Syracuse Stage | Syracuse, NY
LORT Non-Rep
$1011 weekly minimum (LORT C) - paying $1165.
Equity actors for roles in PRIMARY TRUST (See breakdown).
Bass/Valle Casting encourages people of all races, ages, ethnicities, abilities, and gender identities to apply.
Please submit your headshot and resume for an opportunity to be invited to submit a video audition at:
Submission Link.
Deadline: 10/18/2024
Artistic Director: Robert M. Hupp
Director: Melissa Crespo
Writer: Eboni Booth
NYC Casting: Bass/Valle Casting
Casting Director: Gama Valle
Associate Casting Director: Gregory Jafari Van Acker
The Bass/Valle Casting team will review all self-submissions.
Initials: 10/24/2024
Callbacks: 10/25/2024
First Rehearsal: 12/30/2024
Previews: 1/22/2025
Opening: 1/24/2025
Closing: 2/9/2025
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
SYNOPSIS: In Cranberry, New York, 40 miles east of Rochester, 38-year-old Kenneth finds comfort in routine. He’s worked at the same bookstore for 20 years and has a standing date with his best friend Bert for happy hour Mai Tais. When the bookstore suddenly closes, Kenneth’s small-town existence is upended, forcing him to confront deeply buried traumas. A story of friendship, grief, and the heroism of everyday life, Eboni Booth's Primary Trust reminds us that we can’t fully embrace our future until we let go of our past.
KENNETH – male-identifying, Black, late 30s. 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 a 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.
BERT – male-identifying, Black, late 30s – 40s. 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.
CORRINA/ WALLY’S WAITER/ BANK CUSTOMERS – female-identifying, Black, 30s – 40s. This multiple-role track includes a variety of waiters and bank customers requiring the ability to switch between different characters on a dime. The track also includes CORRINA, at the local tiki bar, a smart and sensitive waitress who befriends Kenneth. 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.
CLAY/ SAM/ LE POUSSELET BARTENDER – male-identifying, any race, 50s – 60s. SAM is no-nonsense owner of the town’s only bookstore. Sam chain-smokes and isn’t warm and fuzzy to customers, but has a tender side. Sam wants to do right by Kenneth. CLAY is a former college football champion and is extra nostalgic about his glory days. A jock with a sensitive side, Clay’s existential curiosity makes him an unexpected ally to Kenneth.
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