"Primary Trust" Stage Play Looking for Cast in NY
"Primary Trust" 2027 season show seeking actors - video submissions. ONLY LOCAL, FL & IL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See additional information below. About the project: Bookstore clerk by day, and Wally’s two for one mai tai regular by night, Kenneth suddenly finds himself facing unemployment and an unfamiliar routine. With the help of his best friend Bert, he is forced to confront a world he has intentionally avoided. Along his journey, he begins to shatter the barriers of his solitude through new friendships, new dreams, and new drinks. A deceptively ordinary story about the extraordinary possibilities inside each of us, this 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play challenges us to a moving exploration of trust, transformation, and courage. Rate: NON-UNION RATE: $500/week + housing for overstudies. AEA* RATE is Single Engagement Agreement: $565/week. Additional info: Directors are also seeking swings/understudies. Any performer called back will also be considered for swing/understudy roles. While they are accepting video submissions at this time, the casting team would love to see you in-person in New York, Chicago, or Orlando. Non union. Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, March 24th, 2027 Opening: Friday, April 16th, 2027 Closing: Saturday, May 15th, 2027 If you are interested, please apply.
4 role s
(Male-identifying). Kenneth has lived in a small town his whole life/ He is smart and sensitive, with an active imagination. Kenneth has a desire for a life bigger than the one he’s living, but fear of the unknown has kept him sheltered. He spends his days working at the local bookstore, and his evenings at happy hour with his only friend, Bert. When Kenneth loses his job, he finds himself forced to confront his own loneliness and move past his comfort zone.
(Male-identifying). Bert is Kenneth’s best friend. Solid and steady, Bert has a practical way of looking at the world. But he’s also sensitive and highly attuned to people’s needs. Bert’s warmth and lack of judgment is a comfort to Kenneth. When Kenneth is pushed to try something new, it is Bert who encourages him along the way.
(Female-identifying). This multiple-role track includes a variety of waiters, including CORRINA, at the local tiki bar, ranging in age and ethnicity. CORRINA: a sensitive waitress who befriends Kenneth, Corrina is smart and not terribly concerned with other people’s opinions. She has a sense of humor and marches to the beat of her own drum. Corrina’s openness and willingness to try new things helps Kenneth as he tries to find his way.
(Male-identifying). SAM: gruff owner of the town’s only bookstore. Sam chain-smokes and yells at customers, but beneath his grizzly surface is a tender side. Sam wants to do right by Kenneth. CLAY: a former college football champion, Clay worries that his best days are behind him. A jock with a sensitive side, Clay’s existential curiosity makes him an unexpected ally to Kenneth.
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