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Heidi Armbruster and Noah Galvin in "The Reservoir" Off-Broadway.

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In ‘The Reservoir,’ Noah Galvin faces addiction & and a family at its limit

Matthew Wexler Feb 25, 2026 1

Noah Galvin anchors this tender memory play about sobriety and family — moving when it matters, even if the script…

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The cast of "The Reservoir" at Geffen Playhouse

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In ‘The Reservoir,’ bubbies, tough love & Jazzercise pave the road to recovery

Lindsay B. Davis Jun 27, 2025 0

In Jack Brasch's new play, "The Reservoir," a quartet of elders rallies to help their college-age grandson get sober.

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Heidi Armbruster and Noah Galvin in "The Reservoir" Off-Broadway.

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In ‘The Reservoir,’ Noah Galvin faces addiction & and a family at its limit

Matthew Wexler Feb 25, 2026

Kelvin Roston Jr, Mi Kang, and Rebecca Spence in "Miss Julie."

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In ‘Miss Julie,’ Court Theatre finds something new inside a very old birdcage

Laura Zornosa Feb 24, 2026

A young Black woman reads the script for "John Proctor is the Villain" in a bookstore.

Books

Can’t catch a play in person? Read it instead: the case for plays as literature

Jude Cramer Feb 24, 2026

(l-r) Caleb Joshua Eberhardt and Alia Shawkat in "You Got Older."

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‘You Got Older’ mines for grief in the small talk & finds more than it bargained for

Emily Chackerian Feb 23, 2026