JAKE BRASCH (Playwright) (he/they) is a writer, performer, composer, clown, and a recent graduate of The Juilliard School. The Reservoir marks their Off-Broadway debut. Jake recently received both national awards named for hero Paula Vogel—one from The Kennedy Center and the other from the Vineyard Theatre. 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, 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 epic musicals. Jake has long worked as a birthday party clown in the tri-state area. He has three brothers, 26 pairs of glasses, and lives in Brooklyn with his brilliant husband, Tyler. This one is for Grandma B and for those on their way to a joyous life in recovery. www.jakebrasch.com
