Geffen Playhouse | Los Angeles, CA
LORT Non-Rep
$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in THE RESERVOIR (See breakdown). This is a co-production with Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Alliance Theatre and Geffen Playhouse. All roles will be understudied.
Please submit your headshot and resume for possible LA Appointments to Phyllis Schuringa, Artistic Associate/Casting Director.
Deadline: 08/28/2024
Playwright - Jake Brasch
Director - Shelley Butler
Artistic Associate/Casting Director - Phyllis Schuringa
Denver:
Rehearsal: December 19, 2024
First Preview: January 17, 2025
Opening: January 24, 2025
Closing: March 9, 2025
Alliance:
First Preview: April 2, 2025
Opening: April 9, 2025
Closing: May 4, 2025
Geffen:
Rehearsal: May 20, 2025
First Preview: June 18, 2025
Opening: June 26, 2025
Closing: July 20, 2025
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Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
SYNOPSIS: 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. Struggling with fogginess, memory loss, shame, and regret, he finds unlikely allies in his four lovable grandparents. Desperate for camaraderie, Josh resolves to bring his grandparents along with him on the road to recovery. He pressures them into playing memory games. He drags them to Jazzercise class. He forces them to eat spinach by the handful. Eventually, he slams up against the limits of his quest. When he can no longer help his grandparents, they begin to help him.
JOSH – This principal role has been cast. (He/Him, any ethnicity, early 20s to early 30s) A Queer, Jewish, neurotic lost soul. On medical leave from NYU. Wannabe writer/performer. Moves through life with a manic need to understand. Charming, funny, and hopelessly at sea.
BEV – There is an offer out for this role. (She/Her, any ethnicity, mid-sixties to late seventies) A loving but no-bullshit Jewish scientist. Tough as nails, endlessly curious, relentless, and full of surprises. The moral and spiritual center of the play.
SHRIMPY – (He/Him, any ethnicity, mid-sixties to late seventies) A lovable schmuck of a Jewish grandpa. Filthy, funny, and a total piece of shit. Still, he's impossible not to love.
HANK – (He/Him, White, mid-sixties to late seventies) A judgmental conservative Nebraskan Evangelical. Prickly and stern but with a soft heart under his armor.
IRENE – (She/Her, White, mid-sixties to late seventies) The sweetest Midwestern grandma in the whole wide world. Josh's favorite as a kiddo. Former singer and church pianist. Effortlessly emanates warmth and love.
PATRICIA - (She/Her, any ethnicity, mid-forties to mid-fifties) Josh's Mom. Hurt and angered by Josh’s recent behavior, but at her core, a mom who just wants to be loving and goofy again. Comic chops, vulnerability, and finesse. (Doubles as JEANETTE MCFOLLY, LENNI, AA LADY, and RABBI SILVER)
HUGO – (He/Him, Latin-X, late 30s to early 40s) A long-time bookstore manager. Desperately believes in books and the store. Reserved...until he isn't. Has the ability to transform, comic chops, and finesse. (Doubles as TAYLOR, YAAKOV STERN, COUNSELOR RICK, and SPONSOR)
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