These are Actors’ Equity Association required show auditions and Equity members are given priority. North Carolina Stage Company operates on a SPT-4 Contract. Non-union actors are welcome to audition.
Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, are encouraged to submit audition materials.
Dates for rehearsals and productions are listed in Character Breakdowns below.
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS – PREPARATION & APPOINTMENTS:
Please bring your headshot and resume and prepare sides from the script. Sides will be provided when appointment is confirmed.
For appointments, please email [email protected] or call 828-239-0263 between 12noon – 5pm, Wednesday – Friday. Email preferred.
In-Person Audition Day/Times:
Tuesday, November 19, 2026
11:30 AM – 7:30 PM (EST)
BREAK: 3:30PM – 4:30PM
In-Person Audition Location:
North Carolina Stage Company
15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801
VIDEO AUDITIONS – PREPARATION & SUBMISSIONS:
If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, video submissions will be accepted. For video submissions please submit headshot, resume, and private or password protected links of audition videos via the online audition form linked below. Please state your name and the role being auditioned for at the beginning of the submission. Please email [email protected] for specific sides. Video submission deadline is Thursday, November 19 at 7:30pm.
Click here to submit a video audition.
IN-PERSON REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCE LOCATION: North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801
For questions, please email [email protected] or call 828-239-0263.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
PRIMARY TRUST
by Eboni Booth
Director: Angie Flynn-McIver
Production Dates: 6 Week Contract – 1st Rehearsal: 3/2/27, Previews: 3/24/27, Opens: 3/27/27, Closes: 4/11/27
KENNETH
he/him, Black, 40s. A quiet, reserved man who has kept the same routine for years: days at the bookstore, nights with his friend Bert at Wally’s. When he loses his job, he has to find a life outside that routine.
BERT
he/him, Black, 30s-40s Kenneth’s best friend and regular companion at Wally’s, warm and easy to talk to. Bert exists only for Kenneth; no one else in the play can see or hear him.
CORRINA / WALLY’S WATER / BANK CUSTOMERS
she/her, Black, 30s – 40s. Corrina, a new waiter at Wally’s who becomes an important friend to Kenneth, along with other characters including bank customers.
CLAY / SAM / LE POUSSELET BARTENDER
he/him, any race, 50s – 60s Sam, the bookstore owner who lays Kenneth off, and Clay, the bank manager who later hires him, along with other characters including the bartender at Le Pousselet.
