Primary Trust: the human connection
Man overboard “Primary Trust” at the Mark Taper Forum by Bondo Wyszpolski The intimacy that takes place between characters onstage is one thing, but the intimacy between the characters and the audience is another, and no less important. I want to start with that, because the superb and well-polished “Primary Trust” play by Eboni Booth, now at the Mark Taper Forum through June 28, demands that we get as close to the story as possible. Not just emotionally and intellectually, but even physically. And I’ll circle back to this in a moment. “Primary Trust” won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and although it wasn’t with this particular cast, this lineup of four actors and an onstage musician can’t be topped. Much of that credit must go to Henry Russell Bergstein, and of course to director Knud Adams who kept everyone on their toes and moving. L-r: James Urbaniak, Ugo Chukwu, Petey McGee, and Luke Wygodny. Photo by Jeff Lorch.Kenneth (Petey McGee) is a 38-year-old who lives (in an age “before smart phones”) in the fictional suburb of Cranberry, 40 miles or so outside of Rochester, New York. The scenic design (by Marsha Ginsberg) consists of several pint-sized buildings — bank, shoe…
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