Westport Country Playhouse Stages Play 'Primary Trust' Next Month

WESTPORT, CT — Westport Country Playhouse will present the 2024 Pulitzer Prize–winning play “Primary Trust” from April 14 through May 2 as part of its 2025–26 season. The production, written by Eboni Booth and directed by Logan Vaughn, marks the fourth of six productions scheduled for the theater’s season. The play was previously named a Critic’s Pick by The New York Times.

“Primary Trust” follows Kenneth, a 38-year-old man living in the fictional town of Cranberry, New York. Isolated and resistant to change, Kenneth spends most evenings at a local tiki bar with his best friend, Bert, who exists only in his imagination. After he loses his longtime job at a bookstore, Kenneth is forced to confront a new reality. He later takes a position at the Primary Trust Bank, where new relationships begin to alter his outlook.

The four-member cast includes Jasminn Johnson as Corrina and other roles, Greg Stuhr as Clay and additional characters, Alphonso Walker Jr. as Kenneth, and Lance Coadie Williams as Bert.

— Cast members, clockwise from top right, of the Westport Country Playhouse production of "Primary Trust": Alphonso Walker Jr., Jasminn Johnson, Greg Stuhr, Lance Coadie Williams. Photo credit: Kelsey McFarland

Vaughn, a New York–based director and writer, works in both theater and film. Her short film “Benny & James” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received the Jury Award for Best LGBTQ+ Short Film at The American Pavilion. In theater, she has directed productions with organizations including The Public Theater and MCC Theater. She has also been affiliated with Playwrights Horizons, the Sundance Institute, and Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab.

Booth, a New York City–based writer and actor, received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “Primary Trust.” Her play “Paris” premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company and was presented as a Script in Hand reading at Westport Country Playhouse in 2025. Booth is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and a recipient of the Steinberg Playwright Award, the Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, and the John Gassner Award. She studied playwriting at The Juilliard School and graduated from University of Vermont.

The creative team includes set designer Jack Magaw, costume designer Ari Fulton, lighting designer Jonah Bobilin, and sound designer and composer Andrea Allmond. Michael Salvatore Commendatore is projections designer, Hannah F. Tarr serves as props supervisor, Anissa Felix is assistant director, Erin Gioia Albrecht is stage manager, and Savanha Moore is assistant stage manager.

Performances are scheduled Tuesday at 7 p.m.; Wednesday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 3 p.m. (No Wednesday or Saturday matinees during preview week.) Special events include Taste of Tuesdays on April 14, Pride Night on April 16, Opening Night on April 18, Sunday Symposium on April 19, Backstage Pass on April 22, Together at the Table on April 26, Open Captions on April 26, and a Thursday TalkBack on April 30.

Single tickets start at $50, subject to availability. Discounts are offered for students, seniors, educators, military members, first responders, Indigenous peoples, professional playwrights, and groups. Additional programs include pay-what-you-will performances and library passes. The production runs about 90 minutes with no intermission and is recommended for audiences age 13 and older.

Programming and season support for 2026 is provided by Barbara Streicker. Media sponsors are Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio. Opening night is sponsored by RDM Financial Group at Hightower, and RBC Wealth Management serves as production patron. Westport Country Playhouse operates as a nonprofit organization.