PRIMARY TRUST
June 26-July 13
O'Maine Studios (54 Danforth St Portland, ME 04101)
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, PRIMARY TRUST tells the story of a solitary man on the cusp of middle-age, caught between a forceful tug from the past and the promise of new beginnings. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker, who spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth anxiously searches for a new job, while finally beginning to face a world he’s long avoided—with transformative and often comical results. PRIMARY TRUST is a touching and inventive play about new connections, old friends, and seeing the world for the first time.
By Eboni Booth
Directed by Daniel J. Bryant.
Bari Robinson
Kenneth
CAST & DIRECTOR
Ashanti Dwight Willaims
Bert
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Jasmine Shanise
Corrina / Others
Clay/Sam
Daniel J. Bryant
Director
PLAYWRIGHT
EBONI BOOTH (she/her) is a writer and actor from New York City. Her plays include Primary Trust (Roundabout Theatre) and Paris (Atlantic Theater). As an actor, Eboni has appeared in productions at Playwrights Horizons, LCT3, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ars Nova, WP Theater, Page 73, Soho Rep., Clubbed Thumb, and more. Eboni is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and the recipient of aSteinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, a Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, and a John Gassner Award. She is a graduate of Juilliard’s playwriting program and the University of Vermont.
CREATIVE TEAM
Directed by Daniel J. Bryant
Artistic & Executive Director: Dave Register
Managing Director & Production Stage Manager: Jenn London
Technical Director: Peter Bloom
Scenic Director: German Cardenas Alaminos
Lighting Design: Molly Tiede
Sound Design: Sam Rapaport
Costume Design: Patrice N. Trower
Props Design: Jared Mongeau
Asst. Stage Manager: Sararose Willey
Asst. Stage Manager: Molly Wagner
Associate Producer: Emily Paruk
Associate Producer: Kimmarie McCrann
Casting: Kendall Cooper
Marketing & Communications: Tom Haushalter
Literary Director & New Works Programmer: Juliana Sass