away within three weeks of each other, my family and I had Shabbos dinner at my grandparents Morris and Ida Wilkof’s home. Candles lit. Prayer over the wine. Prayer over the challah. A delicious meal. Lots of laughter. Occasionally tears. But always love. So much love.
LEE WILKOF Shrimpy
BEYOND THE BARRACKS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025 7:30PM
Please join us for the culminating performance of the 2025 Veterans Writing & Performance Workshop. Following a 10week educational intensive, an ensemble of military veterans from all branches will come together to share original and personal monologues with the community.
The Veterans Writing & Performance Workshop is funded in part by The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation and:
ANNUAL DONORS
Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund. Donors are listed at the Partner’s Circle level and higher for gifts made between April 1, 2024 and May 12, 2025. A full listing of our supporters can be found at geffenplayhouse.org/thankyou.
^ Geffen Playhouse Founding Trustees
In appreciation, Annual Fund donors enjoy a host of special benefits including concierge ticketing services, complimentary drinks, receptions, and much more.
For more information, please call Anika Waco at 310.208.6500 ext. 195.
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$100,000+
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William Randolph Hearst Foundation
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Shubert Foundation
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S. Mark Taper Foundation
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UCLA
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Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
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Noble† & Jacquelynn Hansen
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In Memory of Bucky Hazan
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In Memory of Morris A. Hazan
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Jay Butterfield & Susan Ewert
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In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert
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† Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors
In Honor of Virginia Field
In Memory of Lucas Simon Foster
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Ann & Jonathan Kirsch
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Norman Koplof & Leslie Falick
David Lee Foundation
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Dr. Jennifer Lucero
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Paula Brand
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In Memory of Jane F. Hall
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Linda Janger
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Tim McNeal
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In Honor of Frank & Betty Fouce
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Norma & Larry Meyers
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Mark & Diane Neubauer
Julie Nichols
Ornest Family Foundation
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Dolores Rogers
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PARTNER’S CIRCLE
$500 – $999
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Castellaneta
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Rhonda K. Lawrence
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Gina Maria Leonetti
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Douglas McAvoy, Jr.
Tanner Medding—In Memory of Hollis Resnik
Christina Medigovich
Anne & Ronald Mellor
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Joan & Phil Miller
Dr. Gail Devlin Moradi
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Ron Myrick
In Memory of Naidu Permaul
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Leo & Nina Pircher
Gary & Gail Rachelefsky
Mary Ann Rosenfeld & Sheldon Kadish
Brad Ross
Linda Sandrich
Cliff & Linda Schaffer
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Brigitta Troy
Linda & Rich Turco
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Deborah & Glenn Weinberg
Michelle & Steven Windmueller
Herbert Wolas
Marian & Ted Zachary
HOSPITALITY SPONSOR
Thank you to our year-round in-kind hospitality sponsor for their incredible generosity and support of the arts:
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE
The Chairman’s Circle acknowledges the historical contributions of the following individuals, whose support of Geffen Playhouse made the original vision of our founder, Gil Cates, Sr., possible:
Anonymous Annenberg Foundation
Mrs. Carol K. Block & Chancellor Gene D. Block† City National Bank
Kirsten^ & Donald Combs
Marcia Israel-Curley & Jim Curley
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.
The David Geffen Foundation
Herbert M.^ & Beverly J. Gelfand
Rabbi Uri D. Herscher & Dr. Myrna Herscher
Audrey & Charles Kenis
Lincy Foundation
Fay & Frank^ Mancuso
Tina & Jerry^ Moss / The Moss Foundation
Perenchio Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation
Skirball Foundation
University of California, Los Angeles
Wasserman Foundation
Judy & Chancellor Charles^ E. Young
If your name has been misspelled or omitted from the list in error, please contact Anika Waco, Donor Relations Coordinator at 310.208.6500 ext. 195.
Tarell Alvin McCraney ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC
Amy Levinson
Associate Artistic Director
Daniel Ionazzi
Producer
Phyllis Schuringa
Artistic Associate / Casting Director
Bella Luna Company Manager
Olivia O’Connor
Literary Manager & Dramaturg
Lexy McAvinchey
Artistic Coordinator
Dionn Richardson
Assistant to the Artistic Director
PRODUCTION
Matt Sweeney
Director of Production
Liz Brohm Hanrahan
Associate Production Manager / Resident Production Stage Manager
Melissa Hartman
Technical Director
Philip Rossi
Lead Scenic Carpenter
Greg Mueller
Stage Operator
Rick Gilles
Properties Master
Audrey Lastar
Costume Supervisor
Sarah Lindsley
Costume Shop Supervisor
Spencer Doughtie
Lighting & Projection Supervisor
Jesus Cambero-Elias
Assistant Lighting Supervisor
James Grabowski
House Sound Supervisor
Bob Gilmartin
Resident A1
ADMINISTRATION
Sarah Sturdivant
Chief Financial Officer
Erick R. López
General Manager
Berenice Campos
Director of Human Resources
Janice Gompers
Payroll Manager & HR Admin
Youra Kim
Accounting Manager
Jake Jones Staff Accountant
Clay Dzygun
Office Coordinator
Chloe Shi
General Management Associate
DEVELOPMENT
Sarah Weinberg
Chief Development Officer
Elizabeth Kegley
Director of Institutional Giving
Tracy Reich
Director of Individual Giving
Rachel Jacoby
Data Management Coordinator
Anika Waco
Donor Relations Coordinator
Zoila Lopez
Development Assistant
EDUCATION
Brian Allman
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Mark J. Chaitin
Manager of Education & Community Engagement
Paloma Nozicka
Education Associate
Sean Michael Boozer, Paris Clayton III, DeJuan Christopher Conner, Lyssa Deehan, Sidney Edwards, Aja Houston, Erròn Jay, BJ Lange, Tiffany Oglesby, Tara Ricasa, Ashley Robinson, Gerry Tonella Teaching Artists
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Patrick Brown
Director of Marketing
Zenon Dmytryk
Director of Communications
Karen Gutierrez
Director of Advertising & Audience Development
Brian Dunning
Director of Content & Creative
Zack Hamra
Director of Audience Services & Ticketing
Isaak Berliner
Social Media & Communications Manager
Alyssa Tyson
Audience Services Manager
Gil Cates, Jr.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO
Jacob Feller, Jon-Paul Schaut
Box Office Managers
Tori Eriavez, Peyton Fleming, Pablo Hamlin, Cat Hayes, Miranda Heath, Gabrielle Johnsen, Jeffrey Limoncelli, Kayla Page, Camila Robles Ruiz, Sophia Stiker Box Office Staff
Theater Direct Outbound Sales
OPERATIONS
Jeni Pearsons
Director of Operations
Mel Yonzon
Front of House Manager
Amy Farkas
Lead Concierge
Rob Mersola
Event Manager
Sarah Chute, Anya Pryjmak, Emir Yonzon
Part Time House Managers
Vanessa Bradchulis, Marlon Campos, Savanna Chute, Stephen Johnson, Taylor McClain, Shannon Noel, Autumn Oyemade, Adam Simers
Guest Services
Brynn Allen, Blaire Battle, Claire Booker, Lauren Curet, Enzo De Cunto, Camille Edwards, Kosi Eguchi, Sydney Fleischman, Ryan Foreman, Diane Hernandez, Keo Lacebal, Dylan La Rocque, Cassidy LeClair, Jonathan McGill, Jalen McKoy, Austin Merrill, Dominique Meyer, Luvina Navarro, Elena Scaringe-Peene, Marlyn Fisher Scott, Lanae Wilks
