PRIMARY TRUST

by Eboni Booth

November 7 - December 28, 2025

Directed by Antoine McKay

By day Kenneth sells books, and by night he drinks mai tais at a Tiki Bar with his best friend Bert. When he is laid off, he is forced to reckon with a world he has long avoided.

Primary Trust is an achingly beautiful tale that celebrates friendship, connection and small acts of kindness that can change a person’s life, and enrich an entire community.

Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

“As tenderhearted as it is spryly comic and as poignant as it is ultimately uplifting.” – Los Angeles Times

This play runs 90 minutes with no intermission.

About the Artists

Playwright
Eboni Booth is a writer and actor from New York City. Her play Paris had its premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company. Eboni is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and a recipient of a Steinberg Playwright Award, a Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, and a John Gassner award. She is a graduate of Juilliard’s playwriting program and the University of Vermont.

Director
Antoine McKay is making his Detroit Rep directorial debut with Primary Trust. He has been on the Rep stage as an actor several times over the past two seasons, most recently in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. He began acting at a young age, honed his skills at Eastern Michigan University’s theatre arts program and studied under world-famous acting coach, Uta Hagen. Mr. McKay began his professional acting career at the Second City’s Main Stages in Detroit and Chicago, where he wrote and performed in over 20 critically acclaimed shows. He recently received the 2024 Wilde award for best actor. His credits include starring roles in countless commercials and television appearances such as Empire, South Side, ER, Prison Break, and Patriot. Feature films include The Weatherman, Someone to Eat Cheese With, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Osso Bucco, and All Happy Families. Antoine would like to thank his lovely wife, Michelle, for all of her love and support.