PRIMARY TRUST
(West Coast premiere)
written by Eboni Booth
directed by Knud Adamswith Caleb Eberhardt, Rebecca S'Manga Frank, James Udom, James Urbaniak, Luke Wygodny
set design by Marsha Ginsberg
lighting design by Masha Tsimring
sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman
costume design by Sophia Choi
stage managed by Dean Remington
understudied by Kirk Brown, Morgan Hollingsworth, Scott Striegel, Dianne Yvette
La Jolla Playhouse, 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Playwright Interview
The Los Angeles Times: Best Theater of 2024
REVIEWS
“Knud Adams, who directed the Roundabout Theatre Company’s world premiere of Primary Trust, stages the play with an amiable lightness that exemplifies Cranberry’s motto: “Welcome Friend, You’re Right on Time!” The small cast, much like a small town, manages challenges with a neighborly wink. The simplicity is endearing.”
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
“Knud Adams masterfully directs the taut, 95-minute production, generously layering in humor to balance the story’s darkest moments.”
Pam Kragen, The San Diego Union-Tribune
“A lovely and meditative playgoing experience... Those who see it may find themselves thinking about it long after departing the theatre.”
Erin Marie Reiter, Broadway World
“Mesmerizing. The show is receiving its West Coast premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in a production that had the capacity audience at my performance involved, and I mean TOTALLY… Director Knud Adams deserves highest commendation for his skill at shaping the production with a naturalism that melds perfectly with the turbulence boiling within.”
Dan Zeff, Stage and Cinema
(photos by Knud Adams)