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New Stage Theatre is seeking actors for its upcoming production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play
Primary Trust
by Eboni Booth
Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker in a small upstate New York town, spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he is suddenly laid off, Kenneth faces challenges he has long avoided—with transformative and heart-warming results. Primary Trust is a touching story of new beginnings, old (and new) friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time.
Rehearsals begin on January 27, 2026
The show opens on February 17, 2026
Show runs through March 1, 2026
Casting is currently ongoing for all of the play’s adult characters. Seeking AEA (SEA-Category 2- Tier C) and non-union actors. Travel, housing and per diem included for out of state artists.
If you would like to submit for the production, please send picture and resume to submissions@newstagetheatre.com and put the name of the character you wish to be considered for and where you live in the subject line. The deadline for submissions in November 17, 2025.
Character Breakdown
KENNETH: Male, Black, late 30s. Has lived in Cranberry his whole life. He worked at Yellowed Pages bookstore for 15 years until its closure. He spends most of his free time at Wally’s Tiki Bar.
BERT: Male, Black, late 30s – 40s. Kenneth’s best friend. He joins him at Wally’s and offers Kenneth advice and support however he can.
CORRINA/OTHERS – Wally’s Waiter/Bank Customers: Female, Black, 30s – 40s. A new waitress at Wally’s and a new presence in Kenneth’s small circle of friends. Also will play Wally’s Waiter and Bank Customers.
SAM/CLAY/LE POUSSELET BARTENDER: Male, any race, 50s – 60. Sam is the owner of Yellowed Pages and has been Kenneth’s employer for the last 15 years. Clay works at Primary Trust and hires Kenneth after Yellowed Pages closes.
THE MUSICIAN: provides atmospheric music in places like Wally’s, Le Pousselet, and Primary Trust.
New Stage Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Actors of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to submit their information.
New Stage Theatre is seeking actors for its upcoming production of the dark comedy
The Attala County Garden Club
by Mississippian Topher Payne
Mississippi, 1987. For women in the quiet town of Kosciusko, there’s only one surefire route to respectability: An invitation to join the City Garden Club. Rose Chipley feels certain of her chances- she comes from a good family, and her mother holds considerable sway among the ranks. So when Rose is denied membership, she’s devastated. An alternative arrives on her doorstep (literally) in the form of the charismatic Bettye Little-Landrum, who has united a quartet of social outcasts to form a competing organization- THE ATTALA COUNTY GARDEN CLUB. Rose’s initial bliss in joining their ranks slowly gives way to trepidation as she’s exposed to some of their more curious practices- members are only allowed to garden at night, and their gardening methods are so specific, they almost feel like rituals. Because Bettye’s garden club is a coven of witches. And nobody leaves the coven. Aided by her fellow club member, Danita Dixon, as well as an all-knowing hairdresser and several books on inter-library loan, Rose sets out to learn the secrets of Bettye’s past, and what magic she’ll require to stop the County Garden Club from exacting revenge on the town that did them wrong.
Rehearsals begin on March 17, 2026
The show opens on April 7, 2026
Show runs through April 19, 2026
Casting is currently ongoing for all of the play’s adult characters. Seeking AEA (SEA-Category 2- Tier C) and non-union actors. Travel, housing and per diem included for out of state artists.
If you would like to submit for the production, please send picture and resume to submissions@newstagetheatre.com and put the name of the character you wish to be considered for and where you live in the subject line. The deadline for submissions in December 15, 2025.
Character Breakdown
ROSE CHIPLEY (20s): Ambitious, eager, charming, high-femme, reactionary. Innately clever, in desperate need of a purpose, susceptible to both flattery and intrigue. Cursed with a middle-class Southern white girl’s longing for approval.
MICHAEL CHIPLEY (20s): Rose’s husband and- sincerely- her best friend. Factory foreman at an office supply company. As content as Rose is striving. A good-natured and kind white guy with a sharp sense of humor. A little mystified by the world at large.
DANITA DIXON (30s): An observant and studious Black woman living in a town that values none of these attributes. A librarian by trade- a bit reserved, has grown accustomed to not demanding much space or attention. Quietly maintains a flame of rebellion for future use.
EUPHROSINA “EFFIE JO” PICKLE (30s): A descendant of Albanian immigrants, and mother to six children. An ethnically ambiguous light-brown woman in a community that prefers clear labels and doesn’t welcome nuance. Lonely and goofy and eager to please. Her wholly-unique logic leaps are often misread as a lack of intellect.
Actors interested in future auditions should send their photo and resume to submissions@newstagetheatre.com. New Stage also sees professional actors in New York City by appointment, at the UPTA auditions in Memphis each February, and at SETC in March. Auditions for Unframed are ongoing and information can be found on the Unframed at New Stage Theatre Facebook page. Artistic and production personnel may submit picture and/or resume to Artistic Director Francine Reynolds at submissions@newstagetheatre.com. To receive information about future auditions sign up to receive our e-newsletter by scrolling to the bottom of our home page.
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