The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Canadian premiere of Primary Trust is coming to the Granville Island Stage.
Written by Eboni Booth, Primary Trust is a tenderhearted exploration of loneliness and new beginnings.
ABOUT PRIMARY TRUST
Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping Mai The Tais at the local tiki bar with Bert—the best friend a guy could ever have.
When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he’s long avoided, with transformative results. Primary Trust illustrates how the power of small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community.
Primary Trust premiered Off-Broadway in New York in 2023 and received numerous awards, including the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Arts Club Theatre Company will be the eighth company and the first in Canada to produce this critically acclaimed work.
ABOUT EBONI BOOTH (PLAYWRIGHT)
Eboni Booth is a writer and actress from New York City, where she is currently a playwriting fellow at Juilliard. Her play Paris had its premiere as part of Atlantic Theater’s 2019–2020 season. Her work has been developed with Clubbed Thumb, Cape Cod Theater Project, Two River Theater, Northern Stage, and WP Theater. As an actress, some of Booth’s credits include Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Drama Desk Award), After the Blast (LCT3/Lincoln Center), Fulfillment Center (Manhattan Theater Club), Sundown Yellow Moon (Ars Nova, WP), Ultimate Beauty Bible (Page 73), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Soho Rep.), The Cider House Rules (Atlantic Theater), and more. Her television appearances include “The Good Fight,” “The Americans,” “Instinct,” “Show Me a Hero” and “Daredevil.” Film credits include Larry (upcoming). Booth is an alum of Clubbed Thumb’s Emerging Writers Group and Two River Theater’s Writers Group, and she is a graduate of the University of Vermont.
CAST
Celia Aloma (Corrina/Wally’s Waitress/Bank Customers), Andrew Broderick (Kenneth), Anton Lipovetsky (Musician), Broadus Mattison (Bert), and Andrew Wheeler (Clay/Sam/Le Pousselet Bartender)
CREATIVE TEAM
Ashlie Corcoran (Director), Kevin McAllister (Set Designer), Jolane Houle (Costume Designer), Itai Erdal (Lighting Designer), Anton Lipovetsky (Sound Designer), Adam Henderson (Dialect Coach), Caryn Fehr (Stage Manager), Evan Ren (Assistant Stage Manager)
Event Details
When: February 6 – March 2
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 7:30 PM
- Wednesday 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- Thursday 7:30 PM
- Friday 8 PM
- Saturday 2 PM & 8 PM
- Sunday 2 PM
Where: Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver
Cost: From $29
